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h3. Basic Information

|| Service Name | Tufts Emergency Alert System (TuftsAlert) - powered by Rave Alert ||
|| Service Owner(s) | TSC, Public Safety, and Web Communications ||
|| Authentication | Simplified Sign-On enabled - LDAP ||
|| Who Can Use It | All active Tufts affiliates. ||
|| Customer Responsibility | Keeping contact info up-to-date. ||
|| Limitations | Available 24/7. Communications potentially limited by cell tower issues, landline availability, etc. ||
|| Costs | None ||
|| Requirements for Use | Active Tufts email address (required to login, receive invitation) ||
|| Maintenance | N/A, this is a hosted service. ||

h3. Description

Allows Tufts to rapidly send an alert to community members during crisis and/or emergency situation. May be activated by University Police during a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of the Tufts community.

h3. Support

TSC handles user inquiries about login problems, updating contact information, etc.

h3. Additional Documentation

{newwindow:TEASTuftsAlert FAQs}http://emergency.tufts.edu/alert/frequently-asked-questionsfaq/{newwindow}\\

h3. Other Information

Users can login as soon as they have valid LDAP credentials and an email address stored in LDAP.