# Test alerts

You can test the correct functioning of the alerts by sending a Test Alert.

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Test Alerts have a severity value of Info and have their own specific Situation. Engine, Layer 2 Engine, and IPS engines cannot send Test Alerts. The sender is always an SMC server, so it is not possible to test how alerts from other components are handled using a Test Alert.

Note: A Test Alert is escalated only if the Alert Policy rules match Test Alerts.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Select Administration.
2. Browse to Alert Configurations > Alerts.
3. Right-click the alert to test, then select Test Alert.
4. Select the server that sends the alert, then click Select.
5. Verify that the alert entry appears in the Active Alerts view.