Alertus Campus Emergency Notification

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Milan Stanic
Last updated: Nov 13, 2023 by
Christine Sandella

The University uses ALERTUS as part of the Pirate Alert emergency notification system, which allows emergency messages to be sent to computers and immediately viewed by users. ALERTUS will only be utilized to alert the Seton Hall community of life-threatening emergencies. ALERTUS will not be used for non-emergency messaging such as snow closures, transportation system interruptions, or general broadcast messages.

The Department of Information Technology deploys the ALERTUS software to all University-issued computers connected to the SHU domain. Members of the University community that use a personally owned device or one that is not connected to the SHU domain will need to install the ALERTUS application on that device.

The University will deploy scheduled Test alerts through ALERTUS once a semester to ensure its functionality to all University-issued computers and personally owned devices who have installed the application. It is recommended for users who primarily use a personally owned device for university-related purposes to install the application prior to these tests. 

Install ALERTUS on Windows

  1. Download the install file to your Windows machine.

  2. Navigate to your download folder and double-click on the Alertus_Desktop_Windows_V.4.1.exe file that saved to your machine.

  3. A security pop-up window will appear asking if you would like to allow this app to install onto your device, click Yes or Run Anyway. 

Install ALERTUS on macOS

  1. Download the install file to your Macintosh machine.

  2. Navigate to the Finder, locate the download folder and double-click on the AlertusDesktop_v2.12.pkg file that saved to your machine.

  3. When the installation wizard appears follow the prompts and proceed with the installation using the default settings.

  4. When prompted to input your username/password during the installation, use the local computer username and password (not your network username/password).

  5. Once the installation is completed, select the Close button to close the installer.

NOTE: if you encounter the following issues (based upon browser security settings):

  • Nothing happens when I click to download file → right click/control+click on link and select Save link as.

  • I am seeing a security concern alert on the download screen after download is complete → right click/control+click on file and select Allow download.