> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.goguardian.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Notification Settings

> Super Counselors and Super Users configure interval time and reminder frequency for Beacon alert notifications by category or globally.

GoGuardian Beacon lets Super Counselors and Super Users configure how often and how many times escalation list members are notified about an alert. These settings apply per alert category or globally across all categories.

## Set the Interval Time

The interval time is the amount of time between each notification in the escalation cycle. If no action is taken on an alert card, Beacon waits the configured interval before notifying the next user. Once a user takes action on the alert, notifications stop.

Available interval times:

* 5 minutes (default)
* 15 minutes
* 30 minutes
* 1 hour
* 2 hours

## Set the Number of Reminders

The number of reminders setting determines how many times a reminder email — and optional SMS — is sent to escalation list members for a given alert. Once a user takes action on the alert card, reminders stop.

The number of reminders can be set from 0 to 5.

## Configure Interval Times and Number of Reminders

1. Go to [beacon.goguardian.com](https://beacon.goguardian.com).

2. Click **Settings** in the navigation menu, go to **Escalation Lists**, then click the **Notification Settings** tab.

3. * To apply the same interval time and reminder count to all alert categories, turn off **Yes** for "Would you like to set your interval time and number of reminders by alert categories?" and adjust the global settings.
   * To set different values per category or phase, turn on **Yes** for that option, then adjust the interval time and reminder count for each category you have enabled in Alert Preferences.

4. Click **Save Changes**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/FVKUrnWRnACRmEDK/images/screenshots/notification-settings/step-01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=FVKUrnWRnACRmEDK&q=85&s=7c42d7e8a93ce5d718666d3aacf4b57e" alt="Interval time and reminder scheduling" width="512" height="367" data-path="images/screenshots/notification-settings/step-01.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/FVKUrnWRnACRmEDK/images/screenshots/notification-settings/step-02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=FVKUrnWRnACRmEDK&q=85&s=da10b350bc13ede3e948218893c23a71" alt="Image shows configuration options for notifications by category" width="421" height="512" data-path="images/screenshots/notification-settings/step-02.png" />

<Note>
  Settings apply only to alert categories and phases that have notifications turned on in Alert Preferences.
</Note>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Configure Alert Notifications" href="/products/beacon/configure-alert-notifications">
    Set up individual notification preferences including SMS.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Set Up Staff Notifications" href="/products/beacon/set-up-staff-notifications">
    Build and manage escalation lists for Threats and Violence alerts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Stop Email Notifications" href="/products/beacon/stop-email-notifications">
    Take action on an alert to end the email notification cycle.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Alert Categories" href="/products/beacon/alert-categories">
    Review the alert categories and phases Beacon identifies.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>