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# Setting Up Alert Rules for Internet Insights

Use the **Internet Insights** alert type to identify outages by provider and/or [My Affected Tests](https://docs.thousandeyes.com/product-documentation/internet-insights/using-alerts-and-dashboards-with-internet-insights/my-affected-tests).

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To set up alerts for Internet Insights:

1. Go to **Manage > Alert Rules**.
2. On the **Internet Insights** tab, click **Add New Alert Rule**.
3. In the dialog that opens, configure the alert rule on the **Settings** tab.
   * **Affected Tests** can be any test owned by any account group within your organization, or choose specific tests.
   * **Affected Providers** can be any provider in a package for which you have a subscription, as described in [Configuring Internet Insights](https://docs.thousandeyes.com/product-documentation/internet-insights/int-config).
4. Use **Alert Conditions** to specify thresholds. Options are:
   * **Affected Applications**: Choose from a list to include or exclude. You must have licensed the corresponding application package in order to receive alerts on those specific applications.
   * **Affected Domains**: Enter a domain to include or exclude, for example google.com.
   * **Affected Servers Count**: Specify a threshold.
   * **Affected Tests Count**: Specify a threshold.
   * **ASN**: Enter an Autonomous System Network (ASN) number to include or exclude.
   * **Outage Error Type**: Choose error types to include or exclude (DNS, HTTP, Network, or SSL options).
   * **Server Locations**: Choose from a list of server locations to include or exclude.
   * **Server Locations Count**: Specify a minimum number of affected server locations.
5. Use the **Notifications** tab to set up notifications, as described in [Alert Notifications](https://docs.thousandeyes.com/product-documentation/alerts/alert-notifications).
6. Click **Save Alert Rule**.

{% hint style="info" %}
You don’t have to associate Internet Insights alert rules explicitly with a test. The rule is operational as soon as it is saved.
{% endhint %}