Email Servers

Use the Email Servers page to configure the Email hosts for sending notification emails. To access the Email Servers page:

  1. On the left navigation pane, click and select System > Event Notifications > Email Servers.
  2. Click the Configure button on the Email Server page to open the configuration page.

The following table describes the fields on the Configure Email Server page.

Field

Description

Enable SMTP Authentication

The user’s credentials are used for SMTP authentication when this option is selected. When the option is not selected, SMTP authentication is disabled.

Note: When SMTP authentication is enabled, data is transferred only over TLS.

Email Host

The email server to be used for sending notification emails.

Username

The user name to login to the email server.

Password

The password for the user name.

From Email

The address that you want to be displayed in the From field of the notification emails.

Port

If SMTP authentication is enabled, port is set to 587 by default.
If SMTP authentication is disabled, port is set to 25 by default.

Note: For SMTP-based authentication, emails will be sent only if you perform the following steps:
  • Configure a valid email address (with valid domain name) in your SMTP Server.
  • Enter the configured email address in the From Email field.

Send Test Email

The Send Test Email button in the Email Server page is used to send a test email to the email address before adding it to the Permitted Recipients page.

Note:  The Send Test Email button is enabled only when the email host is configured.

You can also:

  • Reset the email server: use the Reset button
  • Export the email server details in CSV or XLSX format: use the Export/Export All buttons.