B+B SMARTWORK SmartMotion, Configuration Manual

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4. CONFIGURATION
4.20 SMTP Configuration
Use the SMTP form to configure the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol client (SMTP) for send-
ing e-mails. IPv6 e-mail servers are supported.
Item Description
SMTP Server Address IPv4 address, IPv6 address or domain name of the mail server.
SMTP Port Port the SMTP server is listening on.
Secure Method none, SSL/TLS, or STARTTLS. Secure method has to be sup-
ported by the SMTP server.
Username Name for the e-mail account.
Password Password for the e-mail account. The password can contain the
following special characters * + , - . / : = ? ! # % [ ] _ { } ~
The following special characters are not allowed: “ $ & ’ ( ) ; < >
Own E-mail Address Address of the sender.
Table 57: SMTP client configuration
The mobile service provider can block other SMTP servers, then you can only use the SMTP
server of the service provider.
Figure 60: SMTP Client Configuration Example
You can send e-mails from the Startup script. The Startup Script dialog is located in Scripts
in the Configuration section of the main menu. The router also allows you to send e-mails using
an SSH connection. Use the email command with the following parameters:
-t e-mail address of the receiver
-s subject, enter the subject in quotation marks
-m message, enter the subject in quotation marks
-a attachment file
-r number of attempts to send e-mail (default setting: 2)
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