3.
Enter details for the email server as follows:
Text Box
Description
SMTP Server
Enter the name of the email server to be used by the email notification
template. The naming convention includes the host name, domain, and suffix;
for example,
smtp.gmail.com
.
From
Enter a return email address. It is used to specify the return email address for
the email notification template; for example,
.
Username
Enter a user name for the email server.
Password
Enter a password for accessing the email server.
Port
Enter a port number. It is used to identify the port for the email server; for
example, the port 587 for Gmail.
The default is 25.
Timeout (seconds)
To specify how long to try a connection before timing out, enter an integer
value. It is used to establish the time in seconds when trying to connect to the
email server before a time-out occurs.
The default is 30 seconds.
TLS
Select this option if the mail server uses a secure connection such as Transport
Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
4.
Click
Send Test Email
perform the following:
a. In the Send Test Email dialog box, enter a destination email address for the test message and click
Send
.
b. If the test message fails, exit the error dialog box and the
Send Test Email
dialog box, and revise
your email server configuration settings. Repeat step 4.
c. Click
OK
to confirm.
d. Verify the test email message was sent.
e. Return to the SMTP Server Settings dialog box, click
Save
to close the dialog box and save your
settings.
Configuring an Email notification template
To receive email notifications about events you must configure an email server and an email notification
template.
NOTE: To receive email alert messages, configure notification group settings and enable the
Notify
by email
option.
To configure an email server and email notification template:
1.
From the Core Console, click
Configuration
→
Events
.
2.
In the
Email Settings
pane, click
Change
.
The
Edit Email Notification Configuration
dialog box appears.
3.
Select
Enable email notifications
, and then enter details for the email server as follows:
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