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Note:
If you are unsure, please contact your network administrator or e-mail service provider.
Tip:
You can send a test message by clicking the Send Test E-mail button.
5. In the Port text box, modify the TCP/IP port through which your server expects SMTP
submissions, if needed. The default is 25.
6. If your SMTP server requires authentication, select the Authentication check box and enter
the following information for the “from” e-mail address:
● In the Username text box, enter the username used to retrieve incoming e-mail.
● In the Password text box, enter the password used to retrieve incoming e-mail.
● If your SMTP server uses an encrypted connection, select the Use SSL check box.
7. Click the OK button. The Dashboard Preferences page opens.
Navigate to the Drobo Dashboard E-mail Alerts area, ensure that Send e-mail alerts check box
is selected and then select one of the following options:
● On all useful information – All alerts related to the condition of your Drobo devices will
be e-mailed. These are Drobo Notifications and can include, for example, when a new drive is
added to or removed from your Drobo device.
● When a situation is important – Alerts will be e-mailed only to warn of an important
change to one or more of your Drobo devices that could lead to a critical situation in the near
future. These are Drobo Warnings and can include, for example, when you convert to Dual Disk
Redundancy on your Drobo device.
● On critical situations only – Alerts will be e-mailed only to warn of a critical status with
one or more of your Drobo devices that could lead to potential data loss. These are Critical
Drobo Alerts, which can include when your Drobo device cannot currently protect your data
against drive failure, when your Drobo device doesn’t recognize one or more of the drives
installed, when your Drobo device does not detect any drives or when too many drives have
been removed.