Email Alert Server Configuration
Use the Email Alert Server Configuration page to configure information about up to three SMTP (mail)
servers on the network that can handle email alerts sent from the switch.
To access this page, click
System
>
Advanced Configuration
>
Email Alerts
>
Server
in the navigation
menu.
Use the buttons to perform the following tasks:
•
To add an SMTP server, click
Add
and configure the desired settings.
•
To change information for an existing SMTP server, select the checkbox for the entry and click
Edit
.
You cannot edit the host name or address of a server that has been added.
•
To delete a configured SMTP server from the list, select the checkbox for the entry to delete and
click
Remove
.
Table 62: Email Alert Server Configuration Fields
Field
Description
Host Name or IP
Address
Shows the address or host name of the SMTP server that handles email alerts that the
device sends.
Security
Specifies the type of authentication to use with the mail server, which can be TLSv1
(SMTP over SSL) or None (no authentication is required).
Port
Specifies the TCP port that email alerts are sent to on the SMTP server.
User Name
If the Security is TLSv1, this field specifies the user name required to access the mail
server.
Password
If the Security is TLSv1, this field specifies the password associated with the configured
user name for mail server access. When adding or editing the server, you must retype
the password to confirm that it is entered correctly.
To remove a configured SMTP server, select the
Remove
checkbox and click
Delete
.
If you change any of the parameters, click
Submit
to apply the changes to the system. If you want the
switch to retain the new values across a power cycle, you must save the configuration.
Email Alert Statistics
Use the Email Alert Statistics page to view information about email alerts sent from the switch.
To access this page, click
System
>
Advanced Configuration
>
Email Alerts
>
Statistics
in the
navigation menu.
Table 63: Email Alert Statistics Fields
Field
Description
Number of Emails Sent
Displays the number of email alert messages sent since last reset.
Number of Emails Failed Displays the number of email alert messages that were unable to be sent since last
reset.
Time Since Last Email
Sent
Time that has passed since the last email alert message was sent successfully.
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