Chapter 6:
Alerts, Auto-Response & Logging
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2.
In the
SMTP Server
field enter the IP address of the outgoing mail
Server
3.
If this mail server uses a
Secure Connection
, specify its type. You may also specify the IP port to
use for SMTP. The default
SMTP Port
is 25.
4.
Enter a
Sender
email address which appears as the
from
address in all email notifications sent
from this console server.
5.
Enter a
Username
and
Password
if the SMTP server requires authentication
6.
Specify the
Subject Line
for the email
7.
Click
Apply
to activate SMTP
6.5.2 Send SMS alerts
You can use email-to-SMS services to send SMS alert notifications to mobile devices. Almost all mobile
phone carriers provide an SMS gateway service that forwards email to mobile phones on their networks.
There’s also a wide selection of SMS gateway aggregators who provide email to SMS forwarding to
phones on any carriers.
Alternately if your console server has an embedded or externally attached cellular modem, you have the
option to send the SMS directly over the carrier connection.
SMS via Email Gateway
To use SMTP SMS, an administrator must configure a valid SMTP server for sending the email:
