Chapter 3 Configuring Your Library
Configuring the Library E-mail Account
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The
Setup > Notification > E-mail Account
screen contains the following
options:
•
SMTP Server
includes the IP address or host name of the SMTP
server. IP addresses must be entered in dot notation (for example,
192.168.0.1) and cannot exceed 255.
•
Sender E-mail Address
includes an e-mail address for the library (for
example, “[email protected]”). The library uses this
address in the
From
field of e-mail messages that it sends out,
indicating the originator of the message.
•
Send snapshot with e-mail notifications
instructs the library to
automatically attach a library snapshot file (ASCII format) to most
e-mail notifications. This feature is turned off by default. Library
snapshot files can also be sent to specified e-mail addresses using the
capture snapshot operation. The capture snapshot operation allows
you to create the snapshot in ASCII format. See
Capturing Snapshots
of Library Information on page 326
.
•
Authentication
includes a means to enter the login account name and
password for the library. Selecting the box enables use
authentication. Clearing the box disables use authentication. The
following fields are only available if use authentication is enabled:
•
Login Account
includes the name of a valid account on the SMTP
server (for example, “John.User”). The login account name can
contain the following special characters:
@
and
#
.
•
Password
is the password for the account that you specified in
the
Login Account
text box. The password can contain the
following special characters:
@
and
#
.
•
Send a test e-mail to
allows you to enter an e-mail address you
want to test. Enter the address and click
Send e-mail
. Then check
the e-mail account to verify that an e-mail message was sent from
the library.
After configuring the e-mail account, save the library configuration. For
information, see
Saving and Restoring the Library Configuration
on
page 329.
You can configure the library e-mail account from the web client user
interface only, but you can view e-mail account information from the
operator panel user interface.
