
8 Setting up email alerts
The
Email Setup
page displays the current configuration for sending out event notifications—which
may be Warnings, Alerts or Information—via email. The
Email Setup
page includes information
needed to route the email (SMTP server), as well as the association of event types with destination
email addresses. A single event can generate a notification to multiple email addresses. Also,
different sets of events can generate notifications to different email addresses.
Select
from the
Device Configuration
menu item to display the current email setup.
To configure email settings
Click
Configure
and enter the required details.
Table 8 Email setup parameters
Description
Name
Whether email notification is currently enabled or disabled. When email notification is
disabled, the association between events and destination addresses remains valid, but
the events do not produce email.
Email Notification
The mail server used to send out the email.
SMTP Server
The address from which the notification email originates.
Mail From
An optional address if you want the recipient to reply to an email address different from
the address where the email originated.
Reply To
To test email
1.
Click
Test
to open the Test Email dialog.
2.
Enter the destination email address and a subject, then click
OK
.
An email message is sent only if email notification is enabled on the
Email Setup
page.
To configure email settings
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