Configuring SMTP

The SMTP settings are used to specify an outgoing email server for the appliance.

Each appliance typically uses one email server to send alert notifications and scheduled reports. If you do not define a server, the appliance cannot send email.

Procedure
1. Go to Administration > System Settings > Remote Servers.
2. In the SMTP section, enter the following information.

   Field	Description
   Server	Enter the IP address of the mail server.
   Port	Enter the SMTP port for the mail server if you want to change the default value. The default port number depends on the protocol selected in the Protocol field.
   User ID	Enter the user name for the mail server, if it requires one
   Protocol	Select the protocol to be used by the SMTP mail server while sending notification emails. Depending upon your selection, the port number also changes. The available options are:  None (port 25) TLS (port 465) STARTTLS (port 587) Important: If you select the protocol as TLS or STARTTLS, ensure that: You also configure TLS on the SMTP server On the LogLogic LMI appliance, you use the Java library that supports the highest TLS version supported in LogLogic LMI.
   Password	Enter the password for the mail server, if it requires one.
   Verify Password	Enter the password for the mail server again to confirm the password.

3. Click Update to save your changes.