15.1 Configure the settings relating to the E-mail server [E-mail]
Click the [E-mail] tab on the “Server” page. (→9.1 How to display the setup menu, 9.2 How to operate the setup menu)
The settings relating to the E-mail server used to send the alarm E-mail can be configured on this page.
IMPORTANT
When a terminal that receives E-mails is not compatible with UTF-8 encode, it is impossible to receive alarm E-mails correctly.
[SMTP server address]
Enter the IP address or the host name of the SMTP server used to send E-mails.
Available number of characters: 1 - 128 characters
Available characters: Alphanumeric characters, the colon (:), the period (.), the underscore (_), and the hyphen (-).
[SMTP port]
Enter the port number to which E-mails are sent.
Available port number: 1-65535
Default: 25
The following port numbers are unavailable since they are already in use.
20, 21, 23, 42, 53, 67, 68, 69, 80, 110, 123, 161, 162, 443, 995, 10669, 10670
[POP server address]
When “POP before SMTP” is selected for “Type”, enter the IP address or the host name of the POP server.
Available number of characters: 1 - 128 characters
Available characters: Alphanumeric characters, the colon (:), the period (.), the underscore (_), and the hyphen (-).
IMPORTANT
When entering the host name for “SMTP server address” or “POP server address”, it is necessary to configure the DNS settings on the [Network] tab of the “Network” page. (→16.1 Configure the network settings [Network])
[Authentication]
Type
Select the authentication method to send E-mails from the following.
None: It is not necessary to clear any authentication to send E-mails.
POP before SMTP: It is necessary to first clear the POP server authentication to use the SMTP server to send E-mails.
SMTP: It is necessary to clear the SMTP server authentication to send E-mails.
Default: None
Note
When you don’t know the authentication method to send E-mails, refer to the network administrator.
User name
Enter the user name to access the server.
Available number of characters: 0 - 32 characters
Unavailable characters: " & : ; \
Password
Enter the password to access the server.
Available number of characters: 0 - 32 characters
Unavailable characters: " &
[Sender’s E-mail address]
Enter the E-mail address of a sender.
The entered E-mail address will be displayed in the “From” (sender) line of the sent E-mails.
Available number of characters: 3 - 128 characters
Available characters: Alphanumeric characters, the at sign (@), the period (.), the underscore (_), and the hyphen (-).
[SSL]
Select “On” if you want to use SSL encryption when sending E-mail notifications for alarm occurrences or the “Diag.” function. When you select “On”, the authentication method will be set to “SMTP”. Set the user name and the password used for authentication.
Default: Off
Note
Some SMTP servers may not support SSL.
SSL supports SMTP over SSL, but STARTTLS is not supported.
When “On” is selected, the SMTP port number may need to be set to 465. Ask your Internet service provider for the appropriate settings.