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Overview

Configuring the SMTP server determines the mail server and account that will be used to generate the global email notifications. Once you add the information, you can test the connection to ensure no additional settings need to be added for the notifications to work.

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Field

Description

Required

Server name

The fully qualified domain name of the SMTP service

Required

Server port

The SMTP service port number. (In most cases this will be port 587; however, ports 25 or 465 may be utilized but are not preferred.

For more information on SMTP ports, see here: https://www.socketlabs.com/blog/what-port-does-smtp-use/)

From

The default sender; if not specified, user name will be used

Required if a username is not provided

Username

The STMP server username
Depending on the service this could be your email address

Required if your mail server requires authentication

Password

The SMTP service password

Depending on the service this could be your email password

Required if your mail server requires authentication

Configure the SMTP Server

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