Email notification
The Email notification function enables the user to configure an email alert using an external SMTP server.
Note!
To configure an email alert where you need to send an attachment, please use the Email attachment function instead.
SMTP settings
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol settings are required to connect to the external server.
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Host name | Host name or IP address of the SMTP server. |
Port | Port number for the SMTP server. The default is 465, the port number for a TLS connection. |
Username | Username of the SMTP server account. |
Password | Password of the SMTP server account. |
TLS only | By default, this checkbox is selected. The connection uses the TLS protocol when connecting to the server. If you clear this checkbox, the TLS is used only if the server supports the STARTTLS extension. Note! In most cases it is recommended to select this checkbox if you are connecting to port 465. Clear this checkbox if you are connecting to port 587. |
New message
The details of the email that you are sending.
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
From | Email address of the sender. For example, Note! Sensitive parameters cannot be used in the From field. |
Recipient(s) | Email address of the recipient. Multiple addresses can be added, use either the enter or comma (,) keys to input another recipient. Note! Sensitive parameters cannot be used in the Recipient(s) field. |
Subject | Subject of the email. Note! Sensitive parameters cannot be used in the Subject field. |
Message | The text is to be included in the email. Note! Sensitive parameters cannot be used in the Message field. |
Note!
The Email notification function supports Variable insertion in all the fields of New message:
From
Recipient(s)
Subject
Message