Event-Related Menus and Options
Email Option
Requirements for | To use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send | ||
using SMTP | an event occurs, you must define the following settings: | ||
| • The IP address of the domain name service (DNS) server. | ||
| • The DNS name of the SMTP server and the From Address set- | ||
| tings for SMTP. | ||
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| Note: To page an | ||
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| setting in Email Recipients on page 31. | |
DNS server | To enable the Management Card to send | ||
| use the TCP/IP & DNS option (Web interface) or DNS option (control | ||
| console) in the Network menu to identify the domain name service | ||
| (DNS) server by its IP address. | ||
| If the Management Card does not receive a response from the DNS | ||
| server within five seconds, | ||
| server on the same segment as the Management Card or on a nearby | ||
| segment (but not across a WAN). | ||
| After you define the DNS server’s IP address, verify that DNS is working | ||
| correctly by entering the DNS name of a computer on your network to | ||
| obtain the IP address for that DNS name. | ||
SMTP settings | The Email option in the Network menu accesses the following SMTP | ||
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| SMTP Server |
| The DNS name of the SMTP server. |
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| The contents of the From field in the |
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| From Address |
| Note: See the documentation for your SMTP server to |
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| determine whether you must you use a valid user |
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| account on the server for this setting. |
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