APC AP9217, AP9218 Configuring and Using E-mail Notification, Configuring SMTP and DNS Settings

Configuring and Using E-mail Notification

Configuring SMTP and DNS Settings

Requirements for	To use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send e-mail when
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.
	• The e-mail addresses for a maximum of four recipients.
	Note: To page an e-mail recipient who uses a text-based
		pager gateway, see the description of the To Address
		setting in Settings on page 25.
DNS server	To enable the Management Card to send e-mail messages, you must
	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 unit does not receive a response from the DNS server within five
	seconds, e-mail cannot be sent. Therefore, use a DNS server on the
	same segment as the unit 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 E-mailoption in the Network menu accesses the following SMTP
	settings:
	Setting		Description
	SMTP Server		The DNS name of the SMTP server.
			The contents of the From field in the e-mail messages sent by
			the Management Card.
	From Address		Note: See the documentation for your SMTP server to
			determine whether you must use a valid user account
			on the server for this setting.

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