SETTING UP EMAIL ALERT NOTIFICATION

Email Notification allows SimpleShare to inform network users of system error conditions through e-mail messages.

Before setting up E-mail Alert Notification on SimpleShare, make sure your network’s SMTP server is set up and can be accessed SimpleShare.

1In the Administration menu, click Alerts/Logging.2Select Email Notification Enabled.

3In Error Handling SMTP Server, enter the IP address or hostname of the SMTP server on your network.

If you don’t know the IP address or hostname of your SMTP server, check the configuration of the e-mail program on your computer. Use the same SMTP server IP address or hostname that it uses.

4To specify a different SMTP port, select SMTP Port Override, and then enter the new port number in Error Handling SMTP Number.

5In Error Handling E-Mail Recipients, enter the email address of users to receive email alert notifications. You can specify up to five recipients.

6To verify that email alert notification is working properly, click Send Test E-Mail , then confirm that the email recipients received the test alert notice.

7Click Apply .

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