28. General Settings » Outgoing Email

Console sends notification emails using the settings from Configuration » General Settings » Outgoing Email:

Outgoing Email Settings parameters:

● From Email – The email address of the sender

● From Name – The name of the sender

● Mailer – Console supports several mailing systems:

• PHP Mail – Emails are sent using the PHP mail() function. You may have to configure a Mail Transfer Agent (Postfix, Qmail, Sendmail) on the Console server

• SMTP – Emails are sent directly, without using a local Mail Transfer Agent

• Sendmail – Emails are sent via the sendmail command. To use this option, you may have to configure a Mail Transfer Agent (Postfix, Qmail, Sendmail) on the Console server

● SMTP Security – Security options:

• None – No encryption

• SSL – Enable SSL encryption

• TLS – Enable TLS encryption

● SMTP Server – Specify the SMTP server(s). You can include backup SMTP server(s) separated by the “;” character

● SMTP Port – TCP port to connect to, usually 25 (insecure) or 587 (secured by SSL/TLS)

● SMTP Login/Password – Credentials used for SNMP authentication. When the fields are empty, no authentication is performed

● Email Tester – Send a test email to verify the settings