Programming System SMTP Options

Additional Feature Information
Email Integration
Programming for this Feature
Programming POP3 Authentication
Programming the Subscriber Mailbox Email Options
Programming the Department Group Subscriber Mailbox Email Options
Some Common SMTP Settings
Common SMS Portals

Setting Up the System-Side SMTP Options

1. Enable SMTP email delivery system-wide.

  1. 1105-01: Enable SMTP [System: Config: Communication: SMTP (1105): Enable]
    Use this option to enable SMTP email delivery for the system.
    Option Description
    No (0) Disabled.
    Yes (1) [Default] Enabled.
  2. 1105-08: SMTP Email Account [System: Config: Communication: SMTP (1105): Email]
    Use this option to specify the email account that the SMTP server will use to process email sent from the DSX system. Email Integration delivers all outbound email to this account, which in turn delivers it to the email recipient. This is the account’s entire email address (e.g., yourname@emailserver.com).
    Option Description
    Alphanumeric 48 characters maximum. See Name Programming Chart for more.
    [Default] = no entry.
  3. 1105-09: Email Reply To [System: Config: Communication: SMTP (1105): Reply To]
    Enter the email reply name. This is a required entry.
    • Typically, this is the email account that handles inquiries and administration for the installation site.
    • For the email recipient, this is the email address shown in the From field. If the message recipient replies to the email, it is sent to this email address.
    Option Description
    Alphanumeric 48 characters maximum. See Name Programming Chart for more.
    [Default] = no entry.

2. Specify the SMTP server name and port.

  1. 1105-02: SMTP Server Name [System: Config: Communication: SMTP (1105): Server Name]
    Enter the name of the SMTP server that will handle email delivery for the installation site. The SMTP server name is typically similar to smtp.emailserver.com.
    Option Description
    Alphanumeric 48 characters maximum. See Name Programming Chart for more.
    [Default] = no entry.
  2. 1105-03: SMTP Port Number [System: Config: Communication: SMTP (1105): SMTP Port]
    Enter the port (logical connection) the installation site’s email server uses for SMTP.
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    Option Description
    Digits 4 digits max using 0-9. [Default] = 25.

3. Set the encryption and authentication options.

  1. 1105-04: SMTP Encryption [System: Config: Communication: SMTP (1105): Encryption]
    Use this option to enable or disable SMTP encryption.
    • For help, see Some Common SMTP Settings.
    • The system negotiates “behind the scenes” to determine if encryption should be TLS or SSL, and then adjusts accordingly.
    Option Description
    No (0) [Default] Disabled.
    Yes (1) Enabled.
  2. 1105-04: SMTP Authentication [System: Config: Communication: SMTP (1105): Authentication]
    Use this option to enable or disable SMTP Authentication (also called SMTP AUTH).
    • For help, see Some Common SMTP Settings.
    • If you enable authentication, you must also enter a user name and password in the following options.
    Option Description
    No (0) Disabled.
    Yes (1) [Default] Enabled.
    2 POP3 Authentication enabled. (If you choose this option, set 1106-01 through 1106-05 also.)
  3. 1105-06: SMTP User Name [System: Config: Communication: SMTP(1105): User Name]
    If Authentication is enabled, you must enter the email account's user name in this option.
    If the email address is yourname@emailserver.com, the user name entry would be yourname.
    • Email Integration processes all outbound email through this account.
    Option Description
    Alphanumeric 48 characters maximum. See Name Programming Chart for more.
    [Default] = no entry.
  4. 1105-07: SMTP Password [System: Config: Communication: SMTP (1105): Password]
    If Authentication is enabled, you must enter the email account's password in this option. This is the password required to log into the email account.
    Option Description
    Alphanumeric 48 characters maximum. See Name Programming Chart for more.
    [Default] = no entry.