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Configure Default Email Properties

You can configure default settings for the Email operators.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Configuration tab, select Domain, and click Lock.
2. Click the Modules tab, right-click Email, and select Edit.
3. Enter the host name of the SMTP server for Java e-mail alerts.
4. Enter the email address to display in the sender field of outgoing Java e-mail alerts. Fully configure this account. For example:

   username@company-name.com
   

5. Select the default protocol with which to receive emails from a remote server or remote web server.
   • IMAP
   • POP3
   • IMAP-SSL
   • POP3-SSL
6. Identify the default mail server from which email is retrieved.
7. Enter the default port of the default mail server for inbound emails. Consider the following ports:

   143

   The IMAP port for an unsecured connection.

   110

   The POP3 port for an unsecured connection.

   993

   The IMAP-SSL port for a secured connection.

   995

   The POP3-SSL port for a secured connection.

8. Specify default credentials for the email user as follows, or leave this value blank if it is always specified at the operator level.
   1. Enter a user name.
   2. Enter the associated password.
9. Click Save and Close.
10. Click Save.
11. Select Domain and click Unlock.

More information:

Override Settings Inherited by a Category of Operators

Category Configuration and Operator Inheritance

About Email

Configuring Operator Categories