Email option, Dns server, Smtp settings – APC AP9211 User Manual
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Event-Related Menus and Options
Email Option
Requirements for
using SMTP
To use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (
SMTP
) to send e-mail when
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
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 Management Card 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 Management Card 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
option in the
Network
menu accesses the following
SMTP
settings:
Setting
Description
SMTP Server
The
DNS
name of the
SMTP
server.
From Address
The contents of the
From
field in the e-mail messages sent by
the Management Card.
Note:
See the documentation for your
SMTP
server to
determine whether you must you use a valid user
account on the server for this setting.