Configuring Email settings

Use this dialog to configure the default global settings for Email actions.

To configure Email settings:

Click Admin, then select Email Settings. The Configure Email Settings dialog opens.
Type or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
- Destination email address. Type the address that the Email action message should be sent.
- From email address. Type the address to be listed as "From" in the email sent by the Email action.
- SMTP server. Type the address of the server on which SMTP is running (email server).
- Port. Type the number of the port on which the SMTP service is listening. The standard SMTP port is 25.
- Timeout (sec). Type the amount of time (in seconds) that WhatsUp Gold should wait for a response from the SMTP server for each command WhatsUp Gold issues. If the time limit is exceeded, the email fails. The default timeout is 30 seconds.
- Use SMTP authentication. Select this option if your SMTP server requires user authentication.
- Username. Type the username to be used with SMTP authentication.
- Password. Type the password of the username to be used with SMTP authentication.
- Use an encrypted connection (SSL/TLS). If your SMTP server supports encrypting data over a TLS connection (formerly known as SSL), select this option to encrypt SMTP traffic.
Click OK to save changes.