Only a user with the administrator role is able to edit the system parameters below.
In the E-Mail configuration page it is possible to change the e-mail server settings of the application. The attributes which can be edited are shown in Figure 10.9 . Please consult your system administrator about the values needed to enter here.
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SMTP Server |
The host name of your mail server. |
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SMTP Server Port |
The port where your mail server is listening. This value usually depends on the security setting chosen below. The default value is 25 for no security. |
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Sender Address |
The From address field of the mails generated by the application. |
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User Name |
A user name needed to authenticate against the SMTP server. This field is only present if SMTP or POP authentication is selected in the Authentication field below. |
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Password |
A password needed to authenticate against the SMTP server. This field is only present if SMTP or POP authentication is selected in the Authentication field below. |
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Authentication |
Some mail servers require users to authenticate themselves before they allow them to send mails to prevent or identify spammers. This option chooses whether a no authentication is required, or a username / password combination via SMTP or POP is used. If one of the latter two is selected the above two fields are shown in the user interface. |
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Security |
This setting defines the transport layer security used to access the SMTP mail server. Each transport security setting may require a different port value above. The options are None (Port 25), Secure Socket Layer / SSL (Port 465) or Transport Layer Security / TLS aka STARTTLS (Port 25). Your local port settings may vary from the given defaults. |
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Send Test Mail |
With this link you may trigger sending a test mail to verify that your mail server settings are valid. Therefore it is required that your user account contains a valid mail address. |
Click the Send Test Email link to test if the fields are filled in properly.
Clicking the button submits your changes while clicking the button discards them.