SMTP Policy Properties

  1. In FactoryTalk Administration Console or FactoryTalk View Studio
    Explorer
    , expand
    System > Policies > System Policies
    .
  2. Right-click
    SMTP Policy
    , and then select
    Properties
    .
Configure the SMTP policy to use an SMTP server for sending email notifications from FactoryTalk-enabled software.
Use these properties to configure the SMTP policy.
Setting
Description
SMTP Server Address
Sets the SMTP server domain name or IP address that is used for delivering notification emails.
Port
Sets the communication port for the SMTP server. The default is 25.
Log in
Sets the authentication type.
  • Windows authentication
    Uses the current Windows sign-in account to identify client to server.
  • User specified credentials
    Uses the user-defined account to identify client to server.
  • No authentication
    Uses the anonymous access to identify client to server.
"From" email address
Sets the optional sender's email address.
  • If you configure this property, the testing email and email notifications will be sent from the email address.
  • If you leave it empty, the emails will be sent from a default system address.
The SMTP Server requires a secure connection (TLS).
Turns on the encrypted communication between the SMTP server and the SMTP client.
TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 are supported.
Test SMTP
Tests the current SMTP server configuration.
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