Configure the SMTP client to send email

Configure the SMTP client through the
Settings
screen on the HMI device. The HMI device sends an email to the configured email server when a configured event triggers the Send Email command.
Prerequisites
The SMTP client only supports simple password authentication. Configure the email service for less secure access to allow the SMTP client to sign in.
For example, either log in to:
  • Google®
    Gmail
    TM
     and select
    Less secure app access
    .
  • Yahoo Mail and select
    Allow apps that use less secure sign-in
    .
To configure the SMTP client to send email
  1. On the HMI device or in the
    System Banner
    , select
    Navigation
    Icon: NavigationMenuButton and then select
    Settings
    .
  2. Select
    Email
    . The
    Email
    popup opens.
  3. Configure the SMTP client:
    • Server Name
      . Enter the name of the third party email server. For example: smtp.gmail.com or smtp.mail.yahoo.com
    • Authentication
      . Select
      Password
      to require a password to connect to the email server. Selecting
      None
      requires no authentication to connect to the email server.
    • User Name
      . Enter the email address of user sending the email.
    • Password
      . Enter the password to connect to the email server.
    • Sender
      . Enter the name of the sender to appear in the emails.
    • Use SSL
      . Select to use secure communication to the email server.
    • Server Port
      . Enter the port number of the email server. Enter a port 1 – 65535. Ports 22, 53, 80, 2222, 27053, and 44818 are reserved for other services on the HMI device. For Gmail or Yahoo Mail, enter
      465
      .
      TIP:
      Tips:
      • If not using
        Use SSL
        , the email notification service supports STARTTLS only.
      • Entering a Server Port that is out of range or reserved displays an error.
      • An email server configuration completed on the HMI device persists after rebooting the HMI device, cycling power to the HMI device, and downloading a runtime application file to the HMI device.
      • To create a secure connection with a server (TLS/STARTTLS), either:
        • Select
          SSL
          and set a port with an available SSL connection. For Gmail and Yahoo Mail, in
          Server Port
          , enter
          465
          .
        • Clear
          SSL
          and set a port with the server that has a TLS/STARTTLS option. For Gmail and Yahoo Mail, In Server Port, enter
          587
          or
          25
          . If TLS/STARTTLS is not available, the connection is not secure.
      • The HMI device connects to the email server and sends email notifications even when the SMTP client is configured for password authentication and the email server does not require password authentication.
  4. Select
    Close
    Close button in Designer.
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