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In the SMTP Server field, enter the IP address of the outgoing mail Server
You may enter a Sender email address which will appear as the “from” address in all email
notifications sent from this Console Server. Many SMTP servers check the sender’s email
address with the host domain name to verify the address as authentic. So it may be useful to
assign an email address for the Console Server such as consoleserver2@mydomian.com
You may also enter a Username and Password if the SMTP server requires authentication
Similarly you can specify the Subject Line that will be sent with the email
Click Apply to activate SMTP
7.1.2 SMS alerts
The Console Server uses email-to-SMS services to send SMS alert notifications to mobile devices.
Sending SMS via email using SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is much faster than sending text
pages via a modem using the TAP Protocol. Almost all mobile phone carriers provide an SMS gateway
service that forwards email to mobile phones on their networks. There is also a wide selection of SMS
gateway aggregators who provide email to SMS forwarding to phones on any carriers. To use SMTP SMS,
the Administrator must configure a valid SMTP server for sending the email: