Below we have discussed the properties and associated settings to configure an email notification channel. An email channel is always an active channel.
Fig 3: Configuring Email Notification Channel
SMTP Server
This property is to set Server IP address or domain name (as IP or URL) that should be used to mail the alert notifications.
Default: 127.0.0.1
Example: SMTP_SERVER=127.0.0.1
SMTP Server Authentication Mode
To secure the exchange of emails, Intellicus supports TLS authentication that is both credential-based or certificate-based. Select either DEFAULT or STARTTLS as the value of this property.
Default: (Default)
Example: SMTP_SERVER_AUTH_MODE=STARTTLS
SMTP Authentication
Set this property to Enable if the server used to send mails from Intellicus needs user authentication to send the mail. Set it to Disable if it doesn’t.
Default: Disable
Example: SMTP_AUTHENTICATION=Disable
SMTP Server User
This property is to set the User ID for the SMTP Server. User needs to set a valid user if your SMTP server authenticates before sending mails.
Default: blank
Example: SMTP_SERVER_USER= blank
SMTP Server Password
This property is to set the password to be used for SMTP Server.
Default: blank
Example: ENCR_SMTP_SERVER_PASSWORD= blank
SMTP Server Certificate File Name
You may specify the path where TLS certificate is stored under SMTP Server Certificate File Name property along with credentials if the SMTP Server Authentication Mode is set to “STARTTLS”. This certificate is used for verifying the identity at the time of sending emails.
Default: blank
Example: SMTP_SERVER_CERT_FILE_NAME= D://tlscert.cer
Secondary SMTP Server
Intellicus supports a secondary SMTP server that could act as a backup in case primary SMTP server is unavailable or email delivery fails for some reason. This property is to set Server IP address or domain name (as IP or URL) that should be used to mail the alert notifications.
Default: blank
Example: SECONDARY_SMTP_SERVER=127.0.0.1
Secondary SMTP Server Authentication Mode
You need to specify the secondary SMTP server authentication mode as either “DEFAULT” or “STARTTLS”.
Default: (Default)
Example: SECONDARY_SMTP_SERVER_AUTH_MODE=STARTTLS
Secondary SMTP Authentication
Set this property to Enable if the secondary server used to send mails from Intellicus needs user authentication to send the mail. Set it to Disable if it doesn’t.
Default: Disable
Example: SECONDARY_SMTP_AUTHENTICATION=Disable
Secondary SMTP Server User
You may specify the user name for the secondary server in case Secondary SMTP Authentication is enabled.
Default: blank
Example: SECONDARY_SMTP_SERVER_USER=administrator
Secondary SMTP Server Password
You may specify the password for the secondary server in case Secondary SMTP Authentication is enabled.
Default: blank
Example: SECONDARY_SMTP_SERVER_PASSWORD=intelli@123
Secondary SMTP Server Certificate File Name
You may specify the path where TLS certificate is stored under Secondary SMTP Server Certificate File Name property along with credentials if the Secondary SMTP Server Authentication Mode is set to “STARTTLS”. This certificate is used for verifying the identity at the time of sending emails.
Default: blank
Example: SMTP_SERVER_CERT_FILE_NAME= D://tlscert.cer
Once you enter the required values, Test to see if your channel is successfully configured. Save, if you want to set it up as it is. Discard, if you want to start fresh.
Once you save a channel, you can click the horizontal ellipsis button to Remove Channel, if needed.
Note: You can configure only one Email Notification channel. If you wish to form a channel with other credentials, you will first have to remove this channel.