Alarm Email Settings

Function

On the Alarm Email Settings, you can enable an email to be sent to the specified mailboxes when an alarm is generated.

Setting Email Notification

  1. Choose System Management > System Settings > Alarm Email Settings.
  2. Under Alarm Email Settings, click Edit.
  3. Set the parameters.

    Table1 Parameter descriptions describes the parameters.

    Table 1 Parameter descriptions

    Parameter

    Description

    SMTP Status

    Function for sending email notifications through the SMTP server.

    To enable it, set this parameter to On. To disable it, set this parameter to Off.

    SMTP server IP addressSMTP server address

    IP address of domain or the server that provides the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service.

    Verify user
    • If you deselect the check box, the SMTP server supports anonymous login.
    • If you select the check box, you need to specify the user name and password for logging in to the SMTP server.
    NOTE:
    • User name: 1 to 50 characters, excluding spaces and the following special characters: = # & ' " < > ( ) % + \ ; $ | /
    • Password: 1 to 20 characters

    Alarm Severity

    Severities of alarms to be sent through the SMTP server.

    • Critical: Send critical alarms only.
    • Major: Send major and critical alarms.
    • Minor: Send minor, major, and critical alarms.
    • All: Send all alarms.

    Data Encryption

    You can enable the data encryption function to enhance information security if the SMTP server provides the certificate authentication service.

    • On: Enables data encryption.
    • Off: Disable data encryption.

    Certificate Verification
    • On: Enable certificate verification.
    • Off: Disable certificate verification.
    NOTE:

    You are advised to enable certificate verification for security purposes. When certificate verification is enabled, you need to set the SMTP server address to a domain name and import the SMTP root certificate.

    Upload Certificate

    Select the certificate to be uploaded.

    NOTE:

    This parameter is available only when Certificate Verification is set to On.

    Title

    Subject of the email to be sent.

    NOTE:

    Title: 1 to 50 characters, excluding the following special characters: = # & ' " < > ( ) % + \ ; $ | /

    Additional Info

    Additional information to the email subject, including the chassis name, SN, and location.

    Send From

    Email address from which alarm emails are sent. The email address is only used for sending system alarm information, including alarm causes, impact, and handling suggestions. For example, alert@test.com.

    NOTE:

    Send From: 1 to 50 characters, excluding spaces and the following special characters: = # & ' " < > ( ) % + \ ; $ | /

    Recipient's email address

    Address for receiving alarm emails. The email address is only used for receiving system alarms. For example, alert@test.com.

    NOTE:

    Recipient's email address: 1 to 50 characters, excluding spaces and the following special characters: = # & ' " < > ( ) % + \ ; $ | /

    Description

    Description of the email.

    NOTE:

    Description: 0 to 50 characters, excluding the following special characters: = # & ' " < > ( ) % + \ ; $ | /

  4. Click Save.
  5. Click Test.

    The option is successful if the specified mailbox receives alarm information.

Parent topic: System Settings