How to modify the default SMTP server connection.
About this task
When you define the configuration for the SMTP server connection, you can specify a TLS client
profile to secure connections with the SMTP server. If not specified, the configuration uses the
setting from the TLS profile policy in the associated user agent.
Procedure
- In the search field, enter smtp.
- From the search results, click SMTP server
connection.
- Click default.
- Change Administrative state to
enabled.
- Optional: In the Comments field, enter a brief,
descriptive summary for the configuration.
- In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) host field, enter the IP
address or hostname of the SMTP server that is used to send outgoing email messages.
- Optional: In the Mail Server Port field, enter the
listening port on the SMTP server.
- From the TLS client profile list, select the TLS client profile to
secure connections to targets.
- Optional: From the Options checkboxes, set which
options to enable for the SMTP client.
If blank, the configuration uses the setting from
the SMTP client policy in the associated user agent.
- Optional: With the client authentication option, define authentication
details. If blank, the configuration uses the settings from the SMTP client policy in the associated
user agent.
- From the Authentication method list, select the method to
authenticate the SMTP client to the SMTP server.
- In the Account name field, enter the account or username of
the SMTP client to authenticate on the SMTP server.
Generally, the account takes the
name@domain.com form.
- Define the password for the SMTP client account or username that is authenticated to
the SMTP server.
- Click Apply to save changes to the running
configuration.
- Click Save to save changes to the persisted
configuration.