Enabling email notifications

You can configure a connection to your SMTP server so that Cloud Pak for Data can send email to users.

To enable Cloud Pak for Data to send email:

1. Log in to the web client as an administrator.
2. From the menu, select Administer > Configure platform.
3. On the SMTP settings page, specify the following information:
   • Your SMTP mail server address.
   • The port number of your SMTP server.
     Important: If you specify a secure port, you must select Use TLS connection so that Cloud Pak for Data can communicate with your SMTP server.
   • Specify the appropriate SMTP credentials for your environment:

     Method of sending communications	SMTP server requires authentication	SMTP server does not require authentication
     My SMTP server uses a mailer daemon to send communications	You must specify the following fields: SMTP username SMTP password	You don't need to specify any fields. However, if you want to override the mailer daemon, you can specify a From account.
     My SMTP server uses a default account to send communications	You must specify the following fields: SMTP username SMTP password From account	You must specify the following fields: From account

4. Click Save. If your SMTP configuration is successful, you will receive a confirmation email.
   • If you specified a From account when you configured the connection to your SMTP server, the confirmation email is sent to the account specified in the From account field.
   • If you did not specify a From account when you configured a connection to your SMTP server, the confirmation email is sent to the account specified in the SMTP username field.