Configuring TCP/IP for e-mail

You need to set up TCP/IP before you can configure e-mail on your system.

If you are setting up e-mail on your system for the first time, complete the following steps. If you already have TCP/IP configured on your system, you can proceed directly to Configuring Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Post Office Protocol (POP) servers for e-mail.
  1. In IBM® Navigator for i, expand Network > All Tasks > TCP/IP Configuration > IPv4.
  2. Click the Create IP Version 4 Objects and select Local Area Network(LAN) Interface radio button, then click the OK to open new Interface wizard. Follow the wizard's instructions to create a new TCP/IP interface. The wizard asks you to supply the following information:
    • Type of connection
    • Hardware resource
    • Line description
    • IP address
    • Interfaces to start
  3. After you are finished with the wizard, expand Network > All Tasks > TCP/IP Configuration and click Manage Host Table
  4. Click Add. The TCP/IP Host Table Entry dialog appears.
  5. Enter the IP address used in the New Interface wizard and the host name.
  6. Click OK to close the TCP/IP Host Table Entry dialog.
  7. Click OK to close the TCP/IP Properties dialog.