3.18 SMTP Configuration
You use the SMTP form to configure the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol client (SMTP) for
sending e-mails.
Item
SMTP Server Address
SMTP Port
Secure Method
Username
Password
Own E-mail Address
The mobile service provider can block other SMTP servers, then you can only use the SMTP
server of the service provider.
Figure 49: SMTP Client Configuration Example
You send e-mails from the Startup script. The Startup Script dialog is located in the Con-
figuration section of the main menu. The router also allows you to send e-mails using an SSH
connection. Use the email command with the following parameters:
-t
e-mail address of the receiver
-s
subject, enter the subject in quotation marks
-m
message, enter the subject in quotation marks
-a
attachment file
-r
number of attempts to send e-mail (default setting: 2)
Description
IP or domain address of the mail server.
Port the SMTP server is listening on.
none, SSL/TLS, or STARTTLS. Secure method has to be sup-
ported by the SMTP server.
Name for the e-mail account.
Password for the e-mail account. The password can contain the
following special characters * + , - . / : = ? ! # % [ ] _ { } ~
The following special characters are not allowed: " $ & ' ( ) ; < >
Address of the sender.
Table 55: SMTP client configuration
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