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as a server name (e.g., smtp.company.com) or a server's IP address (e.g., 127.0.0.1). If you are unsure,
contact your network administrator or your email service provider.
Tip:
You can send a test message by clicking the Send Test Email button.
7. In the Port text box, modify the TCP/IP port through which your server
expects SMTP submissions, if needed. The default is 25.
8. Select the appropriate language for the alerts from the Language drop-down list.
9. In the Send Email Alerts area, select one of the following options for the level of alerts you want:
On all useful information – All alerts related to the condition of your Drobo devices will be
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emailed. These are Drobo Notifications, which can include when a new drive is added to or removed
from your Drobo device, for example.
When a situation is important – Only alerts that warn of an important change to one or more
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of your Drobo devices that could lead to a critical situation in the near future will be emailed. These
are Drobo Warnings, which can include when you convert to Dual Disk Redundancy on your Drobo
device, for example.
On critical situations only – Only alerts that warn of a critical status with one or more of your
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Drobo devices that could lead to potential data loss will be emailed. These are Critical Drobo Alerts,
which can include when your Drobo device cannot currently protect your data against hard drive
failure, when your Drobo device doesn't recognize one or more of the drives installed, when your
Drobo device does not detect any hard drives or when too many hard drives have been removed.
10. If your SMTP server requires authentication, select the Authentication check box and enter the
following information for the "from" email address:
In the Username text box, enter the username used to retrieve incoming email.
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In the Password text box, enter the password used to retrieve incoming email.
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If your SMTP server uses an encrypted connection, select the SSL check box. If unsure, contact
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your network administrator or email service provider.
11. Click the OK button.
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