Configuring Smtp Alerts - Digi CM 32 User Manual

Chapter 6
Introduction
The Digi CM can be configured for system alerts and notifications. It is
designed to send email messages when the number of system log messages
reaches a certain value or when an alarm message is detected in the serial
port data. The Digi CM uses SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) for sending
the notifications. To use SMTP, the system administrator must configure a
valid SMTP server for sending the emails. The Digi CM supports three types of
SMTP servers: SMTP server without authentication, SMTP server with
authentication, and POP before SMTP.
The Digi CM also supports SNMP. SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol) is a protocol used to manage a network and monitor devices on a
network. The Digi CM supports both versions 1 and 2 of the SNMP protocol.
The main function of SNMP on the Digi CM is to allow a system administrator
to query remote devices for information.

Configuring SMTP Alerts

Most SMTP servers check the sender's email address with the host domain
name to verify the address as authentic. Consequently, when assigning an
email address for the device email address, any arbitrary username with the
registered hostname may be used. An example would be,
username@company.com.
In configuring the Digi CM for SMTP alerts, the following parameters are
required:
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SMTP server: Either the hostname or the IP address can be used
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