Enable Or Change The Calibration Reminders; Requirements To Email Calibration Reminders; Define The Mail Server Settings - Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 6 Flex User Manual

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Chapter 2 Calibrate the instrument

Enable or change the calibration reminders

Enable or change the calibration reminders

Requirements to
email calibration
reminders
Define the mail
server settings
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The calibration reminder settings allow you to configure the QuantStudio
PCR Software to alert you by email when the QuantStudio
PCR System requires calibration. The notifications settings feature is optional, and it
does not affect instrument performance.
IMPORTANT! The calibration reminders feature requires a connection between the
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QuantStudio 6 or 7 Flex Real-Time PCR System computer and a computer network.
If you choose to set up the feature as described below, ensure that your network has
appropriate security measures in place to protect data from threats such as computer
viruses.
IMPORTANT! The QuantStudio
while the QuantStudio ™
network connection is interrupted, the software will stop transmitting updates.
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The QuantStudio Real-Time PCR Software requires access to a Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP) server to email calibration reminders. Contact your systems
administrator or information technology department for the following information:
• Network address of an SMTP server.
• A user name and password for the server, if required for access.
• The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) setting of the server (on or off).
1. In the QuantStudio
2. From the Preferences dialog box, select the SMTP Settings tab.
3. Define the settings for the SMTP server:
a. From the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) field, enter the network address of
a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.
Optionally, you can specify the transmission control protocol (TCP) port for
the server by appending the port number to the server name, separating the
two using a colon (
smtp.mycompany.com:2023
For example:
Note: If a TCP port is not specified, the software uses the default port
number (25).
b. Select Encryption Required if the mail server has SSL enabled.
c. Select Authentication Required if the mail server requires a user name and
password.
QuantStudio 6 and 7 Flex Real-Time PCR Systems v1.6 Maintenance and Administration Guide
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Real-Time PCR Software transmits emails only
6 or 7 Flex Real-Time PCR System is monitored. If the
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Real-Time PCR Software, select Tools4Preferences.
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