Specifying the email server

You can specify the email server through which you want HCP to send email about log messages.

Before you begin

To view the Email page, you need the monitor, administrator, security, or compliance role. To configure email notification and test the connection to the email server, you need the administrator or security role.

Procedure

  1. On the Email page, click SMTP Settings.

  2. In the SMTP Settings panel:

    1. In the Host field, type the host name or IP address that you want HCP to use to connect to the email server.

    2. In the Port field, type the port on which the email server listens for email messages.

    3. In the Security field, select the security protocol used by the email server (SSL or STARTTLS) or None if the email server doesn’t use a security protocol.

    4. If the email server is configured to require authentication, select Authenticated.

      • Then, in the Username field, type the user name for an email account that’s authorized to establish the connection between HCP and the email server.
      • In the Password field, type the password for the email account. If you have previously set a password and you leave the password field empty, the previously set password is replaced by no password.
  3. Optionally, test the email server settings.

  4. In the SMTP Settings panel, click Update Settings.