Configure Email Server for Incidents and Scheduled Reports

For automatic email notifications of scheduled reports or incident alerts, configure Aternity's connection to your enterprise email server.

Procedure

  1. Step 1 Open a browser and log in to Aternity.
  2. Step 2 Select the Gear Icon > Settings > Enterprise Environment Integration > Email Server.
    Configure Aternity's connection to your email server
    Field Description
    Server Name/IP Address

    The hostname, IP address or DNS name of the email (SMTP) server
    Port

    The port to use when connecting to the server
    Security

    Select the protocol to use when Aternity connects to your email server: TLS or SSL.
    Email From

    The email address that appears in the From field of system-generated emails, like aternity.system@company.com

    Server requires authentication

    Select if the email server requires authentication (username and password) to send emails.
    User name / password

    Enter the username and password required for authentication in the email server to enable Aternity to send emails.
  3. Step 3 To test your configuration, send a test email by selecting Test Configuration.

    Enter a recipient for the test mail, and confirm that the specified recipient did indeed receive the test email.