As an administrator, you can configure the Monitor to send emails when an alert occurs. The Monitor supports the SMTP and MAPI protocols for sending emails.

To enable the Monitor to send alert notifications by email

1. Click the Administration tab.

2. Click the Configuration tab.

3. Click Edit.

4. Click Alert Notification.

5. Select Send Alert Notifications By Email.

6. Choose either SMTP or MAPI for the Which Protocol Do You Want To Use To Send Alerts By Email? field.

7. Configure the other settings as required.

   • MAPI  

     • User Name   Type the user name for the MAPI server.

     • Password   Type the password for the MAPI server.

   • SMTP  

     • Server   Specify which SMTP server to use. Type the server name or the IP address for the SMTP server. For example, SMTP.yourcompany.com.

     • Port   Specify the port number to connect to on the SMTP server. The default is 25.

     • Sender Name   Specify an alias for the sender's email address. For example, JoeSmith.

     • Sender Address   Specify the email address of the sender. For example, jsmith@emailaddress.com.

     • This SMTP Server Requires Authentication   Select this option if your SMTP server requires authentication.

       • User Name   Specify the user name to provide to SMTP servers requiring authentication.

       • Password   Specify the password to provide to SMTP servers requiring authentication.

8. Test that you have properly configured email notification.

   Click Send Test Email.

9. When prompted, enter an email address to send the test email to and click OK.

   A test email is sent to the email address specified.

10. Click Save.

See also

• Resolve alerts
• Delete alerts
• View alerts