You configure an external email server (for example, Gmail, Yahoo, or an ISP-provided SMTP) to send emails.
Procedure
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From the CommCell Console ribbon, on the Home tab, click Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
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Under Maintenance, click EMail, Web and FTP Server.
The EMail, Web and FTP Server dialog box appears.
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On the E-Mail Server tab, in the Mail Server box, enter the name of the mail server, for example, smtp.gmail.com or smtp.mail.yahoo.com.
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In the Mail Server Port box, enter 587.
The default port is 25, but when Enable SSL is selected, port 587 must be used.
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Click the Use Authentication check box.
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In the User Name box, type a valid name recognized by the specified mail server.
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Enter and confirm the password associated with the user name.
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Select the Enable SSL check box to enable Secure Socket Layers to access the mail server.
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Click Test Mail to send a test e-mail.
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From the Test Mail Confirm message, click OK.
If you receive the test e-mail, click OK to the success message. If you did not receive the e-mail, an error message appears.
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Click OK.
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On the CommServe computer, restart the Server Event Manager (EvMgrS) service.
For instructions about restarting services, see Services.