How To: Configure Email

Email

Before you can receive email alerts sent from bt-WebFilter, you must configure the Email Options for bt-WebFilter. bt-WebFilter supports custom SMTP ports as well as SSL and TLS securities.

To Configure E-Mail for bt-WebFilter

1. Right-click on the bt-WebFilter container object in the bt-WebFilter Management Console and select Properties. (Alternatively, you can select the bt-WebFilter container object and then select the Properties option from the Action menu of the Management Console.)

2. Click the E-Mail Options tab

3. Complete the following fields:

   1. E-Mail: the email address of the account to be used

   2. The SMTP Server: IP Address or DNS name of the Email server

   3. SMTP Port: port used by the Email server

4. If your SMTP server requires authentication, complete the following information:

   1. Login: Username for the email account

   2. Password: Password for the email account

   3. Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): If the server requires an SSL connection, place a check mark in this field.

   4. Use Transport Layer Security (TLS): If the server requires TLS encryption, place a check mark in this field.