Configure Email, SMS
To distribute the scheduled, automatically generated reports to the users, EventLog Analyzer uses Email. To notify the alerts to the users, it uses both email and SMS. Configure the email and SMS settings for EventLog Analyzer to use.
Email settings
To access email settings, use the following menu options:
- Settings tab > System Settings: Configure Email/SMS: > Email
How to configure Email settings?
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Enter the name of the outgoing mail server which EventLog Analyzer can use
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Enter the port number of the outgoing mail server
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If Authenticate for every login is selected, mail server will ask for authentication on every login
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Enter the user name and password of the mail server account which the EventLog Analyzer will use
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To ensure mail communication is secure, select TLS option. If selected, Transport Layer Security (TLS) will be used for sending emails
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Enter the email addresses of users to whom the EventLog Analyzer reports, alert notifications should be sent. Use the Send a test message button to verify the correctness of the mail server settings and validity of the email addresses
Use the Save button to complete the mail server settings
If the Mail server is not configured here, EventLog Analyzer prompts you to configure email settings at the report profile and alert profile creation screens.
SMS settings
To access SMS settings, use the following menu options:
- Settings tab > System Settings: Configure Email/SMS: > SMS
How to configure SMS settings?
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Enter the hardware port of the EventLog Analyzer server machine to which the SMS hardware component provided by the telecom service provider is connected. Use the Test Port button to verify the availability and functioning of the hardware port. When Test Port button is clicked, a screen pops-up to enter SMS recipient phone number with country code. (Example +19259249500) Enter multiple phone numbers separated by comma
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Use the Save Changes button to complete the SMS settings
If the SMS setting is not configured here, EventLog Analyzer prompts you to configure SMS settings at the alert profile creation screen.