E-mail
You can enter your SMTP server information and e-mail addresses to receive notification messages when status changes or errors occur to the system, such as connection loss, fan behavior change, power failure, storage volume running out of space, or back and restoration failure, etc.
To enable e-mail notifications:
Tick Enable e-mail notifications and complete the following settings:
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Enter the SMTP server name or IP address.
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By default, the SMTP port number is 25. Modify the number if you have specified a different SMTP port while setting up port forwarding rules.
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If your SMTP server requires SSL/TLS connection, tick Secure connection (SSL/TLS) is required.
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If your SMTP server requires SMTP authentication, click SMTP authenticationand tick Authentication required, enter your username and password for the email server, and then click Save.
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Enter the email address that will receive the notification mails in the Primary email or the Secondary email field.
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Click Send a test email to see if your email settings are set up properly.
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If you want to add a subject prefix in front of the notification mail subject, enter it in the Subject prefix field. The prefix helps you identify which DiskStation the notification mail was sent from.
- If you want to send a notification mail to the newly created user, tick Send a notification mail to the newly created user, and the user will receive a mail when his/her account is created.
- Click Apply to save the configuration, or click Cancel to cancel the setup.
Note: The language of email notification is set at Notification Language. To change your email notification language, go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Regional Options, click the Language tab, and choose your preferred language from the drop-down menu in the Notification Language section.
About SMTP server's domain name:
The SMTP server can be an IP address or a domain name. If it is a domain name, please make sure a valid DNS server IP has been entered at Main Menu > Control Panel > Network, and make sure the server is on the Internet.
About SMTP server's authentication:
If your SMTP server requires authentication, follow the steps below.
- Tick the Authentication required checkbox.
- Enter your SMTP username.
- Enter your SMTP password, and enter it again for confirmation.