Overview

This article provides a step-by-step process on setting up email alerts in GFI EventsManager.

Process

Configuring the Mail Server

1. In the GFI EventsManager Console, navigate Configuration > Options.
2. Select Alerting Options then click Edit alerting options.
3. In the Email tab, click Add.
4. Configure all necessary fields in the Mailserver tab.
5. Select "Send a test message":

If a failure occurs when sending a test message, you may wish to send a test message from this server via Telnet. Review relay configurations as necessary. Refer to the General Telnet Syntax for more information.

Setting up users

1. In the GFI EventsManager Console, navigate Configuration > Options.
2. In Users and Groups, select Users and add users as needed.
   1. Ensure that an accurate email address is supplied in the Email: section of the General tab.
   2. Review the Working Hours tab for appropriate selections (as this may affect the ability for a user to receive email alerts).
   3. Navigate to the Alerts tab and select the Alerting Options for Email alerts with the appropriate alerting time intervals.

Note: If a daily report is desired for the user, choose "Send daily report via email at...." then select the time of occurrence.

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