Email Configuration

Setup an Email Server to get email notifications

Examine can be configured with a global email server that can be used to:

Figure 3.3. Email Configuration

Email Configuration

The following fields are required fields:  

Host

The hostname of the email server

Port

The email server port to use

From

the from email address that Examine should use to send emails

Username & Password

The username and password fields are required to login to the mail server to send emails

Connection timeout

The connection timeout specifies the socket connection timeout value in milliseconds. Default is infinite timeout

Read timeout

The read timeout specifies the socket I/O timeout value in milliseconds. Default is infinite timeout

Configuring the email server SSL options

If the email server is configured to use SSL/TLS, then enable the ‘Use SSL/TLS’   By default, ‘Trust server certificate’ option is enabled, which means that Examine will accept any server provided certificate for SSL connection. This option is useful when using a test email server that uses a self-signed certificate. It is recommended to NOT use this option for production systems and instead explicitly specify the server certificate to use by clicking on the Select truststore link. (See section on how to configure Keystores)

The Check Server Identity option allows Examine to verify the certificate provided by the server contains the correct host name during SSL negotiation. By default it is unchecked to not perform this validity check.

Setting up your Gmail account

If you have a Gmail accout, it is easy to setup it up as the main Email server to send email notifications.

  1. Enter the Host value as smtp.gmail.com

  2. Enter the Port number as 465

  3. Enter the From value with your email address such as user@gmail.com

  4. Enter the Username and Password values. Note that the username must be entered as user@gmail.com

  5. Select the Use SSL/TLS checkbox and also select the Trust server certificate checkbox.

  6. Leave the Check server identity checkbox unchecked.