User guide

72Metered Rack PDU User Guide
E-mail test.
Path: Administration > Notification > E-mail > test
Send a test message to a configured recipient.
SMTP Server Select one of the following methods for routing e-mail:
• Local: Through the Rack PDU’s SMTP server. This setting (recommended) ensures that the
e-mail is sent before the Rack PDU’s 20-second time-out, and, if necessary, is retried several
times. Also do one of the following:
• Enable forwarding at the Rack PDU’s SMTP server so that it can route e-mail to external
SMTP servers. Typically, SMTP servers are not configured to forward e-mail. Check with
the administrator of your SMTP server before changing its configuration to allow
forwarding.
• Set up a special e-mail account for the Rack PDU to forward e-mail to an external mail
account.
• Recipient: Directly to the recipient’s SMTP server. With this setting, the Rack PDU tries to
send the e-mail only once. On a busy remote SMTP server, the time-out may prevent some e-
mail from being sent.
When the recipient uses the Rack PDU’s SMTP server, this setting has no effect.
Format The long format contains Name, Location, Contact, IP address, serial number of the device,
date and time, event code, and event description. The short format provides only the event
description.
Language Choose a language from the drop-down list and any mails will be sent in that language. It is
possible to use different languages for different users.
User Name
Password
Confirm
Password
If your mail server requires authentication, type your user name and password here. This
performs a simple authentication, not SSI.
Setting Description