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GFI Network Server Monitor  Global alerting options • 109 
Screenshot 103 - Mail server propertiesdialog 
2. Click on ‘Add’ and specify the following parameters in the Mail 
server properties dialog: 
•  Hostname/IP - Specify the Hostname (e.g. Mailserver) or IP 
address (e.g. 192.168.1.200) of the Mail server to be used. 
•  Port - Specify the TCP communication port to be used for the 
transmission. (This parameter is set by default to SMTP-port 25) 
•  This SMTP server requires authentication – Select this option if 
your SMTP server requires authentication to send email 
messages. Specify the logon credentials in the provided fields. 
•  Sender (email) - Specify the email account which will be used 
when sending emails from the specified SMTP server (e.g., 
nsmadmin@gfi.com). 
NOTE: All alerts generated by GFI Network Server Monitor will be 
sent via the specified email account. 
•  Sender (Display Name) – Specify a display name for the Sender’s 
email account. 
NOTE: To test this configuration, click on ‘Send a test message’. This 
function makes use of the specified mail server parameters to send a 
test email to the specified email address. 
4.  Click on ‘OK’ to close the mail server properties dialog. 
5.  To change the priority of the configured mail server, click on ‘Move 
Up’ or ‘Move Down’. 










