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GFI Network Server Monitor Configuring monitor functions • 48
Screenshot 41 - SMTP server check parameters dialog
The SMTP Mailserver check requires the following parameters:
• Port – Specify the TCP port to be used when connecting to the
SMTP mail server (SMTP Default port is 25).
• Timeout – Specify the connection timeout in milliseconds. The
check will fail if a connection is not established before the specified
timeout elapses.
• Requires an encrypted connection (SSL) – Select this option if you
want to encrypted the transmission (i.e. establish a secure session
by electronically authenticating each end of an encrypted
transmission).
• Login to mailbox – Select this option if you want to verify mail box
authentication on your mail server.
• Send an email to one or more recipients – Select this option if you
want to verify your SMTP server’s functionality by sending a test
email to particular recipients. To specify the sender and
recipient(s) email address, click on ‘Configure’.
NOTE: When the ‘Login to mailbox’ option is selected, alternative
credentials will be required so that this check can remotely logon to
the mailbox on your SMTP server. The New Check Wizard
automatically prompts you to configure these alternative credentials
(i.e., the user name and password) during the creation of this check.
After the check has been created, you can make changes to
alternative credentials from the Check properties dialog > ‘Logon
Credentials’ tab.