User guide

Chapter 3: System Settings
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5 In the Outgoing Server area, enter:
• an outgoing SMTP mail server name (e.g.,
mail.yourserver.com)
• an outgoing mail server port (a number between 1-
65535. Your IT Administrator will have this information)
• an appropriate server timeout interval
6 If your outgoing mail server requires authentication,
select the SMTP Authentication check box and enter the
username and password to send mail on that server.
Note: viewLinc automatically uses secure SMTP if it is
supported by the SMTP server.
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If your outgoing mail server requires confirmation
through a POP3 connection before sending mail,
configure the following settings:
a Select POP3 connection is required.
b Enter the incoming POP3 mail server name.
c Enter the incoming mail server port.
d Select POP3 Authentication, then enter a username
and password for a valid POP3 account for the view-
Linc system to use.
8 Click Test Email to test your settings. If they are OK,
continue. If not, adjust the administrator e-mail address
and verify the settings as indicated in these steps until
the test email is sent successfully. The ‘administrator
email address’ field should not be left blank.
9 Click Save to save the e-mail settings, which will be used
for email notifications throughout viewLinc.
Editing Alarm Email Templates
You can edit the information that is sent about alarms in the
various alarm notification emails: for example, the email
notifying you about a Communication or Threshold Alarm, a
repeated Alarm, an Acknowledged Alarm, or a Device
Transfer. You may want to edit emails to modify contents if