Configuring an Email Notification Server
- Go to Service Account and Device Pairing > E-mail.
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Click Add SMTP
Service.
The Add SMTP Service window appears.
- Select an email account.
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Configure the following.
Service Providers
User Actions
Gmail or Outlook
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Click Add account.
The email account window appears.
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Specify the email address that will act as the sender for QuTS hero notifications.
A confirmation message appears.
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Click Allow.
Yahoo
Important:You must configure settings in Yahoo Mail before specifying your account information in Notification Center.
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Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
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Go to Help > Account Info > Account Security.
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Enable Allow apps that use less secure sign in.
Return to Notification Center and specify a valid Yahoo mail address and password.
Custom
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Specify the domain name or the IP address of your SMTP service such as smtp.gmail.com.
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Specify the port number for the SMTP server. If you specified an SMTP port when you configured the port forwarding settings, use this port number.
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Specify the email address that will act as the sender for QuTS hero notifications.
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Specify a username that contains a maximum of 128 ASCII characters.
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Specify a password that contains a maximum of 128 ASCII characters.
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Select one of the following secure connection options.
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SSL: Use SSL to secure the connection.
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TLS: Use TLS to secure the connection.
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None: Do not use a secure connection.
QNAP recommends enabling a secure connection if the SMTP server supports it.
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Others
Specify a valid email address and its account password.
Tip:To configure multiple email servers, click Add SMTP Service, and then perform the previous steps.
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- Optional:
Select Set as default SMTP service account.
Note:
System notifications are sent with the default SMTP service.
- Optional:
Click
.
The SMTP server sends a test email.
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Click Create.
Notification Center adds the SMTP service to the list.