If any one of the settings you input is incorrect, this will cause email to fail.įor Hotmail/, it is recommended you change the "From address" to have the same source domain, meaning if your ISP is Comcast and their domain is, the from address must be This may be required for other mail services as well.įor Gmail, you may need to modify an account setting to allow the NMC to send email through your Gmail account(s). You'll need these (SMTP server, SMTP authentication mode, SMTP port, etc) for the recipient configuration to be successful. These settings should be readily available by checking with your email provider. Upon doing so, Custom Email Server settings will become available in the section below. Within the same screen, specify the Server option as Custom. Under Email Recipient, enable email generation and enter your email address. Keep in mind, if you are using multiple recipients including any that are using the local mail server, changing your "From address" to match your ISP's domain may cause your local mail server to reject the address.Ģ.) Navigate to Configuration->Notification->Recipients.
If it is, you will need to authorize your Network management Card as a legitimate sender. Please also check that you outgoing "From Address" matches your ISP's domain, a DNS test works, and that the test email is not in your spam folder.NMC1 SKUs will never be able to support SSL authentication. If that is the case, you'll need to pursue the options listed for NMC2 firmware version v6.0.X below. As a result, many ISP's block port 25 since it has been used for the transmission of spam and malware from infected computers for nearly a decade. Another option may be to use a different port your provider supports but these ports generally will require SSL SMTP authentication which v3.7.X and v5.1.X do not support. Many ISP's block this port for security reasons, especially for home users (versus business users). The original/legacy email ports have been in use since the inception of email and have limited or no security features. If the instructions above not work, please ensure that TCP port 25 is open.