Configuring SMTP Server Settings

The SMTP Server Settings on the Server's SMTP Configuration tab are complete automatically when define them in the EFT Server Setup Wizard. You must configure the SMTP Server settings for EFT Server to send e-mail notifications when events occur, including the address for the outgoing mail server, an address for EFT Administrator, and other details described below.

To configure EFT Server to send e-mail notifications

  1. Click the Server tab in EFT Administrator and select the EFT Server that you want to configure.

  2. In the right pane, click the SMTP Configuration tab.

  1. In the SMTP host address box, specify the address of the mail server EFT Server will use to send outgoing messages.

  2. In the Port box, specify the port number at which the mail server accepts messages. The standard is 25.

  3. In the From e-mail address box, type the "From" e-mail address that will appear in e-mail notifications sent by EFT Server.

  4. In the From name box, type the "From" name that will appear in e-mail notifications sent by EFT Server. "GlobalSCAPE EFT Server" appears by default.

  5. Do one of the following:

  6. In the Address Book area, click Add to add a name and e-mail addresses of recipients of EFT Server event notifications. The name and address in the first row appear in the To box of the Edit Mail Template dialog box; names and addresses in the other rows are added to the CC box of the Edit Mail Template dialog box, separated by semicolons.

  7. Click Apply to save the settings on EFT Server.