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How do I setup SMTP to send Email notifications?

Dana Anderson
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Several Cerberus features require an SMTP server to be configured to enable the server to send emails. Email event actions, password expiration notification, web password resets, and public file sharing all require an SMTP server.

Adding a New SMTP Server Configuration

You can add an SMTP server configuration on the Event Targets page of the Event Manager.

Open the Cerberus UI and click the Event Manager toolbar button.

The Event Targets page allows you to add email servers. Go to Event Targets.

 

The Event Targets page of the Event Manager

The Event Targets page of the Event Manager

 

Click the New button on the top-right side of the targets page and select New SMTP Target.

 

Add a New SMTP Target Dialog

Add a New SMTP Target Dialog

 

SMTP Settings

When you are finished adding the SMTP server details, press the Update button to save your configuration. Additional edits may require a service restart for settings to take effect. 

 

SMTP Configuration page

SMTP Configuration

 

Label A label you can use to help identify this configuration.
Server Enter the server address of the email server that you want to send from.
Port Enter your SMTP port number, You can find the port number from the support page of your email service.
Encryption

Select the encryption method for your SMTP server

  • None  (default port 25)
  • TLS/SSL  (default port 465)
  • STARTTLS  (default port 587 or 25)
Verify Remote Certificate When checked, Verify Remote Certificate will ensure that the host’s certificate and peer chain are valid. 
Sender Name Outgoing Emails will use this as the sender's name.
Sender Email Outgoing Emails will use this as the sender's email address.
Use Authentication If your SMTP server needs authentication, just enable this option and input the username/password.
Test Test your SMTP settings by entering an email address and pressing the Test button. 

 

SMTP Server Examples

 

Service Server Authentication Port
Gmail.com smtp.gmail.com TLS/SSL 465
  smtp.gmail.com StartTLS 587

Service Server Authentication Port
Outlook.com smtp.live.com StartTLS 587

 

Service Server Authentication Port
Office 365 smtp.office365.com StartTLS 587

Note: Microsoft deprecated Basic Authentication in October of 2023, which is what Cerberus uses to Connect to O365. Follow this MS article to designate a user to authenticate on to O365 from Cerberus:

Enable or disable authenticated client SMTP submission (SMTP AUTH) in Exchange Online

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