Configuring report output settings
Procedure
Note: Even if you want to send an email to a single user, you must still create a group for them.
On the REPORTS menu, under the Settings submenu, click Output settings.
- To send alerts and reports by email to an SMS:
- Under the Email to SMS Output System section, enter the host name, or IP address of the SMTP server to be used by the Smoothwall Filter and Firewall.
- Enter the Sender’s email address from which you want emails sent.
- Enter the SMS to address or recipient's email address to which you want to send the email.
- If you want the contents of the SMS message body to be truncated to 160 characters, select the option.
- If you need SMTP authentication, select the option to turn it on.
- If you're using SMTP, you'll need to enter the Username and Password.
- For the SMS subject line and the SMS message body, enter one of the available placeholders.
- Click Save.
- To send a report by email:
- Under the SMTP (Email) Output System section, enter the host name, or IP address of the SMTP server to be used by the Smoothwall Filter and Firewall.
- Enter the Sender’s email address from which you want emails sent.
- If you need SMTP authentication or SMTP TLS encryption, select the option to turn it on.
- If you select SMTP authentication, enter the Username and Password for it.
- If you need SMTP authentication or SMTP TLS encryption, select the option to turn it on.
- Click Save.
Follow-up task
To test the output:
- In Send test to, enter the cell phone number or the email address of the person who is to receive the test.
- Click Send test.