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system email-server

Configure the email server used by the FortiGate various things. For example, for sending email messages to users to support user authentication features.

  config system email-server
      Description: Configure the email server used by the FortiGate various things. For example, for sending email messages to users to support user authentication features.
      set type {option}
      set reply-to {string}
      set server {string}
      set port {integer}
      set source-ip {ipv4-address}
      set source-ip6 {ipv6-address}
      set authenticate [enable|disable]
      set validate-server [enable|disable]
      set username {string}
      set password {password}
      set security [none|starttls|...]
      set ssl-min-proto-version [default|SSLv3|...]
  end

config system email-server

Parameter Name Description Type Size
type Use FortiGuard Message service or custom email server.
custom: Use custom email server.
option -
reply-to Reply-To email address. string Maximum length: 63
server SMTP server IP address or hostname. string Maximum length: 63
port SMTP server port. integer Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535
source-ip SMTP server IPv4 source IP. ipv4-address Not Specified
source-ip6 SMTP server IPv6 source IP. ipv6-address Not Specified
authenticate Enable/disable authentication.
enable: Enable authentication.
disable: Disable authentication.
option -
validate-server Enable/disable validation of server certificate.
enable: Enable validation of server certificate.
disable: Disable validation of server certificate.
option -
username SMTP server user name for authentication. string Maximum length: 63
password SMTP server user password for authentication. password Not Specified
security Connection security used by the email server.
none: None.
starttls: STARTTLS.
smtps: SSL/TLS.
option -
ssl-min-proto-version Minimum supported protocol version for SSL/TLS connections (default is to follow system global setting).
default: Follow system global setting.
SSLv3: SSLv3.
TLSv1: TLSv1.
TLSv1-1: TLSv1.1.
TLSv1-2: TLSv1.2.
option -

Configure the email server used by the FortiGate various things. For example, for sending email messages to users to support user authentication features.

  config system email-server
      Description: Configure the email server used by the FortiGate various things. For example, for sending email messages to users to support user authentication features.
      set type {option}
      set reply-to {string}
      set server {string}
      set port {integer}
      set source-ip {ipv4-address}
      set source-ip6 {ipv6-address}
      set authenticate [enable|disable]
      set validate-server [enable|disable]
      set username {string}
      set password {password}
      set security [none|starttls|...]
      set ssl-min-proto-version [default|SSLv3|...]
  end

config system email-server

Parameter Name Description Type Size
type Use FortiGuard Message service or custom email server.
custom: Use custom email server.
option -
reply-to Reply-To email address. string Maximum length: 63
server SMTP server IP address or hostname. string Maximum length: 63
port SMTP server port. integer Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535
source-ip SMTP server IPv4 source IP. ipv4-address Not Specified
source-ip6 SMTP server IPv6 source IP. ipv6-address Not Specified
authenticate Enable/disable authentication.
enable: Enable authentication.
disable: Disable authentication.
option -
validate-server Enable/disable validation of server certificate.
enable: Enable validation of server certificate.
disable: Disable validation of server certificate.
option -
username SMTP server user name for authentication. string Maximum length: 63
password SMTP server user password for authentication. password Not Specified
security Connection security used by the email server.
none: None.
starttls: STARTTLS.
smtps: SSL/TLS.
option -
ssl-min-proto-version Minimum supported protocol version for SSL/TLS connections (default is to follow system global setting).
default: Follow system global setting.
SSLv3: SSLv3.
TLSv1: TLSv1.
TLSv1-1: TLSv1.1.
TLSv1-2: TLSv1.2.
option -