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config system email-server

config 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|...]

set interface-select-method [auto|sdwan|...]

set interface {string}

end

config system email-server

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

type

Use FortiGuard Message service or custom email server.

option

-

custom

Option

Description

custom

Use custom email server.

reply-to

Reply-To email address.

string

Not Specified

server

SMTP server IP address or hostname.

string

Not Specified

port

SMTP server port.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

25

source-ip

SMTP server IPv4 source IP.

ipv4-address

Not Specified

0.0.0.0

source-ip6

SMTP server IPv6 source IP.

ipv6-address

Not Specified

::

authenticate

Enable/disable authentication.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable authentication.

disable

Disable authentication.

validate-server

Enable/disable validation of server certificate.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable validation of server certificate.

disable

Disable validation of server certificate.

username

SMTP server user name for authentication.

string

Not Specified

password

SMTP server user password for authentication.

password

Not Specified

security

Connection security used by the email server.

option

-

none

Option

Description

none

None.

starttls

STARTTLS.

smtps

SSL/TLS.

ssl-min-proto-version

Minimum supported protocol version for SSL/TLS connections .

option

-

default

Option

Description

default

Follow system global setting.

SSLv3

SSLv3.

TLSv1

TLSv1.

TLSv1-1

TLSv1.1.

TLSv1-2

TLSv1.2.

interface-select-method

Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach server.

option

-

auto

Option

Description

auto

Set outgoing interface automatically.

sdwan

Set outgoing interface by SD-WAN or policy routing rules.

specify

Set outgoing interface manually.

interface

Specify outgoing interface to reach server.

string

Not Specified

config 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|...]

set interface-select-method [auto|sdwan|...]

set interface {string}

end

config system email-server

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

type

Use FortiGuard Message service or custom email server.

option

-

custom

Option

Description

custom

Use custom email server.

reply-to

Reply-To email address.

string

Not Specified

server

SMTP server IP address or hostname.

string

Not Specified

port

SMTP server port.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

25

source-ip

SMTP server IPv4 source IP.

ipv4-address

Not Specified

0.0.0.0

source-ip6

SMTP server IPv6 source IP.

ipv6-address

Not Specified

::

authenticate

Enable/disable authentication.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable authentication.

disable

Disable authentication.

validate-server

Enable/disable validation of server certificate.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable validation of server certificate.

disable

Disable validation of server certificate.

username

SMTP server user name for authentication.

string

Not Specified

password

SMTP server user password for authentication.

password

Not Specified

security

Connection security used by the email server.

option

-

none

Option

Description

none

None.

starttls

STARTTLS.

smtps

SSL/TLS.

ssl-min-proto-version

Minimum supported protocol version for SSL/TLS connections .

option

-

default

Option

Description

default

Follow system global setting.

SSLv3

SSLv3.

TLSv1

TLSv1.

TLSv1-1

TLSv1.1.

TLSv1-2

TLSv1.2.

interface-select-method

Specify how to select outgoing interface to reach server.

option

-

auto

Option

Description

auto

Set outgoing interface automatically.

sdwan

Set outgoing interface by SD-WAN or policy routing rules.

specify

Set outgoing interface manually.

interface

Specify outgoing interface to reach server.

string

Not Specified