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Mail Servers

The Mail Server page allows you to adjust the mail server settings. Go to System > Mail Server to view the Mail Server Settings page. Use this page to configure notifications for malware detected as well as the weekly report global email list.

The following options are available:

SMTP Server Address

Enter the SMTP server address.

Port

Enter the SMTP server port number.

If you use port 587, the SMTP process uses STARTTLS to encrypt the credentials and the email.

E-Mail Account

Enter the mail server email account. This is the From address.

Login Account

Enter the mail server login account.

Password

Enter the password.

Confirm Password

Confirm the password.

Send a notification email to the global email list when Files/URLs with selected rating are detected

Select to enable this feature. When enabled, a notification email is sent to the global email list, individual device, and VDOM/Domain email address when malware is detected.

Global notification mail receivers list (separated by comma)

Enter the email addresses that comprise the global email list.

What rating of job to send alert email

Select the rating of jobs that are included in the email alerts. Options include: Malicious, High Risk, Medium Risk, and Low Risk.

Notification mail subject template

Enter the subject line for the notification emails.

Send a notification email to the Device/Domain/VDOM email list when Files/URLs with selected ratings are detected

When a malware from an input device is detected, send a notification email to its admin email address.

What rating of job to send alert email

Select the rating of jobs that will trigger email notification. Options include: Malicious, High Risk, Medium Risk, and Low Risk.

Notification mail subject template

Enter the subject line for the notification emails.

Send a notification email to the email list when malicious/suspicious verdict is returned to client device

When enabled, a notification email is sent to an email list when a malicious/suspicious rating is retrieved by a client device.

Use FQDN as unit address for job detail link (default is IP address of Port1)

Use FQDN instead of port1 IP for a job detail link inside alert emails and reports.

FQDN Name

Enter FQDN name.

Send scheduled system resource status report to the email list

When a VM is near the custom threshold, send a usage status email to the admin email address.

System status email receivers list (separated by comma)

Enter the email addresses to get the status email.

Send alert email when:

CPU Usage >: Customize threshold of CPU usage.

RAM Usage >: Customize threshold of RAM usage.

Disk Usage >: Customize threshold of Disk usage.

Ramdisk Usage: Customize threshold of VM usage.

Total Pending Jobs: Customize threshold of total pending jobs.

Average Scan Time: Customize threshold of average scan time.

System check every (minutes): Customize system check schedule.

Send scheduled PDF report to global email receiver

Select to send a report email to the global email list.

Global email list to receive scheduled summary/detail report (separated by comma)

Enter the email addresses that comprise the global email list.

Send scheduled PDF report to Device/Domain/VDOM email address

Select to send PDF report to device/Protected Domain/VDOM email address also. The report will only contain jobs sent from the device/FortiMail Protected Domain/VDOM.

Report Schedule Type:

Select the report schedule type: Hourly, Daily, or Weekly.

For different schedule types, different frequency options are displayed. If the schedule type is Daily, the user can set the hour for which the report is generated.

Week Day:

Select the day the report is to be sent.

At hour:

Select the hour interval the report is to be sent.

Include job data before Days (0-28) days:

Select the job data before 0-28 days.

Hours (0-23):

Select the job data before 0-23 hours.

For example, if the user wants to include job data from the last two days and three hours before report generation, the user should select two in the Day Field and three in the Hour field.

What rating of job to be included in the detail report

Select the rating of jobs that are included in the reports. Options include: Malicious, High Risk, Medium Risk, and Low Risk.

OK

Click OK to apply any changes made to the mail server configuration.

Send Test Email

Click Send Test to send a test email to the global email list.

If an error occurs, the error message will appear at the top of the page and recorded in the System Logs.

Restore Default

Click Restore Default to restore the default mail server settings.

Mail Servers

The Mail Server page allows you to adjust the mail server settings. Go to System > Mail Server to view the Mail Server Settings page. Use this page to configure notifications for malware detected as well as the weekly report global email list.

The following options are available:

SMTP Server Address

Enter the SMTP server address.

Port

Enter the SMTP server port number.

If you use port 587, the SMTP process uses STARTTLS to encrypt the credentials and the email.

E-Mail Account

Enter the mail server email account. This is the From address.

Login Account

Enter the mail server login account.

Password

Enter the password.

Confirm Password

Confirm the password.

Send a notification email to the global email list when Files/URLs with selected rating are detected

Select to enable this feature. When enabled, a notification email is sent to the global email list, individual device, and VDOM/Domain email address when malware is detected.

Global notification mail receivers list (separated by comma)

Enter the email addresses that comprise the global email list.

What rating of job to send alert email

Select the rating of jobs that are included in the email alerts. Options include: Malicious, High Risk, Medium Risk, and Low Risk.

Notification mail subject template

Enter the subject line for the notification emails.

Send a notification email to the Device/Domain/VDOM email list when Files/URLs with selected ratings are detected

When a malware from an input device is detected, send a notification email to its admin email address.

What rating of job to send alert email

Select the rating of jobs that will trigger email notification. Options include: Malicious, High Risk, Medium Risk, and Low Risk.

Notification mail subject template

Enter the subject line for the notification emails.

Send a notification email to the email list when malicious/suspicious verdict is returned to client device

When enabled, a notification email is sent to an email list when a malicious/suspicious rating is retrieved by a client device.

Use FQDN as unit address for job detail link (default is IP address of Port1)

Use FQDN instead of port1 IP for a job detail link inside alert emails and reports.

FQDN Name

Enter FQDN name.

Send scheduled system resource status report to the email list

When a VM is near the custom threshold, send a usage status email to the admin email address.

System status email receivers list (separated by comma)

Enter the email addresses to get the status email.

Send alert email when:

CPU Usage >: Customize threshold of CPU usage.

RAM Usage >: Customize threshold of RAM usage.

Disk Usage >: Customize threshold of Disk usage.

Ramdisk Usage: Customize threshold of VM usage.

Total Pending Jobs: Customize threshold of total pending jobs.

Average Scan Time: Customize threshold of average scan time.

System check every (minutes): Customize system check schedule.

Send scheduled PDF report to global email receiver

Select to send a report email to the global email list.

Global email list to receive scheduled summary/detail report (separated by comma)

Enter the email addresses that comprise the global email list.

Send scheduled PDF report to Device/Domain/VDOM email address

Select to send PDF report to device/Protected Domain/VDOM email address also. The report will only contain jobs sent from the device/FortiMail Protected Domain/VDOM.

Report Schedule Type:

Select the report schedule type: Hourly, Daily, or Weekly.

For different schedule types, different frequency options are displayed. If the schedule type is Daily, the user can set the hour for which the report is generated.

Week Day:

Select the day the report is to be sent.

At hour:

Select the hour interval the report is to be sent.

Include job data before Days (0-28) days:

Select the job data before 0-28 days.

Hours (0-23):

Select the job data before 0-23 hours.

For example, if the user wants to include job data from the last two days and three hours before report generation, the user should select two in the Day Field and three in the Hour field.

What rating of job to be included in the detail report

Select the rating of jobs that are included in the reports. Options include: Malicious, High Risk, Medium Risk, and Low Risk.

OK

Click OK to apply any changes made to the mail server configuration.

Send Test Email

Click Send Test to send a test email to the global email list.

If an error occurs, the error message will appear at the top of the page and recorded in the System Logs.

Restore Default

Click Restore Default to restore the default mail server settings.