Starting a TCP Protocol SMTP test

FortiTester tests performance of a target device under SMTP traffic by simulating a volume of clients to generate SMTP traffic.

To start an SMTP test:

1. Go to Cases > Performance Testing > Protocol > TCP > SMTP to display the test case summary page.
2. Click + Create New to display the Select case options dialog box.
3. In the popup dialog, for the Network Config option, select the network template you have created in Cases > Security Testing > Objects > Networks. Then the network related options will automatically be filled. See Using network configuration templates for how to create a network template.
4. Select a Certificate Group if applicable.
5. Click OK to continue.
6. Configure the test case options described below.
7. Click Start to run the test case.

FortiTester saves the configuration automatically so you can run the test again later. You can also click Save to save the test case without running it.

Tip 1: You can also copy an existing case, and change its settings to create a new case. In the case list, click Clone to clone the configuration. Only the case name is different from the original case. Tip 2: You can add or edit a comment when the test is running. This comment can be used to search for the test result in the Results page. This is useful especially when the test runs for a long time.

Protocol Test Case common options

Protocol Test Case configuration specific to Mail SMTP Test

Settings	Guidelines
Load
SMTP Email Address	The email sender address. The default is “tester@mailserver.com”.
SMTP Email To	The email receiver address. The default is “receiver@mailserver.com”.
Enable Authentication	Enable to use password when sending SMTP email.
SMTP Email Password	The password of email sender. The default is “tester@fts”.
Enable Attachment	Enable to add attachment in the email.
Attachment File Object	Select the file template you have created in Cases > Performance Testing > Objects > Files, then enter how many files you want to include in the attachment. For example, if you enter 3, the first three files in the file template will be included. Only available when the Enable Attachment is selected.