5170 Quad-Ethernet Module SMTP Interface 6-1
Figure 6-1. SMTP Configuration screen.
Email (SMTP) Interface
The Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) facilitates the sending of email alerts to users when alarms occur.
By using this feature users are able to have important device status pushed to them rather than having to constantly
monitor status. SMTP operation in QEM 5170 requires the outgoing mail server IP address of the local network and
the username and password that the said server requires for authentication.Usually the IT department needs to be
contacted for this feature.
5170 QEM Recipient Support
The 5170 QEM can send emails to up to 5 email addresses. All the
emails sent include the same text and alarm data: name, location, alarm
type, and time. Emails are sent based upon alarms that are selected from
a predefined list. Enabling SMTP will enable reset alerts, sending an
email each time the QEM 5170 is reset (in addition to the alerts
configured below).
Email Configuration and Interface
To enable the email functionality in the 5170 QEM go to the
Configuration →Ethernet Module →Edit →SMTP web page.
It is enabled when a valid address is typed into one of the email ID
textboxes, a valid outgoing mail server IP Address is entered, a valid
From email ID is entered, and at least one alert box is checked in the
Alert Notification configuration window. Choices are shown in
Figure 6-2. For email servers requiring password support Enable the
Server Security and enter a valid User Name and Password.
Note that these Alerts are also used to initiate TRAP alerts if SNMP is
enabled.
The default settings of the 5170 QEM include the email address of a
third party email server (Host Name/IP), a known DNS server IP
Address, a registered third party email server user name, and password.
You can specify your own destination email address and use the rest of
the defaults to test email functionality quickly. In order for the email to
work, the 5170 OEM must be connected/configured to a host device
(router, gateway server) actively connected to the Internet. You need to
enable SMTP mode and assign the IP address of the host device as the
gateway IP address of the 5170 QEM (this is often a local router with an
IP address of 192.168.1.1) under the Quad Ethernet Module tab.
The use of this third party email server allows the 5170 QEM
communication statistics to be viewed by ASCO Power
Technologies. The data is streamed outside of the local
intranet. It could also result in loss of communication if the
email server stops functioning or is disabled.
Therefore, for optimal security, once a test indicates the emails are being
properly received, you should configure the 5170 QEM with the local
network recommended settings.
Figure 6-2. Alerts Configuration screen.
