Email Connection

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Creating a New Email Connection 3 Email Connection Field Descriptions

Overview

Email connections are used two ways within OpsWise Automation Center:

• The Email Task uses the email connection to generate emails independent of tasks. See Email Task.
• The Email Notification uses the email connection to generate notifications related to tasks. See Email Notifications.

Creating a New Email Connection

The Email connection provides all the email server information necessary for the system to send an email using an Email task or notification.

1. From the Resources section of the Navigation Pane, select Email.
2. From the resource wizard, select New. OpsWise Automation Center displays the Email Connection screen:



3. Using the field descriptions provided below as a guide, complete the fields as needed.
4. Right-click and select Save to save the record and remain on the current display.
5. To test the connection, click Test Connection.
6. Click the Submit button to save the record.
7. If appropriate, repeat these steps for any additional Email resources you want to add.

Email Connection Field Descriptions

The table below describes the fields, buttons, and tabs on the Email connection screen.

Name	Description
Resource Name	Required. Name used within OpsWise Automation Center to identify this resource. Up to 40 alphanumerics. It is the user’s responsibility to develop a workable naming scheme for resources.
Incoming Mail Server (POP3)	Required. The name or IP address of the incoming email server.
POP3 Port	The port number on the machine where the email server resides. Any port number between 1 and 65535.
POP3 Requires SSL	Specifies whether your POP3 server requires SSL.
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)	Required. The name or IP address of the incoming email server.
SMTP Port	The port number on the machine where the email server resides. Any port number between 1 and 65535.
SMTP Requires SSL	Specifies whether your SMTP server requires SSL.
Email Address	The email address of the sender.
Authentication Req'd	If enabled, the user name and password (below) are required.
User Name	The name OpsWise Automation Center will use to connect to the server.
Password	The password OpsWise Automation Center will use to connect to the server.
Submit button	Submits the new record to the database.
Update button	Saves updates the record.
Delete button	Deletes the current record.
Email Tasks tab	Provides a list of tasks that use this email server.