• SonicOS 8
• About SonicOS
  • Working with SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• About Device
  • Device Log Introduction
• Settings
  • Filtering the Base Setup View
  • Configuring the Logging and Alert Levels
    • Setting the Logging Level
    • Setting the Alert Level
  • About Other Top Row Buttons
    • Edit Attributes of All Categories
    • Reset All Event Counts
    • Save Template
    • Import Template
      • Default Template
      • Minimal Template
      • Analyzer/ViewPoint/GMS Template
      • Firewall Action Template
      • Custom Template
    • View Logs
  • About the Log Settings Base Setup Table
    • Category Column
    • Color Column
    • ID Column
    • Priority Column
    • GUI Column
    • Alert Column
    • Syslog Column
    • Internet Protocol Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Column
    • Email Column
    • Event Count Column
    • Edit and Reset Count Icons
  • Configuring Event Attributes Globally
  • Configuring Event Attributes Selectively
    • Configuring Event Attributes by Category
    • Configuring Event Attributes by Group
    • Configuring Event Attributes by Event
    • About Filename Logging
• Syslog
  • About Event Profiles
  • About Syslog Server Profiling
  • Using a GMS/Analytics Server for Syslog
  • Syslog Settings
  • Syslog Servers
    • Adding a Syslog Server
    • Editing a Syslog Server
    • Enabling Syslog Servers
    • Disabling Syslog Server
    • Deleting Syslog Servers
• Automation
  • Email Settings
  • Mail Server Settings
  • FTP Log Automation
• Name Resolution
• Reports
  • Data Collection
  • View Data
  • Backup Logs Information
• AWS
  • Enabling AWS Logs
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Mail Server Settings

Navigate Device > Log > Automation > Mail Server Settings tab, the mail server settings allow you to specify the name or IP address of your mail server, the from Email address, and authentication method. You can also enter a POP3 server name or IP address, with username and password.

• Mail Server (name or IP address) - Enter the IP address or FQDN of the email server used to send your log emails in this field.

  If the Mail Server (name or IP address) is left blank, log and alert messages are not emailed.

• Advanced - The Advanced button displays the Log Mail Advanced Setting dialog.

  

  • Smtp port - Enter the SMTP port used for email. The default port number is 25.
  • Connection Security Method - Select a security method for the email from the drop-down menu:
    • None (default)
    • SSL/TLS
    • STARTTLS
  • Enable SMTP Authentication - Select to enable SMTP authentication for the emails, then enter the following. This option is disabled by default.
    • Username
    • Password

• From Email Address - Enter the Email address you want to display in the From field of the message.
• Authentication Method - You can use the default None or select POP Before SMTP.
  • POP3 Server (name or IP address) - Enter the IP address or FQDN of the email server used to send your log emails in this field.
  • Username - Enter the POP3 username.
  • Password - Enter the password for the POP3 account.
• If finished configuring settings on this page, click Accept.

  Clicking on Show Log Monitor displays you all the system logs.