Configuring email settings

Access the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) host and CMS e-mail settings through the First Time Wizard or choose OptionsEventsAutomatic Event HandlingEmail Settings. The Email Settings page appears.

Enter the SMTP host name. The SMTP host is the outgoing e-mail server that the CMS uses to send e-mail notifications.

In the Sender's e-mail address box, enter the e-mail address that the management server uses when sending e-mail notifications.

To authenticate your SMTP server, select Server Requires Authentication.

Enter the account user name and password in the corresponding boxes.

Note If you did not enter a valid Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) host, HP SIM notifies you that it cannot send e-mail notifications. If you do not want to enter e-mail settings now, click OK, or to enter a valid SMTP host, click Cancel.

If you are changing the e-mail settings from the OptionsEventsAutomatic Event HandlingEmail Settings page, click OK to save changes.