Veeder-Root TLS-450PLUS, Operator'S Manual

Initial Setup Of The Console Using Workflow Wizard

Setup>Communication>SMTP Relay

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Setup>Communication>SMTP Relay

The syste

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 supports Si

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ple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), an Internet standard for e

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ail 

trans

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ission. This screen lets you configure this feature, which allows the console to act as 

a 

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ail client, using SMTP to send 

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essages to a 

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ail server.

NOTES: 

1.

So

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e fields require the Total Control Feature.

2.

Sender E

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ail Address, Syste

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 Hostna

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e, SMTP Relay and SMPT Server Password 

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ust be provided by the ISP (Internet service provider).

SMTP Server / Relay Host [Relayhost/Smart 
host]

Touch to enter the IP address or hostna

m

e of the SMTP 

server/relay host that the console is atte

m

pting to connect 

with. When this field is used, all 

m

ail is forwarded through 

this host and not sent directly to recipients. NOTE: a URL is 
not valid for this field.

SMTP uses this field to deter

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ine the appropriate internet 

destination. So

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e ISPs block e

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ail traffic until it is sent 

through their 

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ail server. 

Port Number [Relayhost/Smarthost Port]

The port on the server where the e

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ail should be sent. This 

field is populated when the SMTP server is entered. The 
default port nu

m

ber is 25.

NOTE: if the ‘SMTP Server Requires SSL’ field below is 
enabled, this port nu

m

ber should be 465 or 587.

Authentication Type

Touch to enter the type of SMTP authentication that is 
required by the re

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ote server:

•

No Authentication

 - no userna

m

e and password is 

required.

•

CRAM MD5

 - secure trans

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ission of userna

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e and pass-

word.

•

Plain

 - the userna

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e and password are sent as hu

m

an-

readible text to the server (without encryption).

•

Login

 - he userna

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e and password are sent as hu

m

an-

readible text to the server (without encryption).

NOTE: you should select the 

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ost secure 

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ethod allowed by 

your server. Check with your ISP if you have questions.

SMTP Server Username [Relayhost/Smart 
host Server User Name]

Touch to enter the server na

m

e for authentication - 

m

axi-

m

u

m

 60 characters.

SMTP Server Password [Relayhost/Smart 
host Password]

Touch to enter the server password or ‘shared secret’ for 
the server - 

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axi

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u

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 25 characters.

SMTP Server Requires SSL [Relay Requires 
SSL]

When enabled it forces the use of SSL encryption for the 
entire session when co

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unicating with the server.

Generally this should not be enabled (checked) because the 
console will auto

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atically use SSL encryption if the server 

supports it. It should be enabled only for older e

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ail servers 

where the entire co

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unication 

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ust be wrapped in SSL.

This selection should not be enabled for 

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odern servers that 

negotiate encryption after connecting or the connection will 
fail. If the relay server port nu

m

ber is 25 (default), this 

selection should not be enabled. 

Sender Name

Touch to enter the na

m

e that will display as the sender of the e

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ail. Maxi

m

u

m

 of 40 charac-

ters.

Sender Email Address

Touch to enter valid sender’s e

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ail address (using the standard for

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at, such as technical-

support@veeder.co

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). Maxi

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u

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 of 254 characters.

This entry specifies the originating e

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ail address. It also appears in the ‘Fro

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:’ header field 

within the e

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ail 

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essage.

NOTE: If you leave this field blank, the e

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ail 

m

essage is set to the Linux account on the con-

sole that is sending e

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ail, followed by @[hostna

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e].[do

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ainna

m

e](your hostna

m

e and 

do

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ain na

m

e).

Use System Hostname

If enabled, the syste

m

 hostna

m

e is used and is displayed below. If disabled, you can enter a 

valid hostna

m

e in the field below. The default is enabled.

Sender Hostname

Touch to enter the na

m

e that is sent to the SMTP server (used for SMTP tasks such as con-

necting re

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ote 

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ail servers). So

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e 

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ail servers require a valid Internet hostna

m

e when 

other 

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ail servers connect. Usually this the hostna

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e that your IP address resolves to and 

would be included in the infor

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ation fro

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 your ISP. It should never be the do

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ain na

m

e or 

the relayhost na

m

e.

Relay Host Enabled

If disabled, these fields are not available. If enabled, SMTP is used for e

m

ail and the follow-

ing fields are available:
• SMPT server/Relay Host
• Port  Nu

m

ber

• Authentication Type
• SMTP Server Userna

m

e

• SMTP Server Password
• SMTP Server Requires SSL