The Mail Server Configuration form allows you to establish a mail server to handle the sending of reports via email. Any mail server can be used for distribution. The mail server does not need to be running on the same computer as the Reporting Engine.
Server Name: This is the SMTP address of the mail server (e.g., mail.yourdomain.com, smtp.yourdomain.com, etc.).
Server Port: The default port for SMTP servers is 25. Unless you know that the port of this SMTP server is different, leave this at 25.
AutoMail Email: This is the FROM and Return address for the email header, indicating who the emails will appear to be from.
AutoMail User Name: This is the user account. It must correspond to a valid account on the email server.
AutoMail Password: This is the password for the above email address.
Once you have established your settings, click the Test Email button. If you have used valid data in the settings, you will receive a success message. If you have entered invalid data (e.g., incorrect mail server, nonexistent account, wrong password, etc.), then you will receive an error message stating "The connection failed to send the test email."
