User guide

SMX System MultiMatrix Switcher • HTML Configuration and Control 95
a Mail IP Address field — The Mail IP Address field displays the IP address of the
mail server that handles the e-mail for the facility.
Valid IP addresses consist of four 1-, 2-, or 3-digit numeric subfields separated by dots
(periods). Each field can be numbered from 000 through 255. Leading zeroes, up to
3 digits total per field, are optional. Values of 256 and above are invalid.
b Domain Name field — The Domain Name field displays the domain name that the
SMX uses to log on to the e-mail server. Standard domain name conventions (for
example, @xxx.com) apply.
NOTES:
• The following characters are invalid or not recommended in the domain names:
+ ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > “ ; : | \ ? and space
• The @ character is acceptable only as the lead-in to the domain name (such as
@folklore.net).
c SMTP Authorization Required check box — The SMTP Authorization Required
check box sets the SMX to require SMTP authorization before accepting any e-mail. To
set up this authorization requirement, follow these steps:
1. To enable the SMTP Authorization fields, click the Edit button at the right of the
Mail IP Address field. The Edit button changes to Save.
2. Select the SMTP Authorization Required check box, located below the Domain
Name
field. This enables the User Name and Password fields below the check box.
3. In the User Name and Password fields, enter a user name and a password that
senders must enter in order for the SMX to accept their e-mail messages.
For the User Name, use any combination of letters, numerals, spaces, and symbols
except the comma (,) and the single and double quotation marks (‘ and “). For
the password, you can use all characters except the comma. The user name and
password can each be from 1 to 30 characters.
NOTE: You must specify both a user name and a password.
4. Click the Save button next to the Mail IP Address field to save your user name
and password.
To remove SMTP authorization, click Edit, deselect the SMTP Authorization
Required
check box, then click Save.
Email Address Fields
The eight Email Address fields identify the e-mail addresses of the personnel to whom the
SMX e-mails notification of its failure and repair status. Standard e-mail address conventions
([e-mail]) apply.
The check boxes and drop boxes associated with each address field let you specify criteria
under which the SMX will e-mail the recipients.
Click Edit to make changes. Click Save to save the changes (see figure 55).
• In the Missing Input drop-down list to the left of the address, select the inputs to
monitor for presence or absence of a signal.
• Check the Power box to monitor the power supplies.
• In the associated Email Options drop-down list, select whether the recipient is to be
e-mailed of failures, fixes, both, not notified, or removed from the e-mail list.