You must configure the “SMTP settings” to start the email service for the portal users.
You need to configure the following SMTP Settings:
– From Name: Insert the name you want to display in the email to the receiver.
– From Address: Insert the e-mail address you want to display in the email to the receiver.
– SMTP Host: Insert the host address.
– SMTP Port: Insert the Port that is used by outgoing mail servers.
– Username: Insert your username.
– Password: Insert the password.
After inserting the details click on the Save button to complete the SMTP settings.
Send Test Email: You can send the test mail to verify if all the details are correct or not.
Note: Here is the test mail:
Each smtp server has a different authentication method so user have to follow the mail server specific rules.
You can check the following sites for the same:
– Microsoft Exchange: smtp-mail.outlook.com/587
– Yahoo: smtp.mail.yahoo.com/587
– Gmail: smtp.gmail.com/587
– Hotmail: smtp.live.com/587
– AOL: smtp.aol.com/587