GeoEvent Server 'Global Settings' provide a way in GeoEvent Server to review and modify global configuration settings. These property settings apply to the entire GeoEvent Server configuration, and may be used as defaults in various places. For example, when a GeoEvent Connector needs to define SMTP settings for sending an email, it will start with the global system setting values, then allow you to modify those settings for the specific component you are creating.
SMTP System Settings
The following system settings may be helpful in pre-configuring your SMTP server settings or adding a new text messaging carrier. If you intend to create several text or email outputs, you should modify these settings before you create your outputs to streamline your configuration.
SMTP Settings
- Default SMTP server host
- The SMTP server to use to send the text messages.
- This will typically be your corporate email server (e.g. smtp.companyx.com).
- If you have problems, or are using an external SMTP email server (like GMail), please see RJ Sunderman's reply to the following post: I Am Not Receiving Any Emails
- Default SMTP port
- The port the SMTP server listens on.
- The default value for SMTP servers are:
- Using anonymous authentication is 25.
- For SSL/TLS, the default should usually be 465.
- Other common SMTP ports are 2525 and 587.
- You will need to contact your IT administrator to identify the port(s) over which SMTP messages can be sent in your organization. Note also that external ports may be blocked by your firewall, so check with your IT group.
- Default SMTP authentication
- Anonymous
- The email server will send anything so long as the Sender's email is valid on that server.
- If the Sender's email address is not valid the email will be discarded without error.
- SSL (Secure Socket Layer) - an earlier version of encryption.
- TLS (Transport Layer Security) - a later version of encryption that replaced SSL.
- Default SMTP user name [optional, used only with SSL/TLS authentication modes]
- Enter a username that can be used to authenticate with the SMTP server.
- Default SMTP password [optional, used only with SSL/TLS authentication modes]
- Enter the password for the username entered above.
More documentation on GeoEvent Server Global Settings may be found here:
http://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/geoevent/latest/administer/managing-global-settings.htm
