Configuring Email Settings

After creating a new Email node, the dialog opens on the Email Settings tab.

Configure the following Hardware and Data settings, and then click Apply.

Setting

Description

Enable the email node

Select the checkbox to activate the node.

Node

Enter the node name of the Alert Email Service.

Mail Server

Enter the name of the mail server used for outgoing email notifications, and then enter the following information for connecting to the server.

  • Username
  • Password

  • Port

    Typically, the port number is 25, 465, or 587.

Enable SSL Security

Select the checkbox if the mail server requires an SSL/TLS security connection.

Use UA Points

Select the checkbox to load the Notification Message Fields as data points, and then complete the following fields.

  • Send: Enter the data source whose transition from False to True will trigger sending a message. Click to open Data Browser and select the data source.
  • Status: Enter the status of the sent message. Click to open Data Browser and select the data source.

Receive commands on this node

Select the checkbox to receive commands from the client.

Authentication Mode

  • Use the default Username and Password option and enter the user credentials obtained from your Entra ID or Gmail account.

  • Select the desired OAuth 2.0 authentication mode (OAuth2 Authorization Code + PKCE or OAuth2 Client Credentials), and then complete the additional settings using the information obtained from your Entra ID or Gmail account. Learn more

To test the email connection, click Test Email next to the Node text box. In the Send a test message dialog, complete the Node name (should be entered automatically), From email address, To email address, Subject, and Message, and then click Send Message.

If you have more than one email node, the Test Email button may not send from the selected node. It sends the test message using either the node with Receive commands on this node enabled or, if there is none, the first node alphabetically. It may send from a disabled node.

What's Next?

Configuring Email Message Settings