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July 1, 2015

Technical Tip: How to configure email server on FortiAnalyzer to receive reports over email

  • July 1, 2015
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Description

 
This article describes how to configure an email server on the FortiAnalyzer to receive reports over email. To set up email notifications for notification.fortinet.net, see this article: Technical Tip: How to set up Email Notifications with notification.fortinet.net.
 
Scope
 
FortiAnalyzer.


Solution

 
  1. Configure an email server under System Settings -> Advanced -> Mail ServerEnter the details as shown below.
 
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  1. Once the Mail server has been configured, go to System Settings -> Advanced -> Mail Server and 'Right-click' the server. After, select Test.

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  1. Enter the to and from email addresses to test the configuration.

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The following message will be displayed: 'A test email has been successfully sent to xxxx@example.com'.

  1. To receive generated reports via email, configure an Output profile.
  2. Go to Reports -> Advanced -> Output profile -> Create new
    • Select the format(s) that you want the report to be attached to.
    • Enable Email Generated Reports and select the email server created in Step 1.
    • Enter the from/to email address.

 

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  1. Go to ReportsSelect the required report and select Configuration ('Settings' in v5.4 and onward). Enable the option Enable Notification and select the Output Profile.

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Troubleshooting:
If having any issues receiving email after the report is generated, the test connection command can be used to verify where it fails between FortiAnalyzer and MailServer. 

 

diagnose test connection mailserver <server-name> <mail-from> <mail-to> 

 

For example: 

 

diagnose test connection mailserver email-example faz@example.com admin@example.com

 

The following debug commands can also be run before report generation:

 

diagnose debug application fazmaild 255

diagnose debug enable


Related documents
Mail Server
Creating output profiles

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Technical Tip: How to set up Email Notifications with notification.fortinet.net
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