Technical Tip: Default SMTP setting under email service

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Description

This article describes how to check the default SMTP under email service.

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

Check the default SMTP server configured on the unit by going to System -> Advanced and select email service.

Use that default email server to send alert email, email FortiToken code, local reports (for FortiGate models with disk).

Starting with v7.4.4, the default email server has changed from notification.fortinet.net to fortinet-notifications.com:

New server

The reply-to field in the source email is now automatically updated to DoNotReply@fortinet-notifications.com for all servers, including custom ones. The reply-to option is no longer available, as shown in the image above.