Description
This article describeshow to configure email alerts because sometimes the FortiGate cannot access to the account in order to send the email alert.
Solution
This is an example of the configuration in FortiGate:
Configure Microsoft office365 account in the FortiGate.
Go to System -> Advanced -> Email Service option.
SMTP SERVER: smtp.office365.com
PORT: 587
AUTHENTICATION: example@domain.it
Password: xxxxxxxxx
SECURITY MODE: STARTTLS.
This article describeshow to configure email alerts because sometimes the FortiGate cannot access to the account in order to send the email alert.
Solution
This is an example of the configuration in FortiGate:
Configure Microsoft office365 account in the FortiGate.
Go to System -> Advanced -> Email Service option.
SMTP SERVER: smtp.office365.com
PORT: 587
AUTHENTICATION: example@domain.it
Password: xxxxxxxxx
SECURITY MODE: STARTTLS.
To configure alert email from GUI.
Go to Log & Report -> Email Alert Settings.
On the same page, select the events for the alerts.
To configure alert email from CLI.
Test this with following command:
# config system email-server
set port 587
set server smtp.office365.com
set authenticate enable
set username example@domain.it
set password *************
end
# config alertemail settingFollowing this, it will be possible to send alert mails.
set username example@domain.it
set mailto1 admin1@example.com
set mailto2 admin2@example.com
end
Test this with following command:
#diagnose log alertmail test
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