Enabling email
To use the email workflow action, you must configure Web Content Manager to use your SMTP server.
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Log in to the WebSphere® Integrated Solutions Console.
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Click Resources > Resource Environment > Resource Environment Providers > WCM WCMConfigService > Custom properties.
Cluster note: If you are using this web content server as part of a cluster, ensure that you use the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console for the deployment manager when you edit configuration properties.
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Specify
connect.connector.mailconnect
properties to use your SMTP server.Add the following properties:
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Default SMTP server
- Property name:
connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultsmtpserver
- Value:
mail.yourmailserver.com
- Property name:
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Default SMTP port
- Property name:
connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultsmtpport
- Value:
yourport
- Property name:
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Default email address for "from" field
- Property name:
connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultfromaddress
- Value:
admin@yourmailserver.com
- Property name:
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Default email address for "reply-to" field
- Property name:
connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultreplytoaddress
- Value:
admin@yourmailserver.com
- Property name:
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If you use a secured SMTP server, you need to specify a user name and password to access the SMTP server:
Add the following properties:
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Default user name
- Property name:
connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultusername
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Value:
username
- Default password
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Property name:
connect.connector.mailconnector.defaultpassword
- Value:
password
- Property name:
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If your SMTP server requires tls encryption, set this property:
- STARTTLS
- Property name:
connect.connector.mailconnector.enablestarttls
- Value:
true
- Property name:
- STARTTLS
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Save your changes.
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Restart the portal for the new settings to take effect.