To access this dialog box:

Select HOSTS > Add Host > SMTP (Outgoing email).

When you create the host, you can set the following General properties. To set additional properties, edit the host.

For more information, see SMTP (Outgoing Email) - Additional Properties.

To configure SMTP hosts to encrypt the traffic between MOVEit Automation and the SMTP host, select the Secure Connection with TLS check box. The option to Ignore TLS Certificate errors is then active.

Note: The host's properties page shows the configured settings for each property area. To view all possible settings, click Edit.

SMTP Host Field

Description

General

Friendly Name

A name for the host. The name you specify appears in the MOVEit Automation user interface.

Description

Optional. Description of the host. This field is informational only, and does not affect the operation of the host.

Hostname/IP Address

The full hostname (example: MOVEitstdnet.com) or IP address (example: 192.168.12.14) of the remote server.

Port

Port number of the remote server on which to connect.

The default port number is 25.

Username

Optional. The SMTP server username.

Password

Optional. The SMTP server password.

From Address

The email address or name and email address from which messages and attachments are sent through this server. It must be a valid email address, or in the format 'Name<email@example.com>'.

Secure Connection with TLS

Optional. Select to secure the SMTP connection with TLS.

Ignore TLS Certificate errors

Optional. Select to ignore TLS Certificate errors.

Test

Click to test your connection.

For more information, see Tests Performed on Hosts.
Note: When MOVEit Automation is dealing with busy email servers or large numbers of recipients, tasks may run significantly longer than normal. To ensure that MOVEit Automation does not have to wait for each message to be sent, you can install a local SMTP relay server which will queue up messages and send them to your production email servers when they are better able to accept them.