Emailing Reports and Logs

To email a report or log:

1. Open the report, log, or dashboard that contains the report(s) you want to email, then open Schedule Report.
   • Logs. Click on Export menu (

     

     ) and select Schedule Export.
   • Dashboard/Reports. Click on Dashboard Options menu () and select Schedule Export.

     Schedule Export dialog displays.

2. Configure the following:
   • Name. Enter a name for the schedule. You can manage the scheduled report from the Scheduled Reports Library.
   • Start Time. Enter the time of day you want the scheduled report to run.
   • Send Interval. Use the controls provided to indicate how often the scheduled report should run.
   • Export Type. Select HTML, Excel (XML), CSV, or TXT.
   • To. Enter email address for the intended recipient.
   • From. Enter an email address for the report sender.
   • Subject. Enter a subject for the email message, if required.
   • SMTP Server. Enter the name of the mail server.
   • Port. Change the port number, if required.
   • Timeout (sec). Change the length of time (in seconds) to wait for a response from the SMTP server for each command WhatsUp Gold issues. If the limit is exceeded, the request will fail.
   • Use SMTP authentication. Select if the SMTP server requires authentication. If selected, enter a user name and password for authentication purposes.
   • Use encrypted connection (SSL/TLS). Select if your SMTP sever supports encrypting data over a TLS connection (formerly known as SSL).
3. Click OK. The schedule is set and can be viewed from the Scheduled Reports Library.