Configure email objects

We can create email objects to send an email notification to specified users or to administrators when specified events occur on your network. We can also select the event parameters to include in the message so that important information about detected events is provided.

  1. From the top-level menu of the Appliance Dashboard, click Manage > System Settings > System Audit Events.

  2. In System Audit Events page, take one of the following actions.

    • Click New > Email to display the Add Email Object window.

    • Select an existing email object and then click Edit to display the Edit Email Object window.

  3. Configure the following options.

    Option Description
    Name Specifies a meaningful name for the response. This name displays when we select responses for events, so give the response a name that allows users to easily identify what they are selecting.
    From Specifies the email address that displays in the From field of the email.
    To Specifies the email address or group of addresses to receive the email. Separate individual email addresses with a comma or semicolon.
    SMTP Server Fully qualified domain name or IP address of the mail server. The SMTP server must be accessible to the virtual appliance to send email notifications.
    SMTP Port Custom port used to connect to the SMTP server. The default is 25.
    Comment Enter a comment to identify the email object.

  4. Click Save.

After we configure an email object, add the object to the Added Objects pane on the System Audit Events page. Add it so that the virtual appliance initiates the response when specified events occur.

Parent topic: Configure system audit events