Help on E-Mail

Overview

 

E-Mail is part of the telecommunications options in home automation. The SmartHome server uses E-Mail to inform users about conditions of home automation. An E-Mail can be sent in special situations, for example if a pump acknowledged their service, a maintenance interval has been exceeded or similar. E-Mail can also be used to inform you regularly about the state of an object.

It is necessary to set up an SMTP server. The description assumes that you have set up an appropriate access with a provider.

Configuration SMTP server

  Name

Enter the SMTP server name.

  SMTP-Server

The address of the SMTP server.

  Port

SMTP port

  Security

Set the encryption the SMTP server uses for communication.

  Username

Username of the E-Mail account.

  Password

Password of the E-Mail account.

  Sender address

The sender email address is what recipients see in the From field of the emails.

Configuration E-Mails

  Name

Give the E-Mail a name. The name improves the clarity and enables you to reference this E-Mail using the name in another place, for example in the timers.

  E-Mail-Adress

Enter the recipient's e-mail address.

  Settings

The character expand the configuration mask to other settings. The character hides these settings.

  Delete

By pressing the delete button you initialize the appropriate E-Mail with default values.

  Test

The Test button allows you to send the message directly.

  Subject

Formulate the subject of your email. The subject may be supplemented by the variable %TIME% and %HOSTNAME. The variable %TIME will be replaced at the time of sending by the current time. The variable %HOSTNAME with the system name.

Example: Water in the basement @ %TIME. becomes Water in the basement @ 2015-12-14 15:00:00.

  Inhalt

Formulate a text which appears in the content of the email. Again, the text can be supplemented by the variable %TIME and %HOSTNAME.

  Status objects

Determine the objects you want to be notified about.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

My emails doesn't reach the recipient. What am I doing wrong?
Please check the following:
1. Has the SmartHome server access to the Internet?
2. Can the smart home server reach the SMTP server? Possibly the TCP port is blocked by a firewall.
3. Are all parameters of the E-Mail account entered correctly?
4. Is the recipient's address correct?
5. Check the inbox of the email account. Possibly there is an error message from the SMTP server.