Set up Parameters for the Background Process

  1. Select Admin > System > Background Apps.

  2. Select the Email tab.

  3. Select the Parameters subtab.

  4. To allow emails to be sent, select ON in the Send email drop-down.

    If you select Off, you won't be able to start the email background process under the Monitor subtab.

  5. In the SMTP server field, enter the address of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server that will send emails.

    Enter an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a domain name.

  6. In the From address field, enter the email address that emails will be sent from.

    This is the email address undeliverable messages will be returned to.

  7. In the Check email queue every field, enter the number of seconds between checks for items on the email queue.

  8. Select Save.