
PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 for Cyber Recovery User Guide
Configure mail settings
After you have configured an email server in the Cyber Recovery UI, enable mail server support to route and deliver Cyber Recovery email notifications to Cyber Recovery users, and set restricted domains for email addresses for users and the reporting feature.
Prerequisites
You are logged in as the security officer.
About this task
The email service supports Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 or TLS 1.3. We recommend that you enable TLS to prevent vulnerabilities. If TLS is disabled, all email communication is sent in clear text.
Steps
- From the Masthead Navigation, click
to access the
System Settings list.
- Click .
- Under
Activate Mail Support, swipe right on the slider to enable sending email notifications.
If this option is disabled, you cannot modify the mail server configuration.NOTE:When you update to Cyber Recovery version 19.16 and later, the procedure checks if you are using an external mail service or Postfix. If neither is being used, then the email option is disabled by default.The pane opens to display more options to activate mail support.
- Under
Mail Server Settings, swipe right on the slider to enable TLS, if necessary.
NOTE:When you install the Cyber Recovery software, TLS is enabled by default.
If you enable TLS for a relay server from the Cyber Recovery environment, only the inbound communication to the relay server is encrypted. To configure end-to-end encryption, ensure that you enable TLS for outbound connections from the relay server. For information about how to view message headers to verify TLS encryption, see Verifying TLS encryption..
- Enter or modify the values in the following fields:
Table 1. Mail server settings fieldsThis table lists the mail server settings fields that you can modify. Field Description Mail/Relay Server (required) Specify the hostname or IP address of the Cyber Recovery email server or the Postfix server. NOTE:If you are using Postfix configured on the Cyber Recovery host, use the Cyber Recovery hostname or IP address as the relay server.Port (required) Specify a port number. The default port number is 25. Sender's Email Address (required) Specify the email address that delivers Cyber Recovery alert messages. The default value is noreply@cyberrecovery. NOTE:The delivered email displays the first part of the email address. For example, if the sender's email address is CyberRecovery@acme.com, the email message shows that it is from CyberRecovery.Username Optionally, specify the username for the email server that is configured to work with the Cyber Recovery software. Password Optionally, specify the password for the email server that is configured to work with the Cyber Recovery software. - Optionally, under
Domain Restrictions, set restricted domains for user email and for the report feature:
- Swipe right on the slider to enable domain restrictions.
- In the
Allowed Domains field, enter the allowed domains.
You cannot add a duplicate domain name.
- To delete a domain, click the X next to the domain name.
- Click Save.
If domain restrictions are enabled, an error message is displayed if you enter an email address that is not allowed to add a user or for an analysis report. When a report schedule runs, a critical alert indicates that the report schedule includes email addresses with restricted domains. - Click Save.