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Version: 7.0

Windows SMTP

Configuring parameters in Passwork​

Open the Passwork web interface and go to Settings and Users → System Settings → Notifications section.

Activate the Send notifications by email option and in Mail Service select Local Service, specify the Sender Email and save the changes:

Enabling sending notifications to email addresses

Installing the SMTP Server​

Open PowerShell as "Administrator":

Using the Start context menu
  1. Right-click on the Start icon in the lower-left corner of the screen.
  2. Select "Windows PowerShell (Administrator)" from the context menu.
Using the Start menu
  1. Left-click on the Start icon in the lower-left corner of the screen.
  2. Type powershell
  3. Open PowerShell as "Administrator" by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Install the SMTP server:

Install-WindowsFeature -Name SMTP-Server

Enable automatic startup for the smtpsvc service:

set-service smtpsvc -StartupType Automatic

Open Server Manager → Tools → IIS 6.0 Manager:

Open IIS 6.0 Manager

Open the SMTP server Properties:

SMTP server properties

Go to Delivery → Advanced and fill in the Smart Host. For example, Gmail is used and you need to specify — smtp.gmail.com:

Smart Host smtp.gmail.com

In Outbound Connections set port 587 for TCP:

Port 587 for TCP

In Outbound Security perform the following:

  • Select — Basic Authentication;
  • Fill in — Username and Password;
  • Activate — TLS encryption.
Outbound security

Open the Access section, in the Connection Control settings, add the IP address 127.0.0.1 to the allowed list:

Adding 127.0.0.1 to allowed connections

In the Relay Restrictions section add the IP address 127.0.0.1 to the allowed list:

Relay restrictions 127.0.0.1

SMTP server setup is complete.