The mail delivery function on the appliance
is used for
resetting user passwords. When the user requests a new password, the
appliance sends the user an email with the new password.
Before you begin
You must be assigned
the Appliance administration permission
to perform these steps.
About this task
A Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP) server must be
configured for use with WebSphere® DataPower® XC10 Appliance.
The mail delivery function is used to send a new password if a user
has forgotten their password. If a user forgets their password and
an SMTP server is not configured, then that user does not receive
their new password.
Procedure
- Navigate
to the Settings panel.
- From
the menu bar at the top of the WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance user
interface, navigate to .
- From the Home panel,
click the Customize
settings link in the Step 1: Set up the appliance section.
- Expand Mail Delivery.
- Add an SMTP server. Provide the IP address
or
host name for the SMTP server to be used for WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance.
If a host name is used for this field, then the host name must be
able to be resolved by the Domain Name System (DNS) servers defined
for the appliance. See Managing the Domain Name System (DNS) Server for
more information about adding a DNS server.
- Add
a reply-to address. The email address for
the administrator should be used for this field.
Results
You have specified an SMTP server and reply-to address to
be used for password resets. A
Forgot your password? link
displays on the appliance login screen so users can reset their passwords.