Specify a Mail Server - Administrator

The Meridian application server can be linked to an SMTP server. The SMTP server will be used to deliver workflow status messages, subscription notification messages, and to deliver documents sent via email from PowerUser. The mail server can reside inside or outside of your corporate domain.

For information on configuring when notification messages are sent, see Email Notifications.

ClosedSpecify One Mail Server for all Vaults

To specify one mail server for all vaults:

  1. In the Meridian Enterprise Administrator, click EDM Server in the left pane.

    The active vaults are listed in the right pane.

  2. From the Action menu, select Properties.

    The EDM Server Properties dialog box appears.

  3. Click the Settings tab.

    The Settings options appear.

  4. In the Mail server group, click the SMTP parameters hyperlink.

    The SMTP Parameters dialog box appears.

  5. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

  6. Click OK.

    The parameters you specified are concatenated together into a single string in the SMTP parameters text box.

  7. Click OK.

SMTP server parameters
Option Description
Host

The IP address of the SMTP server.

Port

The IP port number on which to communicate with the SMTP server. Port 25 is used by default.

SenderAddress

An optional email address of the notifications sender. This address will receive any replies to notifications. Set to the email address of the workflow manager.

SenderName

The optional name of the notifications sender. This should be the name of the person to whom notification replies will be sent.

EnableSSL Select this option to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) communications with the SMTP server. SSL is not used by default.
AuthType

Specify the authentication type used by the SMTP server (such as Basic, Digest, or Password).

UserName

The user account to be used for authentication with the SMTP server.

Note:

If notifications do not work with this account, the account under which the Enterprise Server service runs might need to be changed with the DCOMCNFG tool to an account that is more compatible with the SMTP server. By default, the service runs under the Local System account but it might need to be changed to Network Service or a logged on domain account, for example.

Password The password to be used for authentication with the SMTP server.

Retries

The number of retry attempts that the Meridian Application Server will make if an email notification fails. The default value is 3, and the maximum value is 20.

This value is stored as part of the MailServerParameters setting in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cyco\AutoManager Meridian\CurrentVersion\Installed DataStores\<vaultname> registry key.

ClosedSpecify Different Mail Server per Vault

To specify a different mail server per vault:

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