Administration
Configuring SMTP for Windows Server
4min
Open “Server Manager” and add “SMTP Server” role.
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Open IIS 6.0 Manager and configure SMTP server.
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Open “Delivery” tab click on “Advanced” button and set “Smart host”. For Gmail it is “smtp.gmail.com”.
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Click on “Outbound connections” and set outbound TCP port to “587”.
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Click on “Outbound Security” button, select “Basic Authentication” and fill in user name and password fields. Tick on “TLS Encryption”.
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Click on “Access” tab > “Connection” and add 127.0.0.1 ip to granted computers list.
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Click on “Access” tab > “Relay” and add 127.0.0.1 ip to granted computers list.
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Enable SMTP Server start on boot
Open Command Prompt - Press “Win+X”, then press “a” key. Run following commands:
SMTP configuration completed.
Updated 22 Nov 2023
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