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FAQ - What's necessary for e-mail dispatch?

In order to dispatch a message via e-mail within an action, it is necessary to configure the e-mail account in the router and add appropriate netfilter rules.

The configuration of the e-mail account takes place in the menu Events on the page E-mail account. Useful instructions for this are available in the inline help of this page that can be displayed with a click on ? Display help text.

If Netfilters are activated, it is neceesary to add the following netfilter rule to enable e-mail dispatch:

  • Description: E-mail dispatch (proposal)
  • Packet direction: OUTPUT
  • Protocol: TCP
  • Output interface: used WAN interface, e.g. lte2 or net3
  • Source port: (field remains empty)
  • Destination IP address: (field remains empty)
  • Destination port: The SMTP port set in the menu Events on the page E-mail account

If the SMTP server of the e-mail account is specified in form of a domain name, it is necessary to add the following netfilter rule to enable a DNS resolution.

  • Description: DNS queries sent by the router (proposal)
  • Packet direction: OUTPUT
  • Protocol: UDP
  • Output interface: used WAN interface, e.g. lte2 or net3
  • Source port: (field remains empty)
  • Destination IP address: (field remains empty)
  • Destination port: 53

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