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title: Configuring email integration
slug: epmm/on-premise/installation-guide/configuring-email-integration
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:51:54.068Z
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Use the Email Settings screen in the System Manager portion of the portal to set up the SMTP server access required for Ivanti EPMM email alerts, such as policy violation alerts. In the US and certain other countries, the SMTP server settings are also required for alerts sent via SMS.
**Procedure **
1. Log into System Manager.
2. Go to **Settings > Email Settings**.
3. Edit the fields, as necessary.
4. Refer to the [Email configuration window](docId\:Bq5-iLiZcWC1l7DMuHJ9c) table for details.
5. Click the Test button to open the **Test Email** window.
6. Enter an email address and body for the test email.
7. Click Send.
8. Confirm that the email arrived.
9. Click **Apply > OK **to save the changes.
## Email configuration window
The following table summarizes fields and descriptions in the **Email Configuration **window:
Table: Email configuration fields
| Fields | Description |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| From Email | Specify the email address to use in the From field for all administrative email notifications.
Make sure that the email address has the right privileges to send emails to internal and external email domains. |
| SMTP Server | Specify the IP address or fully-qualified host name for the SMTP server the Ivanti EPMM Server will use. |
| SMTP Server Port | Specify the port configured for the SMTP server. |
| Protocol | If the SMTP server you are configuring is a secured server, that is, it uses the SMTPS protocol, then select the SMTPS button. Otherwise, leave SMTP selected. If you want to allow an existing connection to upgrade to an encrypted connection, select SMTP with STARTTLS. |
| Authentication Required | Specify whether this SMTP server requires authentication. In most cases, this field will be set to Yes. |
| User Name | If you select Yes for Authentication Required, then this field displays. Enter the user name required for SMTP authentication. |
| Password | If you select Yes for Authentication Required, then this field displays. Enter the password required for SMTP authentication. |
| Confirm Password | If you select Yes for Authentication Required, then this field displays. Confirm the password required for SMTP authentication. |