This article explains how to configure e-mail sending for the APM installations located in the Azure Cloud (WVD).

Introduction

In order to be able to send e-mails, notifications from installations located in Azure Cloud it is necessary to setup one of the methods available in Adonis:

• SMTP
• Office 365

We will discuss each of them in details.

Setup and Configuration

APM has 2 places where the mail server is configured in global options.

• One is for sending mails in general (when choosing to send mail to crew members from the crew list view or other places).
• Another one is used for sending standard (in-build) payslip reports.
  

1. The setup for sending mails in general is configured under the Setup > Global options > General.
   Here you need to select the Security Method/Protocol you use - Office 365 or SMTP in our case.
   For the selected option you also need to define Server and Port.
   
   
   
   Please also note that Microsoft has tightened the anti-spam filtering policies for all its platforms and limited the number of ports allowed for Office 365 or SMTP:
   -  Blocked Ports: 25;
   -  Allowed Ports: 443, 465, 587;
   

   If port is blocked or set incorrectly you may get the "socket 10060" error:

   

   You will also need the mail box account details, due to 2 factor authentications.
   For the mail box we must use TLS encryption protocol for sending mails.
   
   

   • Authentication > SMTP
     
     
     
     

   • Authentication > Office 265
     
     

2. If you use standard/ in-build payslip report, then you also need to make the same configuration under the Setup > Global options > Payroll > Email reports > Communication.