Configuring SMTP email notifications in pfSense is now simple with this article. At Bobcares, with our Server Management Services, we can handle your pfSense issues.

Configure SMTP email notifications in pfSense easily

pfSense is a FreeBSD-based firewall/router software distribution. On a physical computer or a virtual system, we install the open source pfSense Community Edition (CE) and pfSense Plus to create a firewall/router for a network. Without any prior understanding of the underlying FreeBSD system, it may be upgraded and configured using a web-based interface.

Setting up SMTP email notifications in pfSense is beneficial. For E.g., if we are away from the system and we see that pfSense just rebooted 15 times in a row through email notification, then we can take the necessary remedy against possible trouble. We may also receive notifications about IP changes and updates from DynDNS, notifications if a new update is available & notifications of critical errors and failures.

In order to set up email notifications in pfSense, we need the SMTP server settings from the email provider. In this article, we will see how to do it.

Steps to set up email notifications in pfSense

1. Firstly, go to System >> Advanced to configure SMTP email notifications in pfSense.
2. Then select the Notifications tab.
3. Also, provide the IP Address of the E-Mail server.
4. Provide the SMTP Port of the E-Mail server.
5. Provide the From e-Mail address.
6. Provide the Notification E-Mail address.
7. Provide the Notification E-Mail auth username.
8. Provide the Notification E-Mail auth password.
9. Then click on Save the changes.
10. Finally, if needed, select Apply changes.

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Conclusion

In this article, we have provided a quick and simple method to configure SMTP email notifications in pfSense.