Configuring SMTP settings

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To configure the SMTP settings, perform the following subtasks:

  • Specify the SMTP server

  • Set the default SMTP notification settings

To specify which SMTP server to use:
  1. Enable the CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable

    hostname # configure terminal

  2. Enable email notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify email enable

  3. Set the mail relay address used to send the email notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify email mailhub address ip_address

  4. Set the mail port used to send the email notifications.

    hostname (config) # fenotify email mailhub port port-number

  5. Save the configuration:

    hostname (config) # write memory

To configure the default settings for SMTP notifications:
  1. Enable the CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable

    hostname # configure terminal

  2. Enable email notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify email enable

  3. Set the domain from which emails appear to come:

    hostname (config) # fenotify email domain email-domain

  4. (Optional) To include the hostname in the return address for email notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify email return host-name host_name

  5. Set the user name in the return address for email notifications (the default is do-not-reply):

    hostname (config) # fenotify email return user-name user_name

  6. Select one of the XML, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), or Text options for the default format of the notification:

    Note

    The json_legacy-concise, json_legacy-extended, and json_legacy-normal formats are deprecated.

    • To send notifications in XML Concise format containing basic information such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email default format xml-concise

    • To send notifications in XML Extended format containing detailed information and abstracts including data-theft information (if any) and static-analysis details (XML Extended provides all details about files and objects modified during analysis.), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email default format xml-extended

    • To send notifications in XML Normal format containing detailed information and abstracts such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL without any redundant information, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email default format xml-normal

    • To send notifications in JSON Concise format containing basic information such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email default format json-concise

    • To send notifications in JSON Extended format containing detailed information and abstracts including data-theft information (if any) and static-analysis details (JSON Extended provides all details about files and objects modified during analysis.), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email default format json-extended

    • To send notifications in JSON Normal format containing detailed information and abstracts such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL without any redundant information, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email default format json-normal

    • To send notifications in Text Concise format containing basic information such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email default format text-concise

    • To send notifications in Text Extended format containing detailed information and abstracts including data-theft information (if any) and static-analysis details (Text Extended provides all details about files and objects modified during analysis.), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email default format text-extended

    • To send notifications in Text Normal format containing detailed information and abstracts such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL without any redundant information, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email default format text-normal

  7. Specify how the notification is delivered by default:

    • To deliver the notification as an email attachment, enter:

      hostname (config) # notify email default send-as attachment

    • To deliver the notification in the email body (the default), enter:

      hostname (config) # notify email default send-as in-line

  8. Specify the default delivery schedule for email notifications:

    Note

    Trellix recommends using per-event notifications.

    • To receive information about all events detected in the past 24 hours, enter:

      hostname (config) # notify email default delivery daily-digest

    • To receive information about each event, sent when the event is triggered, enter:

      hostname (config) # notify email default delivery per-event

  9. Save the configuration:

    hostname (config) # write memory