Location: LCMS Home Page (Admin Menu) > Application Preferences > Email Tab > Basic Email Authentication
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1. On the Application Preferences page, click Email from the Components menu.
2. On the Enabled field, click the On radio button to enable the private email server. By default this is set to off.
3. On the Authentication Type select Basic for the authentication type. Note: Select Basic to use a username/password combination to authenticate the email client. For a more secure authentication select OAuth 2.0. See OAuth 2.0 Email Authentication for more information.
4. Enter the desired port number used to connect to the private email server in the Port field. Note: Common ports: 25=SMTP, 465=SMTP over SSL and 587=SMTP with STARTTLS.
5. Enter the desired host name or IP address in the Host field. Note: The email client will connect to the IP address or host name entered in this field to send emails.
6. Enter the desired email address (sender) in the Email field. Note: This address will display as the From email address of sent emails.
7. Enter the desired authentication username in the Username field. Note: This username will be used to authenticate the private email server. Typically the username and email address are the same. They may be different based on the required configuration.
8. Enter the desired password for the authentication username in the Password field. Note: This password will be used to authenticate the private email server. Click the Test Email Configuration button to test the configuration (if required). Note: Clicking the Email Spool button opens the Email Spool screen. See Email Spool for more information

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