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How do I configure SMTP client threat notifications? (6.x)

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https://support.eset.com/kb5668

Issue

  • Configure your ESET product to automatically email administrators or other users when threats are detected in your network

Details

You can use ESET Remote Administrator to configure SMTP settings on client workstations so that threat or event notification emails are sent to a designated email address. You can also configure ESET endpoint settings to send SMTP messages from client workstations.

Solution

There are two methods for configuring threat notifications using ESET Remote Administrator:

If you do not use ESET Remote Administrator to manage your network

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Configure SMTP threat notifications using server notifications

  1. Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in.

  2. Click Admin → Notifications, select the check box next to the notification you want to configure and then click Edit notification (in this example, Malware outbreak alert (percentage criteria) is selected).



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  3. Expand Distribution and type the email address you want this notification sent to into the Email Addresses field. Delimit multiple email addresses using a comma.

    Optional settings

    Expand Basic and modify the name and description of the email notification.
    Expand Configuration and modify the text of the email notification in the Message field. 
    Expand Notification Template and modify the email template to be used for this notification. 
    Expand Advanced Settings - Throttling and further refine the volume and frequency of your notifications based on statistical and time-based triggers.

  4. Click Finish. Repeat the steps above to configure the other Notifications listed in step 2.

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Configure SMTP threat notifications using a policy

Potential for high volume of notifications

When you use this method, there is the potential for the recipient email address to receive a high volume of notifications should a significant notification trigger occur, such as an outbreak of malware on one's network.

    1. Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in.


  1. Click Admin → Policies, select the policy you want to set up SMTP threat notifications for and then click Policies → Edit.

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  2. Expand Settings and click Tools  Email notifications.
  3. Type your server address into the SMTP server field, as well as the username and password needed for authentication (if necessary). 

  4. Type the email address you want notifications to be sent to in the Recipient address field; type the email address you want displayed as sender in the Sender address field.

  5. Select your desired verbosity level from the Minimum verbosity for notifications drop-down menu. Click here for more information about verbosity levels.

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  6. In the Message Format section, you can modify the format of the SMTP threat notification emails that are generated in the Format of event messages and Format of threat warning messages fields.

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  7. Click Finish to save the policy.

All clients assigned to this policy will now send SMTP threat notifications to the email address you specified in step 5.

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