C613-50631-01 Rev A Command Reference for IE340 Series 3280
AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System - Version 5.5.3-0.x
MAIL (SMTP) COMMANDS
MAIL
SMTPSERVER AUTHENTICATION
mail smtpserver authentication
Overview Use this command to configure SMTP mail server authentication.
Use the no variant of this command to remove the configured SMTP mail server
authentication.
Syntax
mail smtpserver authentication {crammd5|login|plain} username
<username> password [8] <password>
no mail smtpserver authentication
Default No authentication option is set by default.
Mode Global Configuration
Usage notes You cannot change the IP address or Domain Name of the SMTP server if
authentication is configured. If you attempt to change it when authentication is
configured, the following error message is displayed:
% Error: authentication configuration still exists
Examples To configure the SMTP mail server authentication to crammd5, use the commands:
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# mail smtpserver authentication crammd5 username
admin password unguessablePassword
To remove SMTP mail server authentication, use the commands:
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# no mail smtpserver authentication
Parameter Description
crammd5 This is a Challenge Request Authentication Mechanism based on
the HMAC-MD5 mechanism and is the most secure option.
login A BASE64 encryption method
plain A BASE64 encryption method
<username> Registered user name
8 The registered user password is presented in an already
encrypted format. This is how the running configuration stores
the plain text password and is not for general use.
<password> Registered user password