Siemens S7-300 - Project Engineering; Options of Mail Server Mode; Configuring a Mail Server and Addressing Recipients

Sending process messages by email
8.2 Project engineering
Configuring and commissioning S7 CPs for Industrial Ethernet
138 Configuration Manual, 09/2013, C79000-G8976-C182-13
8.2
Project engineering
8.2.1
Options of mail server mode
In principle there are three ways of operating the required mail server. The following table
explains the advantages and special features:
Table 8- 1 Options of mail server mode
Mail server mode
Advantage
Special features
necessary steps
Internal/local
You use the mail server
software on a PC available in
your LAN.
• Fast installation
• Cost-effective
• Email reception only
within the company
• Use of mail server
software
Internal with external
connection
You use a mail server set up
in your intranet that can
forward mails to the outside.
• Use of an existing
infrastructure
• Output to external
devices such as mobile
phones, fax possible
1)
• Administrative tasks
involved
External
You address a mail server
outside your intranet.
• Inexpensive if you do not
have your own
infrastructure
• Output to external
devices such as mobile
phones, fax possible
1)
• Registration with provider
• Making a router available
1)
Sending e-mails to mobile phones or to fax devices is possible using "SMS/Fax Gateway".
How to address the gateway and to enable the recipient depends on the particular service
provider.
8.2.2
Configuring a mail server and addressing recipients
Addressing the recipient takes two stages:
● Configured mail server address
You specify the address of the mail server during configuration of the connection. For this
configuration, you must know the IP address (absolute or symbolic) of the mail server.
In the following schematic, one possibility, namely that of a mail server connected to your
intranet is assumed (see Table Table 8-1 Options of mail server mode (Page 138); Mail
server operation "internal with external connection").
Example: server.local