Set Up Vista to Send Emails
Configure Vista to send emails through an SMTP email relay managed by your company.
Using an email account managed by your company has several advantages:
- Reduces the potential for emails sent through the relay to be detected as spam.
- Provides direct control over logs to track emails that have been sent.
To get started, you first need to choose an email service. Common
services you could choose include Microsoft Office 365 and Google Gmail. For more
information about using either of these services, see the following articles:
Note: If you have a cloud-hosted
deployment of Vista, your
organization may already have access to Office 365 as a part of your
subscription, which you could use for your email relay service at minimal
extra cost.
Test your email account setup before making changes to your Vista settings. Then configure SMTP settings in
Vista on the VA Site Settings
form.
Note: You no longer need access
to the Viewpoint
Configuration Server to configure SMTP settings. Additionally, changing SMTP
settings does not require a restart to your services.
To make sure your email is working as intended, test your Vista SMTP email configuration.
What to Do
Complete the following tasks in order. In general, only administrators or your
company's IT consultants should be the ones configuring the email service
and SMTP settings.
Watch a Video
Watch the video linked below for a walkthrough of setting up Vista to send emails through SMTP and testing your settings to make sure they are configured properly.
