Here you specify if and how the device authenticates at the SMTP server. The device's behavior depends on the server settings: If the server does not require authentication, the login occurs in any case. Otherwise, the device reacts according to the settings described below:
- SNMP ID:
- 2.27.13
- Console path:
- Setup > Mail
- Possible values:
- None
- Basically no authentication.
- Plain text preferred:
- The authentication preferably occurs in cleartext (PLAIN, LOGIN), if the server requires authentication. If it does not accept cleartext authentication, the device uses secure authentication.
- Encrypted
- The authentication is done without transmitting the password as cleartext (e.g., CRAM-MD5), if the server requires authentication. Cleartext authentication does not take place.
- Preferred-Encrypted
- The authentication is preferably encrypted (e.g., CRAM-MD5), if the server requires authentication. If it does not accept secure authentication, the device uses cleartext authentication.
- Default:
- Preferred-Encrypted
