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Setting up the SMTP recipients

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To set up the SMTP recipients, perform the following subtasks:

  • Add the SMTP recipients

  • Configure the SMTP recipient listing for email notifications

To add an SMTP recipient:
  1. Enable the CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable

    hostname # configure terminal

  2. Enable email notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify email enable

  3. Add a recipient for email notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname

  4. Select a recipient to receive email notifications (one recipient per command):

    hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname enable

  5. Specify the email address for a recipient who will receive email notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname email-address email_address

  6. Save the configuration:

    hostname (config) # write memory

To configure the SMTP recipient listing for email notifications:
  1. Enable the CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable

    hostname # configure terminal

  2. Enable email notifications:

    hostname (config) # fenotify email enable

  3. Select one of the XML, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), or Text options for the format of the notifications received by a specified recipient:

    Note

    The json_legacy-concise, json_legacy-extended, and json_legacy-normal formats are deprecated.

    • To send notifications in XML Concise format containing basic information such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message format xml-concise

    • To send notifications in XML Extended format containing detailed information and abstracts including data-theft information (if any) and static-analysis details (XML Extended provides all details about files and objects modified during analysis.), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message format xml-extended

    • To send notifications in XML Normal format containing detailed information and abstracts such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL without any redundant information, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message format xml-normal

    • To send notifications in JSON Concise format containing basic information such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message format json-concise

    • To send notifications in JSON Extended format containing detailed information and abstracts including data-theft information (if any) and static-analysis details (JSON Extended provides all details about files and objects modified during analysis.), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message format json-extended

    • To send notifications in JSON Normal format containing detailed information and abstracts such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL without any redundant information, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message format json-normal

    • To send notifications in Text Concise format containing basic information such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message format text-concise

    • To send notifications in Text Extended format containing detailed information and abstracts including data-theft information (if any) and static-analysis details (Text Extended provides all details about files and objects modified during analysis.), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message format text-extended

    • To send notifications in Text Normal format containing detailed information and abstracts such as alert type, ID, source IP, malware name, hostname, and alert URL without any redundant information, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message format text-normal

  4. Specify how email notifications are delivered to the specified recipient:

    • To deliver the notification as an email attachment, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message send-as attachment

    • To deliver the notification in the email body (the default), enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message send-as in-line

  5. Specify the delivery schedule for email notifications to a specific recipient:

    Note

    Trellix recommends using per-event notifications.

    • To receive information about all malware objects detected in the past 24 hours, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message delivery daily-digest

    • To send a notification each time a malware object is detected, sent when the event is triggered, enter:

      hostname (config) # fenotify email recipient rname prefer message delivery per-event

  6. Save the configuration:

    hostname (config) # write memory