Tutorial: Send Matching Windows Events by Email#

Use this tutorial when EventReporter should send selected Windows events by email.

Goal#

At the end of this procedure, EventReporter will send matching events as email messages through a configured SMTP server.

Prerequisites#

  • A reachable SMTP server

  • A sender address accepted by that server

  • At least one target recipient address

Steps#

  1. Create or choose the ruleset that should trigger email alerts.

  2. Add a Send Email action.

  3. Configure the SMTP connection.

    • Enter the mail server name or IP address.

    • Set the SMTP port.

    • Enable authentication if your server requires it.

    • Enable TLS or SSL only if the mail server supports it.

  4. Configure sender and recipient fields.

  5. Save and apply the configuration.

  6. Restart the EventReporter service if required.

Verification#

  1. Trigger a matching event.

  2. Confirm that the email reaches the recipient mailbox.

  3. If it does not arrive, verify SMTP connectivity, authentication, and relay restrictions.

Next step#

If the alert works, narrow the matching rule and review: