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VerneArase
Apprentice
Dec 15, 2020

Configuring email sending using TLS

Is there a way to configure an RBR850 to send email using TLS and port 587?   My ISP (Xfinity aka Comcast) won't accept unencrypted email and blocks port 25.   -- Thanks, Verne
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Mikey94025
Hero
Dec 19, 2020
VerneArase wrote:

Is there a way to configure an RBR850 to send email using TLS and port 587?

 

My ISP (Xfinity aka Comcast) won't accept unencrypted email and blocks port 25.

I configured my Orbi to send email via my personal domain's SMTP mail server and port 465.  I believe my mail server is TLS and uses SSL.

 

These Orbi mail settings work for me.  Go to the orbilogin.com web admin site via Advanced... Security... Email:

  • Turm e-mail notification on = CHECKED
  • Primary e-mail address = <my address>@DOMAIN.com
  • Outgoing mail server = mail.DOMAIN.com
  • Outgoing mail server port number = 465
  • My mail server requires authentication = CHECKED
  • Username = <my mail server username>@DOMAIN.com
  • Password = <my mail server password>

To check if your mail server settings are correct, go to Advanced... Administration... Logs and look for an error message regarding the mail server connection.