Send e-mail through a router or firewall

An e-mail router is an intermediate system that Simple Message Transfer Protocol (SMTP) delivers mail to when it cannot locate the recipient's exact IP address.

Before you follow these steps to configure a router, see the Prerequisites for an e-mail router.

The e-mail router routes the e-mail to the IP address or to another router. Route your outgoing e-mail to an alternative system if your local server fails to deliver the e-mail to the system. If you have a firewall, you can use the firewall as your router.

To set the router, follow these steps:

  1. In iSeries™ Navigator, expand your iSeries Server > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.
  2. Double-click SMTP. The SMTP Properties dialog appears.
  3. Click the General tab.
  4. Enter the Mail router name.

To route e-mail through a firewall, follow these steps:

  1. In iSeries Navigator, expand your iSeries Server > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.
  2. Double-click SMTP. The SMTP Properties dialog appears.
  3. Click the General tab.
  4. Enter the name of the firewall, for example, FWAS400.company.com in the Mail Router field.
  5. Select Forward outgoing mail to router through firewall.
Parent topic: Secure e-mail