How to Enable and Configure SMTP Service

Introduction

This guide will help you enable and set up the SMTP service so your server can send emails (such as website notifications or system alerts).

How to Enable and Configure SMTP Service

1. RDP connect to the Server

Please refer to “How to RDP to the VPS or Dedicated Server”.

2. Open the Computer Management on the Server

Click “Server Manager”

Click “Add roles and features”

3. Manage SMTP service in IIS6

Change the SMTP Service to Automatically Start

4. Configure the SMTP

4.1 Navigate to SMTP Properties

4.2 Enable SMTP log

4.3 Enable Anonymous Access

4.4 Add 127.0.0.1 for the IP Address

4.5 Add “IIS_Users “ as Permission to Access

5. Test the Codes

5.1 Copy the Following Codes and Save as xxx.vbs

---------- Begin of the script ---------
Dim sch, cdoConfig, cdoMessage
sch = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/"
Set cdoConfig = CreateObject("CDO.Configuration")
With cdoConfig.Fields
.Item(sch & "sendusing") = 2 ' cdoSendUsingPort
.Item(sch & "smtpserver") = "127.0.0.1"
.Item (schema & "smtpauthenticate") = true
.update
End With
Set cdoMessage = CreateObject("CDO.Message")
With cdoMessage
Set .Configuration = cdoConfig
.From = "Your email address"
.To = "Your email address"
.Subject = "Email test"
.TextBody = "This is the test body of the email"
.Send
End With
Set cdoMessage = Nothing
Set cdoConfig = Nothing
MsgBox "Email Sent"
---------- End of the script ---------

5.2 Test the SMTP

6. Done

You’ve now set up SMTP on your server! You can start sending emails from your applications or websites.