Configuring Outgoing E-Mail Settings for SharePoint 2010 / 2013 to using Office 365 or GMail Relay :
To achieve this configuration - Install SMTP role on one of the Servers in the domain which has access to internet, since we need to connect to smtp.office365.com this is must and need to follow.
Configuration of Outgoing E-Mail Settings for SharePoint 2010 / 2013 to using Office 365 or GMail Relay is used for any Developer, SharePoint Client or User.
They need an SMTP server to send e-mails to Internal or External SharePoint site users from a Workflow, Alerts, Request Site Access, and/or Any custom Apps that use SharePoint Outgoing e-mail setting to send e-mails.
The Steps are simple to follow as follows-
- Install SMTP Role (Windows Server 2008 and 2012)
- Configuring SMTP Service to Relying to Office365/Gmail SMTP
- Testing the SMTP Service Connection
- Configuring Outgoing E-Mail settings in SharePoint Servers
- Test Sending an E-mail from SharePoint Site
The detailed steps are also shown in the below screen.
Install SMTP role-
Configuring SMTP Services-
Configuring Outgoing E-Mail settings in SharePoint Servers
- Go to Central Administration -> System Settings –> Configure Outgoing Email Settings
- Enter the FQDN of the local SMTP server (Mail.Dev.local)
- Enter the From and Reply-to Address, and Select Character set, click OK to save settings