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ViewPLUS SCADA Mail Server Service Application Notes

By entering the e-mail addresses of the users defined in the Scada project, e-mails can be sent to the e-mail addresses listed here in case of alarms.

First of all, mail server settings must be defined in the ServerEngine.ini file in the scada project. The e-mail that will be included here is the address that will send e-mail in case of alarms.

Scada Mail Server Settings​

Note: While configuring Scada Mail Server, if active, scada server and client application should be closed.

Until ViewPLUS version 0.9.154 beta build 15 - > C:\Users\< User Name >\AppData\Roaming\Mikrodev\ScadaServer\< Scada Project >

After ViewPLUS version 0.9.154 beta build 15 - > C:\ProgramData\Mikrodev\ScadaServer\< Scada Project >

The serverEngine.ini file of the scada project to be defined as the mail server is found by following the file path. Notepad++ etc. opens with an option to edit with an application.

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Figure 1: Editing the ServerEngine.ini file

This file contains the SMTP part.

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Figure 2: The SMTP part in the ServerEngine.ini file

SMTP_user = < E-mail Address > // Enter the e-mail address that will send the mail.

SMTP_pwd = < Application Password > // A password must be obtained for the scada application from the account that will send the mail. (This section is explained under the heading Getting Gmail Application Password.)

SMTP_host = < SMTP Server Address > // SMTP Server Address of the e-mail address is entered. (For Gmail, smtp.gmail.com should be written.)

SMTP_port = < SMTP Server Port > // Enter the SMTP Server Port of the e-mail address. (For Gmail, 465 should be written.)

SMTP_mailDelay = < Time > // Enter the time to wait for an e-mail to be sent after an alarm condition. (in seconds)

Getting Gmail App Password​

If the e-mail address that will send the mail is gmail, the application password is obtained by following the steps below.

  • Sign into Gmail.
  • Click "Manage your Google account"
  • Turn on 2-step verification from the Login Options in the Security section.

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Figure 3: Google Sign-in Options

  • Define a new password for the scada application from the application passwords section. Select the Other (Custom name) option from the Select application section and make the desired naming, click create.

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Figure 4: Creating an Application Password

  • Save the password on the screen. The password on the screen will be the password of the mail server. (The password here must be entered in the SMTP Pwd: section.)

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Figure 5: Sample Application Password

ViewPLUS Editor Settings​

If the alarms in the Scada project are to be sent to the e-mail address of the defined user, the User Manager is started via ViewPLUS Editor.

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Figure 6: Starting User Manager

  • The user whose e-mail address will be defined is selected.
  • User Data -> Other -> E-mail section, the e-mail address to which the e-mail is to be sent is entered.
  • User Data -> Other -> In the Subscriptions section, the alarm conditions that you want to send an e-mail to are selected. (This part can also be done by assigning users from the subscriber users section of the ViewPLUS editor.)
  • User Data -> Other -> The " Send Alarm Alerts by e-mail " option in the Subscriptions section must be checked.

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Figure 7: User Settings

When the above steps are followed, an e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address defined in alarm situations.