en-us/about_SPOutgoingEmailSettings.help.txt

.NAME
    SPOutgoingEmailSettings
 
.DESCRIPTION
     
    This resource is used to set the outgoing email settings for either a single web
    application, or the whole farm. To configure the resource for a specific web app,
    use the URL of the web application for the WebAppUrl property, to change the
    settings for the whole farm use the URL of the central admin website instead. It is
    possible to set the outgoing server, from address, reply to address and the character
    set to be used for emails.
     
.PARAMETER WebAppUrl
    key - string
    The URL of the web application. If you want to set the global settings use the Central Admin URL
 
.PARAMETER SMTPServer
    Required - string
    The SMTP server for outgoing mail
 
.PARAMETER FromAddress
    Required - string
    The from address to put on messages
 
.PARAMETER ReplyToAddress
    Required - string
    The email address that replies should be directed to
 
.PARAMETER CharacterSet
    Required - string
    The character set to use on messages
 
.PARAMETER InstallAccount
    Write - String
    POWERSHELL 4 ONLY: The account to run this resource as, use PsDscRunAsCredential if using PowerShell 5
 
 
.EXAMPLE
    This example shows to set outgoing email settings for the entire farm. Use the URL
    of the central admin site for the web app URL to apply for the entire farm.
 
 
    Configuration Example
    {
        param(
            [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
            [PSCredential]
            $SetupAccount
        )
        Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc
 
        node localhost {
            SPOutgoingEmailSettings FarmWideEmailSettings
            {
                WebAppUrl = "http://sharepoint1:2013"
                SMTPServer = "smtp.contoso.com"
                FromAddress = "sharepoint`@contoso.com"
                ReplyToAddress = "noreply`@contoso.com"
                CharacterSet = "65001"
                PsDscRunAsCredential = $SetupAccount
            }
        }
    }
 
 
.EXAMPLE
    This example shows to set outgoing email settings for a specific web app
 
 
    Configuration Example
    {
        param(
            [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
            [PSCredential]
            $SetupAccount
        )
        Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc
 
        node localhost {
            SPOutgoingEmailSettings FarmWideEmailSettings
            {
                WebAppUrl = "http://site.contoso.com"
                SMTPServer = "smtp.contoso.com"
                FromAddress = "sharepoint`@contoso.com"
                ReplyToAddress = "noreply`@contoso.com"
                CharacterSet = "65001"
                PsDscRunAsCredential = $SetupAccount
            }
        }
    }