Testing Email Setup

Setup, Configuration and Use Beginners
1

Hi all, is there a simple way to test the email config? I hope to get my first device setup tomorrow (a zwave light switch) so dont have anything setup on the platform but would like to know if the email config I put in actually works.

thanks!

2

Clint,

Yes you can do that. I did something similar recently.

I would suggest,

  1. Add the settings to the config file.

  2. Create a simple switch item and add it to a sitemap

  3. Create a simple rule that looks something like this,

    rule "Email test"
    when
    Item newitem changed to ON //Rule triggered from switch on sitemap.
    then
    sendMail(“destinationemailaddress@???.com”, “Test email!”, “”)
    end

I hope that helps. Of course the wiki has more details, https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wiki/Actions#mail-actions

Regards,
George

3

Awesome, thanks George!

I setup this as my item: Switch sensor “GE Switch” {GE=“GESwitch”}

which is the variable that matches to “newitem” in your rule?

4

Your going to first want to add the Zwave light switch to your Zwave network/controller. Then you’ll want to add that Zwave device to your items file.

Below is zwave wall switch and email setup I used to test with.

Item
Switch Light_Foyer "Foyer Lights" (All, Lights) {zwave="3"}

rule

rule "Testing Mail Light"
        when
        	Item Light_Foyer received command ON
        then
        	sendMail("xxxx@myemail.xxx", "Light Turned On", "The Foyer Room Light was turned on at " + Date.state.format("%tr") +" on "+ Date.state.format("%tD"))       	
end
5

Clint,

As Paul mentioned you can create a new Switch item in your items file and then add that to your sitemap and rule.

Regards,
George

6

Thanks guys, traveling this week so this has to wait until this weekend.

Will keep you posted!