Open Server Manager.
![server manager]()
Click manage -> Add roles and features.
![Add roles and features]()
Select “Role based or feature based installation”.
![Role based or feature based installation]()
Click Next.
![Next]()
Click Next to continue.
![Next]()
Click Next.
In the feature popup “Check SMTP Server” listed in the feature.
![Check SMTP Server]()
Click Next.
After successful installation “Restart the destination Server, if required”.
![Restart]()
Click Close.
Click Start -> Open IIS Manage to configure SMTP Virtual Server.
![Start]()
Right on the SMTP Virtual Server -> Click Properties.
![Properties]()
Click authentication “Check anonymous”.
![Check anonymous]()
Click OK.
![Ok]()
Click the connection ”Check All except the list below”.
Do the same for relay.
![Check All except the list]()
Click Message and set “Limited message size is 10240”.
![Limited message size is 10240]()
Click Delivery.
Open “Outbound security”.
Click Basic authentication.
Provide the Email and password from the providers (Ex: Outlook,Gmail,Yahoo).
![Outbound security]()
Open “Outbound connections”.
Provide TCP Port 587.
Note: Port number will be different for the different Email providers.
![Outbound connections]()
Click OK.
Click Advanced.
Check that FQDN is valid.
Provide SMTP host of your Email provider.
![Advanced]()
Click OK.
Open Service.msc.
Restart the “Simple mail transfer protocol service”.
![Simple mail transfer protocol service]()
Now, open SharePoint central administration.
Click System settings-> Configure outgoing E-mail settings.
![System settings]()
Provide the Outbound SMTP Server.
From address and reply-to-address.
SMTP Port and TLS Encryption.
![Outbound]()
Click OK.
Now, you create/Manage alerts in a list and libraries.