{"id":3310,"date":"2023-06-10T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:22:30","slug":"how-to-add-smtp-ports-in-cpanel-inaddition-to-the-default-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/how-to-add-smtp-ports-in-cpanel-inaddition-to-the-default-ports\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Additional SMTP Ports"},"content":{"rendered":"In certain cases, you may need to configure an additional SMTP port for email authentication. This new port will support both STARTTLS and plain text authentication methods, offering more flexibility in email delivery.\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Procedure:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">Log in to WHM.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">Navigate to the &#8220;Service Configuration&#8221; section and click on the &#8220;<\/span>Service Manager&#8221; option<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6c5249.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18636\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6c5249.png\" alt=\"service manager\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6c5249.png 683w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6c5249-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">Find the option <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">Exim Mail Server (on another port)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\"> and enable it by selecting the corresponding radio button.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Set the port to <span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">26<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">587<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\"> (as recommended), or add any other custom port like <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">588<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\"> if needed.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6cf81e.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18637 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6cf81e.png\" alt=\"exim mail server\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6cf81e.png 777w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6cf81e-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6cf81e-768x257.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Scroll down and click &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\">Save&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\"> to apply the changes.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6d5e0c.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18638 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6d5e0c.png\" alt=\"save\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6d5e0c.png 442w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Snag_6d5e0c-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Important<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">: Ensure that the newly added TCP port is opened in both local and external firewalls to allow inbound traffic to the server.<\/span><\/p>\r\nThat is it! 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