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AHD7 DVR Series
Users Manual
Chapter
7:
Menus and Settings
Sender:
the email address that will send email alerts.
Sender Password:
the password for the email address provided in
Sender
.
Receiver:
the email address that will receive the email alerts.
Interval
: set the duration between sending emails for multiple alerts.
d. Email Schedule:
choose when alert emails can be sent. Select Motion or
Exception
above the calendar and click the corresponding green or red boxes;
you can highlight multiple boxes by left clicking and dragging. Highlighted boxes
represent days and times in which emails will be sent. Motion refers to alerts sent
when cameras are triggered by motion and Exception refers to events such as
video loss or memory conflicts.
e.
Enable
or
Disable
DDNS service to view your DVR from a computer.
Server:
set to the
NIGHTOWL
server when using the Night Owl free domain name
server.
Domain:
set to the domain name you created when registering your DDNS.
User:
the UserID created during the DDNS registration process.
Password:
the password created during the DDNS registration process.
b. Substream:
configure or optimize the video quality of your Live View.
Video:
Enable or Disable video for the selected channel. If you select Disable, No
video will be displayed from this channel during Live View.
FPS:
increase or decrease the frames per second of the streaming video depending on
your connection speed. A higher FPS will result in more data transfer but smoother
video. A lower FPS will eliminate most lag but at the expense of video quality.
Bitrate:
adjust the amount of data transferred while streaming. The default setting is
sufficient for most networks.
Audio:
click the tick box to record sound if your camera is audio enabled. Not all
cameras are audio enabled; audio enabled cameras will have a white RCA connector
to transmit the audio signal.
c. Email:
Enable
or
Disable
email alerts based on your alarm settings.
SSL:
Enable
or
Disable
to send encrypted email alerts.
SMTP Port:
the access point for your email determined by your email service provider.
SMTP Server:
this is the mail server address of your email provider. This information
is determined by your email provider.
