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TURES
6.2 EMAIL SETUP
The system can send an email notification with a JPEG snapshot for triggered events on the
system. Selecting
Email Setup
in the
Alarm Setup
menu will open the
Email Setup
menu.
Your DVR will need to be connected to the Internet - either through a router or by being
directly connected to a modem - in order to be able to send out email alerts.
6.3 SYSTEM INFO
This window will allow you to view system information - including the firmware version, MAC
address, and serial number of the system.
For the example below, we will use Gmail. The settings can be found under
Options
when
logged into your Gmail account. If you have a corporate mail server, you will need to consult
with your IT department regarding proper settings.
STEP 1
. Select
ON
in the pull-down menu to the right of
.
STEP 2
.
SSL
Leave SSL turned OFF. SSL deals with encryption. Only advanced users
should enable this option.
STEP 3
.
SMTP PORT
Enter the SMTP port of your email server. Gmail’s is 465.
STEP 4
.
SMTP
Enter the SMTP address of your email server. For example, smtp.gmail.
com
STEP 5
.
SEND EMAIL
The “from” address of your alerts.
STEP 6
.
SEND PW
Enter the password of your sending email account
STEP 7
.
RECV EMAIL
Enter the destination email address for your notifications.
STEP 8
. Click
APPLY
and then click
CLOSE
in the confirmation window.
STEP 9
. Click
EXIT
in all menus until all windows are closed.
NOTE!
Depending upon your settings, the system can generate a lot of e-mail
alerts. For that reason, we recommend setting up a dedicated e-mail address
specifically for the system to send alert notices. If you do not have your own
e-mail system (such as a corporate mail server) you should consider using a
free e-mail provider. However, because many free e-mail services allow only a
limited amount of e-mail traffic we specifically recommend using Google’s Gmail service with
its higher limit. Similarly, you will want the alert e-mails to go to a different account than the
one sending them. This will ease your management of these alerts.
PICTURE 6-4
PICTURE 6-5
PICTURE 6-6
Check this window to determine whether
you need to update to a newer version of the
firmware. Updating the firmware is covered in
Section 6.4 System
.
MOTION DETECTION
This was covered in Section 5.4 Motion Detection.
MOBILE ACCESS
This will be covered in
Chapter 4
of the
Remote Monitoring Guide
included on this CD.
6.4 SYSTEM
Use the System menu to update system firmware and set an automatic system reset
schedule.
Like most conventional computers, the DVR
can benefit from being occasionally shut
down and re-started. This clears the memory
and improves performance.
ENABLING AUTO-RESET
STEP 1
. Select On in the
AUTO RESET
pull-down menu. The
Settings
option
will appear below.
STEP 2
. In the
SETTINGS
pull-down
menu, select
EVERY DAY
,
EVERY
WEEK
, or
EVERY MONTH
. If you
choose
EVERY MONTH
, the date
drop-down menu will appear.
STEP 3
. Select the date for auto-reset
from the drop-down menu.
STEP 4
. Enter the time for auto-reset
using the Virtual Keyboard.
STEP 5
. Click
APPLY
, then click
CLOSE
in the confirmation window.
EMAIL
SSL
SMTP PORT
SMTP SERVER
SEND EMAIL
SEND PW
RECV EMAIL
DEFAULT
OFF ON
APPLY
EXIT
TEST
EMAIL SETUP
YES
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smtp.gmail.com
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