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D-Link DCS-6116 User Manual
Section 3 - Configuration
Event Settings
This section explains how to configure the camera to respond to particular situations
(events). A typical application is that when motion is detected, the camera sends
buffered images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notifications.
Server Settings
Click
Add Server
on Event Settings page to open the Server Settings page. On this
page, you can specify where the notification messages are sent when a trigger is
activated. A total of 5 server settings can be configured.
Server name:
Enter a name for the server setting.
• Server Type:
There are four choices of server types available: E-mail, FTP, HTTP,
and Network storage. Select the item to display the detailed configuration
options. You can configure either one or all of them.
E-mail:
Select to send the media files via e-mail when a trigger is activated.
• Sender e-mail address:
Enter the e-mail address of the sender.
• Recipient e-mail address:
Enter the e-mail address of the recipient.
• Server address:
Enter the domain name or IP address of the e-mail server.
• User name:
Enter the user name of the e-mail account if necessary.
• Password:
Enter the password of the e-mail account if necessary.
• Server port:
The default mail server port is set to 25. You can also manually set
another port.
If your SMTP server requires a secure connection (SSL), select
This server requires a
secure connection (SSL)
.
To verify if the e-mail settings are correctly configured, click
Test
. The result will be
shown in a pop-up window. If successful, you will also receive an e-mail indicating
the result.
Click
Save
to enable the settings, then click
Close
to exit the page.
