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Setting up Email Alerts via Web Browser
Your camera can send alerts and snapshots to an email address when motion events occur.
You must first configure your email account details and set up motion detection via the
camera’s web interface.
To set up email alerts:
1. Click the
button at the bottom of the Live View interface on the web browser to
bring up the
Advanced Settings
page.
Configure Email
2. Click
Mail Service Settings
on the left navigation bar.
3. Enter your email account details into the appropriate fields.
• Sender:
The email address that you want your camera to send alerts from. For
example,
•
SMTP Server:
Select the SMTP address of your email server from the dropdown list.
If you want to use an email server other than the ones provided, manually enter it into
the field.
•
SMTP Port:
The SMTP port of your email server. This field will automatically self-
populate if you use any of the preset email servers.
•
Need Authentication:
If the SMTP server requires authentication, check this box and
then enter the username (for example,
) and password for your
email account.
•
SSL:
Whether the email server you’re using requires a secure link. If you’re not sure
what settings to use, check with your email service provider.
•
Receiver:
The email address(es) that your alerts will be sent to. You can specify up to
four (4) different email receipients.
•
Test:
Click to send a test email to the “
Receiver
” email address(es) specified above.
