User's Manual

4.2.5 E-mail
After an event is triggered, the camera can send an e-mail to a remote user containing a
snapshot.
IMPORTANT: To send e-mail alert upon motion, be sure to set up the detection area on the
Motion Detection page. For details, see 4.2.3 Motion Detection.
Figure 4-11
To enable the e-mail functions:
1. Select Enable to set up e-mail notifications.
2. Server URL/IP Address: Type the server’s URL address or IP address.
3. Server Port: Type the server’s port number. Or keep the default value 25.
4. From email address: Type the sender’s e-mail address.
5. Send to: Type the e-mail address(s) you want to send alerts to.
6. Alerts interval time in minute: Specify the interval between e-mail alerts. The interval
can be between 0 and 60 minutes. The option is useful for frequent event occurrence.
Any event triggers during the interval period will be ignored.
7. If the server needs authentication, select Need authentication to login and type a
valid Username and Password to log in to the server. If the server needs a secure
connection (SSL), select This server requires a secure connection.
8. Click Apply to save the settings.
For related settings of e-mail alerts, see 4.2.2 Tampering Alarm, 4.2.3 Motion Detection,
and 4.2.4 I/O Control and 4.4.4 External Storage Settings.
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