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Network: Email
Email: Click “Enable” to input your email details.
Encryption: Leave this on “Auto”. This ensures your DVR will always use the
correct encryption for your email provider.
SMTP Port: Gmail input 00465. Outlook input 00587. Yahoo input 00465.
SMTP Server: Gmail input “smtp.gmail.com”. Outlook input “smtp.live.com”.
Yahoo input “smtp.mail.yahoo.com”.
User Name: Input the email user name for the account you created.
Password: Input the email password for the account you created. Click the
“show” checkbox if you would like to hide your password.
Sender: Input the email address for the account you created.
Recipient: Input the email address that you want to send email alerts to.
Interval: This is the length of time that must elapse after your DVR sends an
email alert before it will send another. Adjust accordingly.
Test Email: Click to verify the information is correct then click “OK”. A mes-
sage will appear if the test has been successful. Click “OK” to continue.
If the test email is not in your inbox, check your junk or spam folder.
Email not working? Please try the following:
1. Check that your email and password are correct.
2. Located at the back of your DVR, you should see one or two flashing LEDs
(above the Ethernet port). If you don’t see this, disconnect then reconnect the
Ethernet cable or try a different port on your router.
3. Search “less secure apps” at support.swann.com.
· Don’t forget to click “Save”
to apply settings.
· Click the “Default” button to
revert back to default settings.
· Click the “Close” button to
exit the Main Menu.
The following email pro-
viders are recommend-
ed - Gmail gmail.com,
Outlook outlook.com
and Yahoo yahoo.com.
Select your preferred
provider then on your
computer, go to the rele-
vant website to create an
account. When finished,
input those details here.
Why do I need to create an email for
my DVR? So your DVR can send you
email alerts and to send you a pass-
word reset request if you have forgot-
ten your password.