1.5.3 Setting E-mail notification
You can configure the software to send event detection (Motion Detection, Alarm Detection, Sensor Detection, Sound Detection, and Shock Detection) notifications and camera connection status information to PC and mobile phone addresses.
Detected camera images (JPEG) can be sent as E-mail attachments.
1.
Click  on the multi-monitoring window.
2.
Click [E-mail Settings] under [Preferences].
3.
Set the parameters and click [OK].
E-mail Settings Page
Setting
Description
IP Address or Host Name
Enter the Mail Sending Server (SMTP) IP address or host name. (Up to 255 alphanumeric characters.)
Symbols can also be entered (up to 255 alphanumeric characters).
However, [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<], [>], [0.0.0.0], and [255.255.255.255] cannot be entered.
IPv6 addresses can also be used.
When entering IPv6 addresses, divide the 8 groups of hexadecimal digits with [:].
Consecutive [0] are displayed as [::].
To distinguish IPv4 addresses, set these in brackets [ ].
Example: [2001:2:3:4::5]
Port
Enter the Mail Sending Server (SMTP) port number (1-65535). Port 25 is normally used.
Sender
Enter the sender's E-mail address.
Enter the E-mail address assigned by the provider specified in Mail Sending Server (SMTP).
["] cannot be entered in E-mail addresses.
Destination E-mail Address 1/Destination E-mail Address 2/Destination E-mail Address 3
Enter the destination E-mail addresses.
Up to 3 destination addresses can be set. (It is not necessary to enter all 3 destination addresses.)
["] cannot be entered in E-mail addresses.
Authentication Method
Set the authentication method required by your Internet Service Providers (ISP) as necessary.
No Authentication: Select this option if user authentication is not required.
POP before SMTP Authentication: Depending on the ISP, POP before SMTP Authentication may be necessary. If so, select [POP before SMTP Authentication] and set each parameter.
IP Address or Host Name: Enter the POP3 Server IP address or host name. IPv6 addresses can also be used.
[Space], ["], ['], [&], [<], [>], [0.0.0.0], and [255.255.255.255] cannot be entered.
Port: Enter the port number (1-65535). Port 110 is normally used.
Login ID: Enter the POP3 login ID (user name) in English one-byte characters (63 characters or less).
["] cannot be entered.
Password: Enter the POP3 password in English one-byte characters (63 characters or less).
["] cannot be entered.
SMTP Authentication: User authentication is performed by the Mail Sending Server (SMTP). Your ISP must be SMTP Authentication compatible.
3 types of authentication methods are supported: PLAIN, LOGIN, and CRAM-MD5.
Login ID: Enter the Mail Sending Server (SMTP) Login ID (user name) in English one-byte characters (63 characters or less).
["] cannot be entered.
Password: Enter the Mail Sending Server (SMTP) password in English one-byte characters (63 or less characters).
["] cannot be entered.
SSL
Select [Use] if you want to use SSL encryption when sending E-mail.
When [Use] is selected, the SMTP port number may need to be set to 465. Ask your ISP or network administrator for the appropriate settings.
SSL supports SMTP over SSL., STARTTLS is not supported.
Image Attachment Resolution (Width)
Set the resolution (width) of images to be sent as E-mail attachments.
(640, 320 (default), 160)
The resolution (height) of the image attachment corresponds to the resolution setting of the camera.
Note
After completing settings, click [Sending Test], and confirm that the message arrives at the specified destination.
[Number of Waiting Messages] shows the number of messages waiting to be set.
Up to 100 waiting messages can be saved.
Click [Delete] to delete the waiting messages.
Deleted messages will not be sent.
Images captured by event detection (Motion Detection, Alarm Detection, Sensor Detection, Sound Detection, and Shock Detection) are sent with messages.
To send camera connection status information, configure the [Camera Disconnect Detection] page. (→ Setting camera disconnection detection notifications)