12.2.1 Configure the settings related to sending E-mails
[E-mail notification]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to provide notification by E-mail.
Default: Off
[Alarm image attachment]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to attach an image to the E-mail to be sent when an alarm is detected.
Default: Off
[Image capture size]
Select the image capture size of images attached to an alarm E-mail from the following.
JPEG(1)/JPEG(2)/JPEG(3)
Default: JPEG(2)
[SMTP server address]
Enter the IP address or the host name of the SMTP server used to send E-mails.
Available number of characters: 1 - 128 characters
Available characters: Alphanumeric characters, the colon (:), the period (.), the underscore (_), and the hyphen (-).
[SMTP port]
Enter the port number to which E-mails are sent.
Available port number: 1-65535
Default: 25
The following port numbers are unavailable since they are already in use.
20, 21, 23, 42, 53, 67, 68, 69, 80, 110, 123, 161, 162, 443, 995, 10669, 10670
[POP server address]
When “POP before SMTP” is selected for “Type”, enter the IP address or the host name of the POP server.
Available number of characters: 1 - 128 characters
Available characters: Alphanumeric characters, the colon (:), the period (.), the underscore (_), and the hyphen (-).
IMPORTANT
When entering the host name for “SMTP server address” or “POP server address”, it is necessary to configure the DNS settings on the [Network] tab of the “Network” page. (→12.1 Configure the network settings [Network])
[Authentication]
Type
Select the authentication method to send E-mails from the following.
None: It is not necessary to clear any authentication to send E-mails.
POP before SMTP: It is necessary to first clear the POP server authentication to use the SMTP server to send E-mails.
SMTP: It is necessary to clear the SMTP server authentication to send E-mails.
Default: None
Note
When you don’t know the authentication method to send E-mails, refer to the network administrator.
User name
Enter the user name to access the server.
Available number of characters: 0 - 32 characters
Unavailable characters: " & : ; \
Password
Enter the password to access the server.
Available number of characters: 0 - 32 characters
Unavailable characters: " &
[Sender’s E-mail address]
Enter the E-mail address of a sender.
The entered E-mail address will be displayed in the “From” (sender) line of the sent E-mails.
Available number of characters: 3 - 128 characters
Available characters: Alphanumeric characters, the at sign (@), the period (.), the underscore (_), and the hyphen (-).
[SSL]
Select “On” if you want to use SSL encryption when sending E-mail notifications for “E-mail notification”. When you select “On”, the authentication method will be set to “SMTP”. Set the user name and the password used for authentication.
Default: Off
Note
Some SMTP servers may not support SSL.
SSL supports SMTP over SSL, but STARTTLS is not supported.
When “On” is selected, the SMTP port number may need to be set to 465. Ask your Internet service provider for the appropriate settings.
[Address 1] - [Address 4]
Enter the destination E-mail address. Up to 4 destination E-mail addresses can be registered.
[Alarm] checkbox: When the checkbox is selected, the E-mail notification will be performed upon an alarm occurrence.
[Destination E-mail address]: Enter the destination E-mail address.
Available number of characters: 3 - 128 characters
Available characters: Alphanumeric characters, the at sign (@), the period (.), the underscore (_), and the hyphen (-).
To delete the registered address, click the [Delete] button respective to the desired address.
[E-mail subject]
Enter the E-mail subject.
Available number of characters: 0 - 50 characters
[E-mail body]
Enter the E-mail body.
Available number of characters: 0 - 200 characters
Note
Entering alternative text into the E-mail body automatically adds the event or time when an alarm occurs.
Alternative text alarm event: %p%, occurrence time: %t%
(Examples of use)
After setting the following characters in the E-mail body, there is a VMD alarm occurrence at the time 19:13:24.
E-mail body settings: %p% alarm occurred at %t%.
Sent E-mail body: "A "VMD" alarm occurred at 19:13:24."