Mail & FTP
E-mail settings
Video Server not only plays the role of server, it will also actively connect to servers outside to send out messages or snapshots. When Video Server starts, it will send out a system log via e-mail as long as the settings are correct rather than upload it via FTP. Video Server will send out a connection log whenever it dials out to an ISP or dialup server outside. If the administrator has setup some applications in either event mode or sequential mode, Video Server will send out snapshots once conditions are met. To activate e-mail function, enter correct settings of "1st SMTP (mail) server" and "1st Recipient email address". "2nd SMTP (mail) server" and "2nd Recipient email address" are provided for backup connection when the primary one fails. "Sender email address" is whom the mail will return when the SMTP server rejects upon any failure. Some ISP may reject the mail if the address is invalid.
FTP settings
To send the log files described in the above paragraph via FTP, the SMTP server should be erased. Administrators must enter correct "1st FTP Server", "1st FTP user name" and "1st FTP password". "1st FTP remote folder" is the relative sub-folder in the remote FTP server. If the port of the remote FTP server is changed other than 21, set the real port to “1st FTP server port”. If the local network is protected by a firewall to prevent from initiating FTP connection from the remote FTP server, you may be able to connect to the FTP server but unable to put any file due to data channel connection failure. Check “1st FTP passive mode” for passive transfer solution. Another set of "2nd" server settings is also provided for backup connection.
In either e-mail or FTP, the primary server information should be entered first. If the primary server is not set, the related FTP or email will be cancelled. Note that it may take time to connect to the secondary server after the first one fails and it may affect some applications when conditions happen too often.
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