Q-See QS4474 user manual Advanced Features

6.2 EMAIL SETUP

The system can send an email notification with a JPEG snapshot for triggered events on the system. Selecting Email Setup in the Alarm Setup menu will open the Email Setup menu. Your DVR will need to be connected to the Internet - either through a router or by being directly connected to a modem - in order to be able to send out email alerts.

NOTE! Depending upon your settings, the system can generate a lot of e-mail

alerts. For that reason, we recommend setting up a dedicated e-mail address specifically for the system to send alert notices. If you do not have your own e-mail system (such as a corporate mail server) you should consider using a

free e-mail provider. However, because many free e-mail services allow only a limited amount of e-mail traffic we specifically recommend using Google’s Gmail service with

its higher limit. Similarly, you will want the alert e-mails to go to a different account than the one sending them. This will ease your management of these alerts.

				EMAIL SETUP
EMAIL			YES
SSL			OFF			ON
SMTP		PORT
			00465
SMTP		SERVER
			smtp.gmail.com
SEND		EMAIL
			example1@gmail.com
SEND		PW
			*******
RECV		EMAIL
			example2@gmail.com
	TEST			DEFAULT			APPLY	EXIT
					PICTURE 6-4

For the example below, we will use Gmail. The settings can be found under Options when logged into your Gmail account. If you have a corporate mail server, you will need to consult with your IT department regarding proper settings.

STEP 1. Select ON in the pull-down menu to the right of EMAIL.

STEP 2. SSL Leave SSL turned OFF. SSL deals with encryption. Only advanced users should enable this option.

STEP 3. SMTP PORT Enter the SMTP port of your email server. Gmail’s is 465.

STEP 4. SMTP Enter the SMTP address of your email server. For example, smtp.gmail. com

STEP 5. SEND EMAIL The “from” address of your alerts.

STEP 6. SEND PW Enter the password of your sending email account

STEP 7. RECV EMAIL Enter the destination email address for your notifications. STEP 8. Click APPLY and then click CLOSE in the confirmation window.

STEP 9. Click EXIT in all menus until all windows are closed.

6.3 SYSTEM INFO

This window will allow you to view system information - including the firmware version, MAC address, and serial number of the system.

Check this window to determine whether you need to update to a newer version of the firmware. Updating the firmware is covered in Section 6.4 System.

PICTURE 6-5

MOTION DETECTION

This was covered in Section 5.4 Motion Detection.

MOBILE ACCESS

This will be covered in Chapter 4 of the Remote Monitoring Guide included on this CD.

6.4 SYSTEM

Use the System menu to update system firmware and set an automatic system reset schedule.

Like most conventional computers, the DVR can benefit from being occasionally shut down and re-started. This clears the memory and improves performance.

ENABLING AUTO-RESET

STEP 1. Select On in the AUTO RESET

pull-down menu. The Settings optionPICTURE 6-6will appear below.

STEP 2. In the SETTINGS pull-down menu, select EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, or EVERY MONTH. If you choose EVERY MONTH, the date drop-down menu will appear.

STEP 3. Select the date for auto-reset from the drop-down menu.

STEP 4. Enter the time for auto-reset using the Virtual Keyboard.

STEP 5. Click APPLY, then click CLOSE in the confirmation window.

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