ADVANCED OPERATION
ALARM
Advanced Setup
Use the ADVANCED SETUP menu to configure alarm settings, lookup version information, set motion detection, mobile surveillance, maintain system parameters, set PTZ configurations and network settings. The Advanced Setup menu contains
the following
Alarm
Alarm and Email Options:
To access Alarm the ALARM menu, choose ADVANCED from the Main Menu and then select ALARM SETv. NOTE: External alarm devices must be connected to the alarm block on the rear panel of the DVR in order to use the I/O (input/ output) alarms of the system. See next section “Alarm Inputs” and “Alarm Inputs Diagram” for details on attaching alarm inputs.
To configure alarm settings:1.To activate Loss Alarms use drop down menu and select ON/OFF:
•HDD LOSS: The alarm will sound if the internal HDD is missing when DVR is started
•DISK NO SPACE: The alarm will sound when the HDD is full (overwrite must be disabled)
•SHOW VIDEO LOSS: The alarm will sound when a camera is disconnected
2.Under I/O CHANNEL, select Normal Open, Normal Closed, or STOP for Alarm input. There are 4 alarm inputs. Alarm Input 1 on Alarm Block controls CH1 1 (Camera 1). Scroll down to view additional channels. Note: If in the RECORD screen, a Channel is set to OFF, ALARM is also disabled for that Channel.
3.Under SEND Email and SHOW MESSAGE, select ON or OFF to activate this option.
4.If MAIL is selected, click on the MAIL button and then fill in the email information necessary for an email to be sent when the alarm is detected.
Email Setup:The system can send an email notification for triggered events on the system. To setup email notification:
1.Under Email, select ENABLE.
2.Under SMTP SERVER enter the SMTP address of your email server. For example, smtp.gmail.com
3.Under PORT, enter the SMTP port of your email server.
4.Check SSL (SECURE SOCKET LAYER) if needed. SSL deals with encryption. Only advanced users should enable this option.
5.Under USER NAME, enter the email server user’s name.
6.Under PASSWORD, enter the password of your email server.
7.Under SENDER, enter the sender email address.
8.Under RECEIVER, enter the email address that will receive the email notification.
9.Click OK.
Please check with your email service provider’s website for SMTP server port information and if SSL needs enabling.
Alarm Status
Alarm Setup Menu
Email Setup Screen
Email Tip
Depending upon your settings, the system can generate a lot of email alerts. For that reason, we recommend setting up a dedicated email address specifically for the Security System alert notices. Also to better manage your alerts, you will want the alert emails to go to a different account than the one sending them.
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