Mail

Configure email notification for triggered events on your system.

NOTE: 8/16 channel models send e-mail notifications with a screen capture. 4 channel models send text notifications only.

Figure 23.6 Default email notification setup (8/16-channel only)

NOTE: By default, Mail Notification is designed to work with Lorex DDNS. You must first register with Lorex DDNS for email notification to work. However, you can also use your own SMTP server.

To configure email notification:1.Under Send Mail Status, select Default.2.In the From Your Email field, enter the sender’s email address.

3.In the Interval drop-down menu, select the duration the system will pause sending notifications before sending out a new e-mail alert.

4.In the Send To Email fields, enter the recipient’s email address.

NOTE: You must enter a sender and recipient email address for mail notification to work.

5.Optional: Enter a subject for the notification and a location (of the DVR) in the respective fields.

6.Click Apply to save your settings or click Clear to exit without saving.

7.Click Test Email to send a test notification. Click OK to close the confirmation window.

NOTE: If you have made a mistake with either email addresses, you will not receive the test notification.

NOTE: If you want to use your own SMTP server, select ON from the Send Mail Status drop-down menu. Enter the address of your SMTP Server, port, user name, and password. Select the box to log on using secure authentication. Enter the sender’s email address and recipient’s email address. Click Apply to save your settings and Test Mail to test the notification.

Title

Edit the camera names/titles on your system.

Figure 23.7 Camera title setup (8/16-channel only— 16-channel shown)

To edit camera names/titles:1.Click the Title tab.

2.In the Channel fields, enter the new name/title for the camera. For example, Parking Lot 1, Front Door, etc.

3.Optional: Click Font Option to select the font and font style.NOTE: You cannot change color, underline, or strike through options.

4.Optional: Under Font Size, click the drop-down menu and select X-Large, Large, Medium, Small, or X-Small. You can also drag the slider to adjust the font size.

5.Optional: Click the drop-down menu below the font options to select the language for the camera titles.

6.Click Save File to save your camera title configuration to your PC. Files are saved as MOV files.

NOTE: Click Load file to open the saved configuration file on your PC.7.Click Apply to save the new title to your system.

8.Refresh your screen by changing the display mode (single, quad, split-screen) to see the titles.

54