Dynamic IP address notification Tab — Notifying the IP Address

When Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the Network tab or Wireless tab, you can send notification of completion of the network settings using the SMTP or HTTP protocol.

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e-Mail (SMTP) notification

Select On to send an e-mail when the DHCP setting is completed.

SMTP server name

Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server for sending an e-mail, using up to 64 characters.

Authentication

Select the authentication required when you send an e- mail.

Off: Select if no authentication is required when an e- mail is sent.

On: Select if authentication is required when an e-mail

is sent. Select one of the authentication methods from the following and specify the POP server name, User name and Password as required.

SMTP: Select when SMTP authentication is required.

POP before SMTP: Select when POP before SMTP authentication is required.

Note

When you set Authentication to On, make sure to select either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP.

POP server name

It is necessary when POP before SMTP is selected for Authentication.

Type the POP (receiving mail) server name using up to 64 characters. Or type the IP address of the POP server. This setting is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e-mails performs authentication using the POP user account.

User name, Password

Type the user name and password of the user who owns the mail account using up to 64 characters. This setting is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e-mails performs authentication.

Recipient e-mail address

Type the recipient e-mail address using up to 64 characters. You can specify only one recipient e-mail address.

Administrator e-mail address

Type the e-mail address of the camera administrator using up to 64 characters. This is used as the reply address or the address for a system mail from the mail server.

Subject

Type the subject/title of the e-mail using up to 64 characters.

Message

Type the text of the e-mail using up to 384 characters. (A line break is equivalent to 2 characters.) You can describe the information of the acquired IP address, etc. using the special tags mentioned below.

HTTP notification

Select On to output a command to the HTTP server when the DHCP setting is completed. Using this function, you can configure a useful system, for example, to view the access log stored in the HTTP server or start an external CGI program.

URL

Specify the URL to send HTTP requests, using up to 256 characters. The URL is normally written as follows:

http://ip_address[:port]/path?parameter

ip_address: Type the IP address or host name of the host to which you want to connect.

[:port]: Specify the port number to which you want to connect. If you want to use the established port number 80, you do not need to input this value.

path: Type the command.

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