Email/Email Notifications Setup GMail

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How to Setup Email Notifications via Gmail

To get email notification for an NVR on gmail:

1. Log in to an NVR, go to Setup -> Network -> Email and check Enable in the check box then enter the SMTP Server.

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2. To get the SMTP Server, open up command prompt by typing cmd on the windows search bar and type ping smtp.gmail.com to get the IP address.

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3. Enter the IP address into the SMTP server.

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4. The port number for gmail is 465, and enter the email information that you will be sending the notification from into the username/password/sender. Sender is the full email information.

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5. Enter a subject for the email notification and enter a receiver by entering and pressing the plus sign, you may have multiple receiver.

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6. Enter a time interval for the frequency of the email if you wish and click save.

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7. Go back to the command prompt and enter ipconfig /all and get the DNS Server.

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8. On the NVR go to TCP/IP and enter the information on DNS.

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9. Go back to the SMTP menu and make sure the authentication is on SSL, save and press email Test and you should see it on your email.

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