How to Set Up Email Alerts on Your NVW Recorder
NVW-650, NVW-800, NVW-MR4K
Setup email information
Using the mouse connected to the recorder, right-click then select the first icon located at the lower left.
- Go to NETWORK > Email Configuration.
- Decide on what email address you will use for the Sender.
- Depending on the Sender, put the rest of the information needed for the setup.
- Email: should be Enable / checked
- Setup: choose Manual
- Encryption: choose Auto
- SMTP Port: (check with your email provider)
- SMTP Server: (check with your email provider)
- Username: Sender's email address
- Password: Sender's password
- Sender: (any name)
- Receiver 1: (any email that will receive the alert)
- Receiver 2: (any email that will receive the alert)
- Receiver 3: (any email that will receive the alert)
- Interval: (1, 3, 5, or 10min)
- Click on Apply once you are done.
- Click Test Email and see if it will say 'Test Succeeded'.
- If it failed, double check with your Email provider if you have the right Encryption type, SMTP Port, and SMTP Server. Check as well if you have the correct email address and password by logging in using a phone or computer
Enabling Send Email per channel
Since setting up the email to the recorder is complete and test email was successful, we now need to enable the feature to the channels we want to receive alerts from.
- Go to ALARM > Detection.
- Choose the Channel that you want to configure.
- Make sure to tick the checkbox for Send Email.
- Click Apply once done. Repeat the steps where you want to receive emails from.
Check Motion Settings
- Still under ALARM > Detection, ensure that Mode is on PIR and Motion / PIR and Person
- Set the sensitivity to your liking. Remember that the higher number will make it more sensitive and lower number will make it less sensitive.
- Click Setup beside Area and make sure to cover the areas with red boxes that you want to receive alerts from. Right-click to go back.
- Click on Apply once you are done.