How to Enable Push Notification on Your DVR or NVR Recorder

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If you want to receive notification when there's movement on your area, you need to enable some settings first on the unit and on your mobile device. Keep in mind that this feature requires a PIR-sensing camera (e.g. PRO-1080MSB)

To check if your recorder has V8 firmware, access its Menu then go to System > Information and look for the Software Version. If it starts with V8, you may proceed below.

Enable Push Notification of the recorder

1. Go to Menu then Alarm > Detection.
2. Make sure Mode is set to PIR and Motion. This only shows if the camera has PIR sensor; make sure you double check. Click Apply if you made any changes.
   1. Check the gear icon under Setup to also choose which area to detect motions from.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Action (bottom left) to enable Push.
4. Tick the box (check) under Push for channels that you want to receive notifications from.
5. Click Save if you made any changes.
   

Enable Push Notification of Swann Security app

1. Login to your Swann Security account where your recorder is paired.
2. Select Notification at the bottom left (1st image) then the gear icon at the top right (2nd image).
   

Make sure to toggle the switch to ON position and you will start receiving notification from your system. Each device has a checkbox to let you turn on/off notification per unit. Make sure it has a check.

 

NOTE: Check your phone's notification settings if you are still not able to receive any after all the settings you have enabled.

Android

iOS

Open your device’s Settings app. Tap Apps & notifications. Tap the app you want to change. If you can’t find it, tap See all apps or App info. Tap Notifications. Tap the switch next to Allow notifications to turn on or off. Choose your options: Alerting or Silent.

Tap the Settings icon on your device’s Home screen to launch the Settings app. Now tap Notifications. Select the app for which you would like to turn on push notifications and set all of the available switches to ON. Alternatively, you can enable push notifications for Safari by launching the Settings app, scrolling down and navigating to Safari, clicking Advanced and then Experimental Features, and enabling the Push API toggle at the bottom of the list.