Owner's Manual

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Using the Main Menu
To set up email notification:
1 Cl
ick the Email tab in the Network menu.
2 F
rom the Email drop-down menu, select
from:
• Default: Uses
the Lorex email server to
send out alarm notifications. This is the
recommended selection.
• Ena
ble: Uses custom email server
settings.
• Di
sable: Disables email notification.
If you want to use Lorex’s ema
il server
(recommended):
1 In the Email dr
op-down menu, select
Default.
2 In the Se
nder Email field, enter the email
address of the sender. This can be any
email address of your choice.
3 In the Rec
eiver Email field, enter the
email address you want the DVR to send
alarm notifications to.
4 In the Interv
al drop-down menu, enter the
Duration the DVR must wait before
sending out a new notification. 

For example, if you select a 3 minute
int
erval, the DVR will send out email
notifications every 3 minutes until the DVR
stops detecting motion / alarm. The DVR
will only send out notifications when it
detects motion/alarm triggers.
5 Click Appl
y to save your settings.
If you select "Enable", and want to use
y
our own email server:
1 Configur
e the following:
• SS
L: Select ON/OFF to enable/disable
Secure Socket Layer protocol.
• SMTP P
ort: Enter your SMTP address.
• SMTP Serv
er: Enter your SMTP Server.
• Sender Email: Ent
er the sender email
address. This can be any address of your
choice.
• Sender Passw
ord: Enter your email
server’s password.
• Rec
eiver Email: Enter the recipient’s
email address.
• In
terval: Enter the interval the DVR waits
before sending a new email notification.
2 Click Appl
y to save your settings.
3 Click Appl
y to save your settings.
4 Right-click until y
ou have exited all menus.
You will be prompted to restart.
Configuring DDNS settings
Lorex DDNS is available as an optional
connectivity option. Please see
“Appendix F: DDNS Setup (Advanced)”
on page 119 for details.
The primary connectivity option uses
the
Lorex Stratus service to connect to
your system over the Internet without
requiring port forwarding or DDNS
registration. For details, See
“Connecting to Your DVR Over the
Internet on PC or Mac” on page 57.
Select Default