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This section helps you set up email notifications. Information may be required from your internet and/or email service provider.
1. SMTP Server: Please confirm SMTP server with your email service provider.
2. Port: Your mail service port number. This is dependent on your email service provider.
3. SSL Check: Provides a secure login. The default is set to enable SSL Check.
4. Send Address: Your email account from your provider
5. Password: The password used to access your email account.
6. Receive Address: When an email alert is triggered, your LooCam device will send emails to these specified addresses. Please be advised that there is a maximum of three email addresses.
7. Test: Use this button to test your settings, and ensure that email notification is set up.
How To Set Up Email Notifications
To set up email notifications you must have an email address. We recommend using a Gmail address, as they are free to set up.
1. The SMTP Server is: gmail.smtp.com
2. The Port is: 465
3. The SSL Check is: Enabled
4. The Send Address is your Gmail address
5. The Password is your Gmail password
6. Please input up to three emails that will receive alerts.
7. Test your settings.
Please be aware that a normal recording schedule will overwrite any motion detection scheduling, and that e-mail alerts must be manually enabled.
*Please note: A recent Google update prevents Loocam from sending you email alerts from your preferred email account. Here is how to solve that challenge*
The first time you Test your settings you will get an email from Google, asking to give our DVR access to send emails from your account. At the bottom of the email is a link titled "Allow Access to Less Secure Apps". Click on the link, and Turn On access. You will then receive a confirmation email.
If you do not want to input your personal email address, you can easily create a new email through Google, specifically to monitor your DVR alerts. Input the new email as the Send Address and your normal email into one of the Receive Address fields.
More information on Motion Detection Scheduling can be found HERE.
More information on manually enabling email alerts can be found HERE.
