LuckyLuke

Hi Guys I wonder if someone would be able to help me. I have searched just about everywhere on the net (I'm a bit old you know, so probably looking in the wrong places) and I can't find what I am after. I have installed a 8 camera DVR system and need the DVR to send me an email when it gets a motion alarm. Now, everything is fine, except that in the menu of the DVR I do not have a check box that says "My server requires authentication" and because of this the emails are not getting tho. The boxes that I have filled in are:- SMTP: Port: User: Password: From: I have tried lots of different accounts like Hotmail, Gmail, GMX, Live etc but now know that all of these require the authentication box to be checked (which I don't have on the DVR) I also have a 'proper' email account which is accessable thro Outlook Express (again, I have the authentication box checked on my computer to access this mail) and of course this won't work for the DVR either.... I really hope I have explained this correctly - it makes sense to me ! lol ! Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all.. Just installed a 8 camera DVD DVR CCTV system around the house, garages and workshops.. Been having great fun and learning loads about all this type of stuff !! Most of this digital age is easy ONCE you get your head round it and really understand what everything does. It's a shame that the user guides are generally written by the same guys that make the product, making it harder for simple types like me to understand !! I'm probably the oldest member on this forum by the way !!! Why oh why do they have to make their explanations so complicated ? Its like learning a new language !! Anyway, system all installed - I made use of various threads on this site to help me, so thanks to all the contributors here.... I've never thought about it before, but I guess when I have helped someone else on a forum, I'm not just helping that particular person, but loads of others that happen to search for the same problem... like me here ! I just have one problem concerning email notification, but this isn't the place I guess to ask - so I have put a request in general discussion - if you get a minute please have a look and see if you can help me ! Thanks again for all the indirect advice !! Lucky.

Thanks for your reply Thomas.. I already have a googlemail dot com email - is this the same as gmail dot com ? Secondly, when I connect to this email from Outlook, I have to tick the "server requires authentication" box in the advanced settings in Oultook otherwise it doesn't work. My DVR doesn't have this box to check, and therefore it doesn't work. In Googlemail configeration it tells you this:- This server requires a secure connection (SSL):- enabled This is the check box that I don't have in the DVR - hense the email won't get through....