How to Setup Email Notifications Via Gmail on a Dahua NVR - 3.0 GUI

Prerequisites

• A temporary gmail account to send mail from.
• A email to send the notification to.
• An NVR.
  
• Windows PC

This process can also be completed on a Mac however this article does not cover the steps for set up on a Mac

If 2 Step Authentication is set up on Gmail, it will prevent the NVR from being able to send mail.
For this reason we recommend setting up a Gmail account specifically for the purpose of sending the email notifications.
You should never disable 2 Step Authentication on your main email account.

Video Instructions

Step by Step Instructions

To get email notification for an NVR on gmail:

1. Log in to the NVR WebGUI and go to Setup > Network > Email and check "Enable" then enter the SMTP Server.

To get the SMTP Server, open up command prompt by typing "cmd" in the windows search bar and type "ping smtp.gmail.com" (without quotations) to get the IP address.

2. Enter the IP address into the SMTP server.

3. The port number for gmail is 465, and enter the email information that you will be sending the notification from into the username/password/sender fields.

The email used to send notifications from the NVR must be created specifically for the NVR to use.
It must be different from the recipients email address.

Sender is the full email address. i.e. user@gmail.com

4. Enter a subject for the email notification and enter a mail receiver by entering the email and pressing the + 

You can have multiple mail receivers. To add more than one simply enter another mail receiver and press the +

5. Enter a time interval for the frequency of the email and click save.

Go back to the command prompt and enter "ipconfig /all" (without quotations) and note down the DNS Server.

6. On the NVR WebGUI go to TCP/IP and enter the information on DNS.

7. Go back to the SMTP menu and make sure the authentication is on SSL, save and press "Email Test" and you should receive an email to the emails you entered in the "Mail Receivers" section.

Additional Gmail Settings

On your temporary Gmail account, please make sure "Allow less secure apps" is set to ON

1. Log into Gmail account and select the icon in the top right corner.

2. Select Connected apps & sites, then make sure "Allow Less secure apps" is ON.

If you have two step verification set up on the email, The NVR will not be able to send emails.

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