Security Alert: Get Email Notification With Photos
In a security emergency, minutes matter. Alert the police quickly, and criminals can be caught in the act. Call the fire department right away, and you can save your house or business from major damage. On the other hand, false alarms waste the valuable time of emergency personnel.
Home and office monitoring software such as
WebCam Monitor detect noise or motion and trigger actions like audio and video recording, and sending email. Email notification will alert you seconds after a motion or noise event is detected, and include a picture of the event with your email.
There are many reasons you might want to be alerted by email when motion is detected:
- Keep an eye on sleeping children or the elderly
- Watch for intruders in your back yard
- Detect unusual activity in your home or office
Setting up an email alert system is easy. You need a computer running WebCam Monitor, and at least one webcam or IP camera.
After installing WebCam Monitor and setting up your camera, start the Configuration Wizard. Select Email me when motion or noise is detected. Just follow the wizard's instructions for entering your email account details.
Click Advanced Settings.
In most cases, you will need to Send e-mail using Outgoing mail server. If you are using mail software such as Microsoft Outlook, you can copy information from the Account Settings to configure WebCam Monitor. Generally, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) supplies a mail server. You can find the necessary information by contacting your ISP. After entering the server information, click Send Test E-mail. If a test message arrives in your mailbox, the settings are correct.
Google's GMail service blocks unencrypted outgoing mail. Because of this, GMail cannot be used as an Outgoing Mail Server with WebCam Monitor. You can send email to GMail addresses. Generally, it is best to use your ISP's mail server.
Yahoo! provides an Outgoing Mail Server only to customers of its paid Mail Plus service. For Yahoo! customers, use these settings:
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing Mail Server Port: 587
Account Name: youraccount@yahoo.com
Password: yourpassword
Any Yahoo! account can receive email from WebCam Monitor.
Remember, you can run several alerts at once. A very common and useful configuration is to have WebCam Monitor send you email notification, and also record audio and video. Simply select both options in the Quick Settings area.
Email alerts are an important feature to have when choosing a security monitoring system. Knowing that you will be alerted with a photo helps you to feel confident and secure.