How to set up email notifications on a Speco Blue Recorder

This guide goes over the steps required to setup email notifications on a Speco Blue Recorder unit.

• First, access the Settings menu of the Speco Blue Recorder.

• Once the Settings menu appears, please select the Email page under the Network section.

• The email page will ask for several pieces of information:
  • Sender Name can be set to anything. This is the name that will be attached to the notification email as it gets sent out.
  • Email Address is the email address that is going to be used to send out the notification emails. The recorder unit does not have its own email to use, so the user will need to provide their own.
  • SMTP Server is the address for the email's SMTP Server. Different email services have different SMTP server addresses. A quick Google Search can help find this information. (If a work email is being used, ask your IT department.)
    Here are some examples below:
    
    • GMAIL - smtp.gmail.com
    • OUTLOOK - smtp.office365.com
    • YAHOO - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
  • SMTP Port is the SMTP port number associated with the SMTP Server address. Different email services have different SMTP ports. A quick Google Search can help find this information. (If a work email is being used, ask your IT department.)
    Here are some examples below:
    
    • GMAIL - 465
    • OUTLOOK - 587
    • YAHOO - 465
  • Security refers to the method of email encryption being used by the server. There may be no encryption at all, or it would utilize TLS or SSL. Different email services have different security methods. A quick Google Search can help find this information. (If a work email is being used, ask your IT department.)
    Here are some examples below:
    
    • GMAIL - SSL
    • OUTLOOK - TLS
    • YAHOO - SSL
  • Attaching Image will attach images of the event in question with the email notification. This option can be disabled, set to send one picture, or multiple pictures.
  • Anonymous Login will need to be unchecked. (Some work servers require this be checked, consult with your IT department if that is the case.)
  • Username should be identical to the Email Address line as explained above.
  • Password will be determined by the email server being used. Some email servers allow the normal password to the email account to be used. Some email servers require the use of a secondary app password. As the instructions are different for activating app passwords for each email server, please go to your email server's support page for instructions on how to activate app passwords.
• Once all information has been inserted, select Apply.
• Select the option for Edit Recipient.

• The Recipients page is where emails can be added to receive the email notifications.
  • Select Add in the top right corner.

• A menu will appear. Insert an email to receive notifications. 
• The Schedule option dictates when the email can receive notifications.
  • Select Add when done.

• The emails should now appear on the Recipients page.
  • If the default schedule options are not enough, there is a Schedule Management option at the bottom of the page. Schedule Management will allow the user to create their own custom schedules.
• Select Apply once done. Select Edit Sender once Apply has been selected.

• Back at the previous email page, select the Test button at the bottom.
  • A test menu will appear. Select the recipient to receive the test email. Select OK once the recipient is selected.
    • A "Test Successful" message should appear, and the selected email address will receive a test email.

Initial submission Date: May 8, 2024
Published: August 27, 2024
Article authored by: Frank Bondietti