Known Issue: Pre-Alarm Clips Do Not Display in Email Notifications (DW Spectrum)

Known Issue:  Pre-Alarm Clips Do Not Display in Email Notifications (DW Spectrum)

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Affected Roles:  Administrator, Owner

Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps:  DW Spectrum® IPVMS

Complexity:  Medium

Software Version:  v4.1.31401 or newer

Last Edit:  May 26, 2021

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Alarm Notification Email Clips

DW Spectrum® IPVMS can be configured to have the DW Spectrum® Server send an email notification to specific Users and/or Roles whenever an assigned Event Alarm is triggered (i.e. motion detection, detection zone, etc.).

One of the optional features that can be included with an email notification is a short pre-alarm video clip from the camera that the Event Alarm is assigned to. However, if a clip is sent over SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer protocol) and the video clip does not display properly or shows a distorted image, it is likely that the Server is not using plain-text in the emails.

This article will outline how to enable the Send plain-text emails setting for a DW Spectrum® Server.

Supported/Affected Devices:

• DW Blackjack® Server Series

Enabling Plain-Text Emails

To enable plain-text emails:

1. Open a Web Browser and connect with the Server’s Advanced menu.

To connect with the Advanced menu:

1. Method 1 – open the DW Spectrum® Client, right-click on the Server and select “Server Web Page”.  Add “advanced” to the end of the resulting URL in the browser’s address bar.
2. Method 2 – Use the following URL template to connect with the Server’s Advanced menu:

• • Example IP Address:  192.168.1.50
  • Example Port:  7001 (default)
  • Example URL:  http://192.168.1.50:7001/static/index/html#/advanced

**NOTE:  You must add “advanced” at the end of the URL to access the Advanced settings of the Web Client.

2. While attempting to connect with the Web Client, you may encounter a security warning from your web browser.

To continue, click the Advanced button, then click the

3. The Log in page for the DW Spectrum® Server’s Web Client will display.

Enter an Administrator User Name and Password to log in.

• Default User:  admin
• Default PW:  admin12345

4. Once you are logged in, scroll down and locate the setting “Send plain-text emails”.

Enable this setting, then click the Save button.

5. If after enabling and saving the plain-text emails setting does not immediately resolve the issue, you can restart (stop/start) the DW Spectrum® Media Server to allow the system to refresh its settings.