Enabling Email Notifications for Cameras Not Providing Video

As of version 3.1x.xxxx we have basic camera not providing video email notifications available.  To enable email notifications please follow the below configuration.

Send emails through Boring Mail Server

• Browse to: C:\Program Files (x86)\The Boring Lab\Boring Toolbox
• Open your text editor as administrator
• In the text editor open: BoringToolbox.exe.config
• In the document find: EnableEmailNotifications
• Set the VALUE to TRUE
• The line should look like this: <add key="EnableEmailNotifications" value="true" />
• Save the file and restart the Toolbox Client.  Email notifications will now be sent to the email of the license holder.

Changing who receives the notifications

When you enable notifications, ,by default, the emails will be sent through the Boring Mail server and will be sent to the licensee's email address.  If you want to change the send to email address please follow the steps below.

• Browse to: C:\Program Files (x86)\The Boring Lab\Boring Toolbox
• Open your text editor as administrator
• In the text editor open: BoringToolbox.exe.config
• In the document find: AddressTo
• By default this is blank, update the value with the emails you would like to receive notifications with emails separated by commas.
• The line should look like this: <add key="AddressTo" value="homer@sprinkledonut.com, marge@sprinkledonut.com" />
• You can also choose to add CC and BCC in the same fashion as needed

Send emails through a custom SMTP server

When you enable notifications, by default, Boring Toolbox will sending email notifications through our Boring Mail Server but if you prefer to send through a custom SMTP server (ie: exchange or gmail) please follow the directions below.

• Follow the directions to enable notifications (see above)
• Find and set the following
  • CustomSmtpServer, value = TRUE
  • SmtpServerAddress, value = IP address or hostname of SMTP server
  • SmtpPort, value=Options below
    • 25 (Unencrypted)
    • 465 (SSL)
    • 587 (TLS)
    • Custom port number
  •  EncryptionType, value=Options below
    • none
    • ssl
    • tls
  • SmtpUsername, value=username
  • SmtpPassword, value=password
  • (optional) AddressFrom, value=from email address

Example Settings needed to send via gSuite

<add key="EnableEmailNotifications" value="true" />

<add key="AddressTo" value="homer@sprinkledonuts.com" />

<add key="CustomSmtpServer" value="true" />

<add key="SmtpServerAddress" value="smtp.gmail.com" />

<add key="SmtpPort" value="587" />

<add key="EncryptionType" value="tls" />

<add key="SmtpUsername" value="exampleuser@exampledomain.com" />

<add key="SmtpPassword" value="examplepassword" />