You may configure and test multiple Email and FTP server connections in Settings.

EMAIL
Email is used for alerts and notifications throughout the software.

From this page, use the Add button to configure a new email server.

You may select from the limited list of presets, or obtain the server address and port from
your email provider or ISP. Gmail is among the most commonly used email systems on the
planet, so it will be used for demonstration here.
For gmail and other systems which use 2-step authentication, you need to first generate an
app-specific password for Blue Iris to use, as your normal email password will not work.
There is no need to disable 2-step authentication.
Go to myacocunt.google.com and select Security from the menu on the left.

Locate the App passwords link and click this.

Select to add an “other” app and name it Blue Iris and then click Generate. You will receive
a 16 character password and instructions for its use.
Enter your full email address with @gmail.com as the Login in Blue Iris. Enter the newly
generated password in the Password box. You’re now ready to use the Test button.
The From address will be used for all emails sent. If you require multiple from addresses,
you may add the server multiple times with different descriptions.
Advanced
In SMTP, a domain name is required to identify your current computer. The default value is
your current machine name. You may override this by entering a name into the Computer
name field. Unless you have a specific reason for doing this, it is and unnecessary step.
Test
A short email is composed and sent both to and from the From address that you specified.

If successful, you are done! If you have trouble receiving an actual alert email that’s sent
when running as a service, please see instructions for properly configuring the service under
that heading in the Administration chapter.
FTP
FTP is used for image posting and clip backup, but may also be used as an alert action.
Please see those respective chapters for applications.

From this page, use the Add button to configure a new FTP server.

There are currently no presets defined, you must enter all server details. The server address,
port, login and password should be provided your ISP.
The base folder should always begin and end with a slash (/). Pages used to configure
uploads in the software also have a folder setting. If that folder setting begins with a slash,
that folder specification is used in place of the base folder. If that folder does not begin with
a slash, it is appended to the base folder.
Connections
You may select a number for the Max connections to make simultaneously to your server.
Each connection has an Idle disconnect time, waiting for an additional file to be sent,
before it is automatically closed. This time should be set to a value less than your server’s
automatic time-out period.
Options
In Passive transfer mode, the client makes all connections to the server. Otherwise in
active mode, the server must be able to make connections to the client as well, and this is
often problematic with firewalls and security software. You may select to not use passive
transfer mode, but you must then open the ports that you specify on your router and
forward them to your Blue Iris PC.
The Auth TLS option enables FTPS or FTP over SSL/TLS for secure FTP transfers. The
software does not currently support SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol). Although FTPS is
the more common of the two, it may not be supported by your server.
You may choose to Use temporary files when uploading. Files are uploaded using a
temporary filename and then renamed upon completion. This will reduce the chances of
someone downloading an incomplete file from the server.
Test
Use the Test button to test the connection by uploading a short file.
If successful, you are done! If you have trouble uploading during normal software operation
while running as a service, please see instructions for properly configuring the service under
that heading in the Administration chapter.