A surveillance system is only as good as its ability to notify you of potential threats. By configuring motion detection alerts on dmss for windows, you transform your setup from a passive recording tool into an active security system that pushes instant notifications directly to your desktop.
Subscribing to Alarm Events
To start receiving push notifications, you need to subscribe to your camera’s alarm events within the DMSS app:
- Open the DMSS app and go to the Home tab.
- Click on the three dots (…) next to your added device and select Device Details.
- Navigate to Alarm Subscription or Multi-Channel Alarm Subscription.
- Toggle the switch to enable notifications, then select the specific events you want to be notified about (e.g., Motion Detection, SMD, Line Crossing, or Intrusion).
- Click Save to apply the settings.
Privacy and Costs
Because these alerts transmit data from your home network to your device, many users wonder about data safety. Ensuring your alarms and streams are safe is critical, so be sure to read about how secure is the Dahua DMSS App for home surveillance.
The best part? Standard push notifications are completely free. However, if you want to store event clips on Dahua’s cloud servers rather than on your local NVR or SD card, costs may apply. For a full breakdown, check our article: Are there any in-app purchases or subscription models in the Dahua DMSS App?
If you ever click on a motion alert but find that the video takes too long to load or freezes, you might be dealing with emulator or network issues. We explain exactly how to resolve this in our guide on how to fix playback and live view lag in DMSS for Windows.
