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In order to use a Gmail account to receive notifications from NETx BMS PlatformServers, some Gmail security configurations should be considered

Warning

Starting with May 2022, it is required that you have activated 2-Step authentication for Gmail account. The option  "Allow less secure apps" will not be supported anymore.

First, ensure that you have activated 2-Step authentication. If not yet, please activate it in your account settings.

Afterwards, you have to generate an App Password for your server:

  1. In Browser log into Gmail with your account using 2-Step authentication.
  2. Navigate to https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords
  3. In 'select app' choose 'custom', give it an arbitrary name and press generate
  4. It will give you 16 chars token.
  5. User this the 16 chars token as a password in the Password field in Email definitions


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Accounts without 2-Step authentication:

Warning

Starting with May 2022, Google will not support this option anymore.

If the Gmail account has no 2-Step authentication, to be able to use the SMTP host in the BMS Studio, you need to make sure that the option "Allow less secure apps" is  ON.

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  1. In Browser log into Gmail with your account
  2. Go to this Link : https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps
  3. Make sure that "Allow less secure apps" is  ON.

Accounts with  2-Step authentication:

If the Gmail account has already the 2-Step authentication activated, this mean the "Allow less secure apps" will not be available. In order to user the SMTP host in Core Studio you need to follow the following:

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