In order to use a Gmail account to receive notifications from NETx BMS PlatformServers, some Gmail security configurations should be considered.
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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:
- In Browser log into Gmail with your account using 2-Step authentication.
- Navigate to https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords
- In 'select app' choose 'custom', give it an arbitrary name and press generate
- It will give you 16 chars token.
- User this the 16 chars token as a password in the Password field in Email definitions
Accounts without 2-Step authentication:
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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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- In Browser log into Gmail with your account
- Go to this Link : https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps
- 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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