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WAX204 - Can't Setup E-mail Alerts
I have a WAX204 that I have been having issues with, and support would like me to send them the logs from the device. However, I have not been able to get e-mail alerts set up successfully. I am tr...
No a Netgear issue, much more modern email environments like Gmail.
It's no longer possible to use the classic password (doing the basic Auth) for sending SMTP email. Much more you must configure the so-called App passwords, but not before having enabled 2FA - another requirement by Gmail.
This is the log entry I get when trying gmail:
[email failed] Tuesday, February 18, 2025 17:48:45
This is the log entry I get when trying msn:
[email failed] ssmtp: Authorization failed (535 5.7.139 Authentication unsuccessful, basic , Tuesday, February 18, 2025 17:58:38
No a Netgear issue, much more modern email environments like Gmail.
It's no longer possible to use the classic password (doing the basic Auth) for sending SMTP email. Much more you must configure the so-called App passwords, but not before having enabled 2FA - another requirement by Gmail.
Thanks, shumaku! I got it all setup using my Gmail account.
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