USING GMAIL OUTGOING MAIL SERVER TO SEND ACCESS LOGS

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JGL991 wrote:

Does anyone know exactly how to set this up using gmail as the outgoing mail server?

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Not all smtp servers will accept messages from Netgear routers and other devices.

Setting up email logs seems to be tricky. You have to pick an SMTP server that plays ball, and get the settings right.

I use outlook.com to send logs.

Unfortunately, some Netgear routers are better at this than others. In particular, "down market" boxes don't let you play around with SMTP ports, forcing you to work with ports that some mail servers reject.

If your router doesn't offer port selection, it is probably stuck on port 25, which is increasingly blocked.

For Gmail, you need to use port 465 and enable My mail server requires authentication.

Looking for possible solutions to the Port 25 issue, I found this:

Send email from a printer, scanner, or app - G Suite Administrator Help

Buried in there it suggests that port 25 works, but "Mail can only be sent to Gmail or G Suite users."

If you want to send to a different address, all you have to do is to set up a rule in GMail to get it to forward logs to the address you want to use.