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MarillionD
Follower
Jun 23, 2022

As of May 22 2022 the option to allow less secure apps for Gmail access has been removed

As of May 22 2022 the option to allow less secure apps for Gmail access has been removed.  Now everytime I try to email anything via Gmail from my rax45 router (latest firmware as of June 22 2022) (a...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jun 23, 2022

Issue is not on NG. You just need to setup Google mail for 2FA and 3rd party app password on the Google account. Use this 3rd party app generated PW on the router for emailing logs to a gmail address account.

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    Kitsap
    Master
    Jun 23, 2022

    The attached was put together for IP cameras that use Gmail for notifications.  They were in the same situation as routers trying to use Gmail.  Not a step by step recipe for routers, but some additional details so it should not be too difficult to fill in the blanks.