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ReadyNAS Ultra 2 Plus - Will not save Gmail information for alerts
I have two ReadyNAS Ultra Plus 2's and two ReadyNAS Ultra 2's Three of my units are using the same gmail acct to send alerts. The fourth unit will NOT save the contact information. Under contac...
fizix wrote:
ANY advice would be appreciated - except suggesting that I set gmail to "allow less secure apps" since it is clearly working with the other three units.
Well, you do need to do that. The apps are "less secure" only because they know your gmail username and password. So if you haven't set it, then do so.
fizix wrote:
I have two ReadyNAS Ultra Plus 2's and two ReadyNAS Ultra 2's
Three of my units are using the same gmail acct to send alerts. The fourth unit will NOT save the contact information.
You could try upgrading the problem unit to 4.2.28.
If it is using a static IP address, check the gateway, subnet mask, and DNS servers.
fizix wrote:
ANY advice would be appreciated - except suggesting that I set gmail to "allow less secure apps" since it is clearly working with the other three units.
Well, you do need to do that. The apps are "less secure" only because they know your gmail username and password. So if you haven't set it, then do so.
fizix wrote:
I have two ReadyNAS Ultra Plus 2's and two ReadyNAS Ultra 2's
Three of my units are using the same gmail acct to send alerts. The fourth unit will NOT save the contact information.
You could try upgrading the problem unit to 4.2.28.
If it is using a static IP address, check the gateway, subnet mask, and DNS servers.
Thank you for the reply StephenB.
Your last suggestion was spot on! Somewhere along the way it has lost the default gateway address - DOH!!
It did not work to set it on the "Interfaces/Ethernet 1" page -- it would simply depopulate it if I tried to enter the value and apply (I am using a local network static IP). Rather I set it under "Global Settings/DNS Settings" as "Domain name server 1" - then it automatically populated the default gateway on the Interface page.
Once set, I was able to save the alert information correctly and it sent the message.
THANK YOU‼
P.S. Regarding the gmail setting -- the point of my post is that I had already set gmail to work with less secure apps, and since the other three units are already working with it, this was NOT the issue. I checked this again and it is indeed set to allow less secure apps.
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