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Gianlucam
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Oct 19, 2016
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Setting up email alert with GMAIL account (RN31200 FW: 6.6.0)

Hello. I've searched this forum but only found posts that were closed (for inactivity) without a solution.   I'm trying to setup my RN312000 email service to sent alerts but I keep getting authenti...
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  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Oct 19, 2016

    If you are using a static IP address for the NAS, then you might have forgotten to configure the DNS server.  This is done on the network tab of the web ui.

     

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    The DNS server doesn't have to be 8.8.8.8.

     

    You do need to disable two-factor authentication and enable less secure devices for your google account.  You don't do this in the NAS, you do this in your google security profile ( https://myaccount.google.com/security?pli=1 )

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Gianlucam
Tutor
Oct 19, 2016

Thanks StephenB, I found the google account setting and enabled "less secure apps" that that made it all work.
Not very happy that I make my google account "less secure", but that's another story...

Thanks!

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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 19, 2016
Gianlucam wrote:

Not very happy that I make my google account "less secure", but that's another story...

 

What makes it "less secure" is just that the NAS needs to know the google password.  The authentication and access is secure.

 

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