Gmail Less Secure App Access - App Passwords

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Gmail Less Secure App Access - App Passwords
If you use Google email (Gmail) on your industrial equipment, you may have had the following email about discontinuing less secured apps on May 30.
Google is providing better security. To keep the same functionality on your less secured apps, Sign in to your google account. If you are already signed into a Google app, click your symbol
on the upper right-hand side and select "Manage your Google Account".
Open Security.
Enable 2-Step Verification. Follow all the 2-step verification steps.
Once 2-step verification has been enabled, there will be a selection for App Passwords. Select app passwords.
Select app and then select Other (Custom Name)
Enter a name for the App Password and select Generate.
Use the password generated for the authentication password in your C-More EA9, BRX Do-More PLC, Productivity PLC, or any other controller that uses email.
Note: The password is 16 characters long. (No Spaces)

The following posts will deal with Gmail accounts on the controllers.
C-More EA9 Sending Email
https://accautomation.ca/c-more-ea9-hmi-series-panel-sending-email/
C-More Series of HMI
https://accautomation.ca/series/c-more-hmi-series-panel/
BRX Do-More PLC Sending Email
https://accautomation.ca/brx-plc-email-text-sms-messaging-gmail/
BRX Do-More Series of PLC
https://accautomation.ca/series/brx-do-more-plc/
Productivity 1000 PLC (PAC) Sending Email
https://accautomation.ca/productivity-1000-series-plc-email-and-text-communication/
Productivity PLC Series
https://accautomation.ca/series/productivity-1000-plc/
https://accautomation.ca/series/productivity-2000-series-plc-p2000/

ACC Automation
https://accautomation.ca/

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