GMAIL not working for my 841B

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shaolin95
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GMAIL not working for my 841B

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Hello!
I am running the latest firmware
2.520.AC00.18.R, Build Date: 2017-06-29

I keep getting Email test failed.
I do not have the Windows Firewall working and Kaspersky was disabled for the tests. It has been working but stopped working a couple of weeks ago and no changes were done to my system. Did google change something that made this stop working?
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Melvin
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Re: GMAIL not working for my 841B

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Hello,

Under Gmail settings make sure , the less secure apps option is turned on. Please refer to the last part of the below guide.

https://support.amcrest.com/hc/en-us/ar ... ail-Setup-
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longedge
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Re: GMAIL not working for my 841B

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Just a 'heads up' - It's a very bad idea to post your email addy openly anywhere on the internet.
My AMCREST Cameras:-
2 x IP3M-941B firmware V2.620.00AC00.3.R, Build Date: 2019-12-18
1 x IP2M-841B firmware V2.420.AC00.18.R, Build Date: 2019-08-03
shaolin95
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Re: GMAIL not working for my 841B

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Melvin wrote:Hello,

Under Gmail settings make sure , the less secure apps option is turned on. Please refer to the last part of the below guide.

https://support.amcrest.com/hc/en-us/ar ... ail-Setup-
But why should I disable a security option? Are you not able to fix it from your end so that I can keep that enabled in case of some other "bad" app actually tries to log in somehow. Not sure it is wise to suggest just to disable this.
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