Gmail SMTP Server Setup
Send email with the Gmail SMTP server
Follow the steps below to send emails via Gmail SMTP server that can be configured from your own Gmail account used for your business.
Step 1: Goto https://www.google.com/account/ and login to your Gmail account for eg. xyz@gmail.com
Step 2: Goto https://myaccount.google.com/security
Click on Security
It is important to enable 2-Step verification for Gmail server setup. Click on 2-Step Verification.
Step 3: Turn on 2-Step Verification by clicking on the blue button as shown
Step 4: Verify your phone number is correct and click “Done”
Step 5: Click on Back Arrow <- to go back to your account settings page
Step 6: In security section, type “App password” in search bar as shown below and select the App Passwords from the list
Step 7: Now type the name of the app or the name of your business and click “Create”
Step 8: A new password will be generated, copy this password and paste on a clipboard or a notepad, as we will need this to configure SMTP server email setup in Optopro for sending email notifications from your business email.
Step 9:
- For server address, enter smtp.gmail.com
- For Port, enter 587
- For authentication, enter your complete Google Workspace email address (for example: your.name@example.com) and an app password
Check the image below:
