Email connection using SMTP/IMAP

Created by Joshua Ponsam Ponsam P P S, Modified on Mon, 18 Aug at 5:00 AM by Joshua Ponsam Ponsam P P S

Open Gmail on your desktop and head over to the settings tab

Select the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab on the top

Select Enable IMAP and click on Save Changes

Head over to your Google Account

Navigate to the Security tab on the left side

Select Enable 2 Step Verification if it not Enabled. In a situation it is, skip the rest of this step and go to the next

Click on get started

You’ll be prompted to add your password again, go ahead and do so

Verify the device to which you’d like to get the verification code

Type in your phone number

Enter the code you would have just received

Verify the details and click on Turn on

If you head back to the Security Tab, you should now see a tick mark next to 2-Step Verification

Head over to your Google Account

In the search bar, search for "App Passwords" (Without completing step 2, you won't find app passwords in settings)

Select on App Passwords

You may be prompted to re-enter your gmail account password again, if so, please go ahead and type it in.

Type in a specific app name in "this-is-the-sample" in this format for ContactOut. Click on Create.

You’ll have a password generated as shown below, which you need to copy and keep safely

Click on "+ Connect new inbox" and select the SMTP/IMAP option.

Select "Gmail" as provider.
Fill each field as mentioned below,
- From name - Sender Name
- From email - Email address (valid gmail alias)
- username - Gmail username
- Password - App generated password from step 3
Click on Verify and Connect