Connecting to Gmail
LogTag® Analyzer has the ability to connect to Gmail's SMTP server using your Gmail account. Analyzer now supports the OAuth2 authorisation method, which makes it more secure to connect but requires a few simple steps extra when you initially set up automated email sending.
If you already connect to Gmail with an earlier version of Analyzer you will have enabled the option Allow less secure apps in your Google account settings. You can continue sending emails this way without changing any of the settings in Analyzer, however, we strongly recommend to use the more secure OAuth2 authorisation method, as described below.
To use this method, select from the Automation tab in Options. You will see the Email and SMTP settings dialogue. Click Use Gmail authorisation - the SMTP Server, Port and SSL/TLS fields will now be set up automatically.
Gmail settings selected
Do not enter anything else in the SMTP Server Settings section of the dialogue. Complete the remaining entries in the Email Settings, Attach file... and Advanced Settings sections.
Once complete, click . Have your Gmail logon and password details ready.
Your default browser will now open. You will be asked to select which Gmail account you wish to connect to. Enter the details of your Gmail account address.
Enter your Gmail account details
Click Next and enter the account password.
Confirming the account password
Click Next and confirm that you agree to giving LogTag® Analyzer permission to send email from your Gmail account.
Giving LogTag® Analyzer permission to send email on your behalf
Click Allow and your browser will show a message that it has successfully communicated with LogTag® Analyzer and set up the appropriate permissions.
You can now close the browser window.
At the same time LogTag® Analyzer will inform you that the connection to the Gmail SMTP server was successful.
Successfully connected to the Gmail SMTP server
When you now use the automated email function, the Gmail email will appear as the sender.
For security reasons this process needs to be completed within one minute. If you exceed the allowed time LogTag® Analyzer will display a time-out message.
Time-out from SMTP server
Unless you have other applications that need to connect to your Google account, you can now switch the setting Allow less secure apps to Off. You can check which other applications access your Google account in the section Apps with access to your account in the account settings.