Enable Dark Mode!
mail-server-configuration-using-app-passwords-in-odoo-15.jpg
By: Marshad MM

Mail Server Configuration Using App passwords in Odoo 15

Technical Odoo 15

The usage of third-party apps or devices that requires you to sign in to your Google Account only with your username and password is no longer supported by Google. This is done to keep our account secure. There is now a safe way to accomplish that. With the help of Sign in with App Passwords, Gmail has offered a  method for doing so.

This Blog will explain how to set up the Odoo mail server for your platform.

Therefore, we must first log in to a Google account and make sure that the two Step Verification of the Google Account has been completed.

Sign in to your Google Account

mail-server-configuration-using-app-passwords-in-odoo-15-cybrosys

Then enter password.

mail-server-configuration-using-app-passwords-in-odoo-15-cybrosys

After the login process, go through the  Account settings? Security?App Passwords.

mail-server-configuration-using-app-passwords-in-odoo-15-cybrosys

Choose the app and the device for which you wish to create the app password.

The app must be other(Custom name)

mail-server-configuration-using-app-passwords-in-odoo-15-cybrosys

Mention the App's name for references.

mail-server-configuration-using-app-passwords-in-odoo-15-cybrosys

Then, click on Generate and copy the password generated.

mail-server-configuration-using-app-passwords-in-odoo-15-cybrosys

We can now configure the mail server in Odoo using this password.

Only the admin user should be used to log in because they have access to all settings and configurations.

To configure the mail servers, follow these breadcrumbs: Settings ? Technical ?Email? Outgoing Mail Servers.

You will then receive a form similar to the one in the accompanying picture:

mail-server-configuration-using-app-passwords-in-odoo-15-cybrosys

Give field values as shown in the above screenshot

Provide the following details:

SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com

Connection Security: SSL/TLS

Username: Your mail account

Password:  The  newly created app  password

Priority: The lower the number higher the priority

SMTP Port: The port of your SMTP server

You can use the test connection smart button in the window to check the connectivity. A connection success complete message will also be sent to you if the testing is successful. Let's move on to the next section to discover how to set up the incoming mail server.

Odoo Incoming Mail Server Configuration

You must follow these breadcrumbs to obtain the setup window for incoming email:

Settings - Technical - Email - Incoming Mail Servers

You will now see a form, as shown in the following screenshot,

mail-server-configuration-using-app-passwords-in-odoo-15-cybrosys

Provide the following details

Server Type: POP, IMAP, and local servers are all available here. The most popular method for transferring emails from a server to a client is POP.

Server name: The server's name. (pop.gmail.com)

Port: The server's port.

SSL/TLS:  Check this to encrypt messages

Username: Your email address

Password: The  newly created app  password

Using this way we can easily set up the Odoo mail server for your platform.


If you need any assistance in odoo, we are online, please chat with us.



0
Comments



Leave a comment

 


whatsapp_icon
location

Calicut

Cybrosys Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Neospace, Kinfra Techno Park
Kakkancherry, Calicut
Kerala, India - 673635

location

Kochi

Cybrosys Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
1st Floor, Thapasya Building,
Infopark, Kakkanad,
Kochi, India - 682030.

location

Bangalore

Cybrosys Techno Solutions
The Estate, 8th Floor,
Dickenson Road,
Bangalore, India - 560042

Send Us A Message