Using Google as an SMTP host - Verasys - LIT-12012371 - LC-SBH300-0 - Building automation software - Verasys System - 5.1

Verasys System User Guide
Product name
Verasys System
Document type
User Guide
Document number
LIT-12012371
Version
5.1
Revision date
2024-03-11
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Active

If you do not have an email service to connect to the SBH, configure an SMTP host for the alarms. The configuration is different depending on whether you want to use TLS encryption.

Option 1: To use Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption, use the settings in Table 1.

Table 1. TLS encryption - On
Field Description or Setting
TLS On
Host smtp.gmail.com
Port 465
From Email Address Email address for sender of message
Site Name Name of the site
User Name Google account User name
Password The Google App password for the account, generated in step 7 below.
Note: To set up the alarm notification feature, create a third party application username and password on Google.

Option 2: If you do not want to use TLS encryption, use the settings in Table 2.

Table 2. TLS encryption - Off
Field Description or Setting
TLS Off
Host smtp.gmail.com
Port 587
From Email Address Email address for sender of message
Site Name Name of the site
User Name Google account user name
Password The Google App password for the account, generated in step 7 below.
Note:
  • Microsoft Outlook cannot be used with TLS. TLS must be set to off.
  • To create an app password, you need 2-Step Verification configured on your Google account.
  • To set up Gmail and SBH for alarm notification complete the following steps:
    1. Log on to your Google account.
    2. Navigate to Manage your Google account > Security.
    3. Click 2-Step Verification.
    4. At the bottom of the page, click App passwords.
    5. Enter a name for the password that helps you remember the use for this password. For example, SBH Notifications.
    6. Click Create.
    7. In the Generate app password window, take note of the generated password. This password only appears once. If you lose this password, repeat steps 1 to 6 to generate a new password.
    8. Log on to the SBH and click Settings > Alarm Notifications.
    9. In the Password field, enter the password generated in step 6. See Table 1 and Table 2.