course:gmail:set_up_app_password:start

Gmail Set Up App Password

You must set up the 2-Step Verification before you could set up the App Password. See this https://wiki.questwork.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=course:gmail:setup_two_factor_verification:start
  • Open your browser and go to https://accounts.google.com
  • Login with your email address and password as usual
  • After login, click the “Security” on the left pane
  • scroll down to find the “Signing in to Google > App Password” as shown below
    • Current “status” should be “None”

  • click the “App Password”
  • google will ask you to login with your password again
  • After login again, it will show you the “App passwords” page as shown below

  • click “Select app” on the left and choose “Other (Custom name)”

  • enter “Microsoft365” or something meaningful to you

  • click [GENERATE]
  • it will show a popup with the app password, please copy it and mark it together with your email address.
    • e.g. yourname@yourdomain.dom, thesistheapppassword

  • click [DONE] after you have write down your app password

  • Go back to previous screen and you should see you have 1 password

  • course/gmail/set_up_app_password/start.txt
  • Last modified: 2022/02/23 17:47
  • by don.lee