{"id":14534,"date":"2020-04-17T15:42:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T20:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/?p=14534"},"modified":"2020-09-08T09:13:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T14:13:28","slug":"reolink-gmail-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/reolink-gmail-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Reolink Gmail not working (How to fix)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is your Reolink Gmail not working? I have the solution right here in this article!<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reolink Argus PT Gmail Setup\" data-id=\"14564\" width=\"720\" data-init-width=\"720\" height=\"310\" data-init-height=\"310\" title=\"Reolink Argus PT Gmail Setup\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Reolink-Argus-PT-Gmail-Setup.png\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had this problem myself while configuring a Reolink Argus PT with my Gmail account and I could fix it in less than 5 minutes, so can you&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gmail setup<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just in case you don&#8217;t know how to set up the email alerts, please read the other article about the <strong>Reolink email setup<\/strong> before continue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a nutshell, you just need to input your Gmail and password into the camera so it can use the email server to send the alerts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reolink Argus email test fails (solution)<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Google wants to make sure your email account is safe so there are some extra protections that are adopted by the Gmail servers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When a new device tries to use your Gmail account a security action is taken by the email server to guarantee that such a device is allowed to use the account.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Critical Alert\" data-id=\"14545\" width=\"648\" data-init-width=\"720\" height=\"80\" data-init-height=\"89\" title=\"Google Critical Alert\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Critical-Alert.png\" style=\"\" data-width=\"648\" data-height=\"80\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There&#8217;s also protection against what is considered non-secure devices, which means Google won&#8217;t see devices that use the email account as safe enough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So you have to confirm that the device is allowed to use your Gmail account.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reolink Camera Google sign In Attempt was blocked\" data-id=\"14546\" width=\"643\" data-init-width=\"643\" height=\"464\" data-init-height=\"464\" title=\"Reolink Camera Google sign In Attempt was blocked\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-sign-In-Attempt-was-blocked.png\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here&#8217;s where you need to log into your Gmail account and change the security &nbsp;configuration and allow the device (Reolink Camera) to use your account.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gmail configuration for Reolink cameras<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the Reolink camera is not a Google device, it&#8217;s necessary to set up your account to allow non-Google App to use the Gmail.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the step-by-step to change the Gmail security configuration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text;\">1. Log in into your Gmail account and click &#8220;<strong><em>Manage Your Google Account<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;;<\/p>\n<p>2. Click on &#8220;<em><strong>Security<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; to manage your configuration;<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Manage Account\" data-id=\"14551\" width=\"375\" data-init-width=\"375\" height=\"300\" data-init-height=\"300\" title=\"Google Manage Account\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Manage-Account.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Account Menu\" data-id=\"14552\" width=\"375\" data-init-width=\"375\" height=\"300\" data-init-height=\"300\" title=\"Google Account Menu\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Account-Menu.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. Turn on the &#8220;<em><strong>Less secure app access<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;;<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Turn on the Less Secure Apps\" data-id=\"14555\" width=\"720\" data-init-width=\"720\" height=\"220\" data-init-height=\"220\" title=\"Turn on the Less Secure Apps\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Turn-on-Less-Secure-Apps.png\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>4. Check your e-mail to confirm the setup.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Less Secure apps Alert\" data-id=\"14558\" width=\"600\" data-init-width=\"600\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"430\" title=\"Google Less Secure apps Alert\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Less-Secure-apps-Alert.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Less Secure apps Alert Confirm\" data-id=\"14559\" width=\"600\" data-init-width=\"600\" height=\"430\" data-init-height=\"430\" title=\"Google Less Secure apps Alert Confirm\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Less-Secure-apps-Alert-Confirm.png\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Google Less Secure apps Alert Confirm All Set\" data-id=\"14562\" width=\"521\" data-init-width=\"521\" height=\"491\" data-init-height=\"491\" title=\"Google Less Secure apps Alert Confirm All Set\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Google-Less-Secure-apps-Alert-Confirm-All-Set.png\"><\/span>[tcb-script async=&#8221;&#8221; src=&#8221;\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US&amp;adInstanceId=50845293-f7e8-4937-9e33-f32e9f64f0b6&#8243;][\/tcb-script]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>If your Reolink camera is not working with the Gmail account, chances are the non-Google App configuration is the solution for the problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sure, other things can also cause the problem but most of the time it&#8217;s just a question of changing the configuration as shown in this article.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just in case you can&#8217;t solve the problem visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.reolink.com\/hc\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reolink support website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/reolink-argus-pt-review\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reolink Argus PT Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/reset-the-reolink-argus-pt\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to reset the Reolink Argus PT<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/reolink-email-setup\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reolink email setup<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/reolink-gmail-not-working\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reolink Gmail not working<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your Reolink Gmail not working? 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