# Email Notification Not working with Gmail Settings

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 17, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812 "2015-03-17T18:01:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![kattikartik7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kattikartik7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kattikartik7)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/1 "2015-03-17T18:01:38Z")

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Hello All,

My email notification is not working using Gmail settings. I see that there is connection error that is happening while I try to connect to Gmail. Below are the settings I configured on the Notification Screen and then I also attached screen shot of the errors in that apprear in the console. It has connection error. Please suggest me solution to make this working.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/2/2c98eb28e0da8f45d175034e5b88d46c195398f8.JPG)  
  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/de54e8ddf7e51720f9bf7b72cb56fe133efea4fb.JPG)  
  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/5/5a1451d7e103375cd9e24866bb9b6ff7932090a2.JPG)

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/2 "2015-03-17T19:26:33Z")

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I can’t see any of the pics. Sorry.

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**Author:** ![kattikartik7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kattikartik7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kattikartik7)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/3 "2015-03-18T04:39:17Z")

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Okay. I’m sorry about that. I am attaching the images again. Please let me know if you can see them. Thanks.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/5/5a1451d7e103375cd9e24866bb9b6ff7932090a2.JPG)

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**Author:** ![kattikartik7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kattikartik7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kattikartik7)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/4 "2015-03-18T04:40:08Z")

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Notification configuration page. Thanks.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/de54e8ddf7e51720f9bf7b72cb56fe133efea4fb.JPG)

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/5 "2015-03-18T09:23:23Z")

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Sorry, man. Still not seeing them. They should pop up right here on the page. Am I the only one not seeing them?

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**Author:** ![jim\_lapratt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/6 "2015-03-18T11:42:30Z")

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I don’t see them either.

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/7 "2015-03-18T11:43:53Z")

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Whew. Thought it was me. 😆

@kattikartik7, Maybe a different format of picture, like png, would help.

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/8 "2015-03-18T11:50:04Z")

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dont see them either

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/3fc97a61795c9a003b46907efbbec47bb10c574c.jpg)

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/9 "2015-03-18T11:50:18Z")

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do yall see my picture?

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**Author:** ![jim\_lapratt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@jim\_lapratt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim_lapratt)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/10 "2015-03-18T11:51:50Z")

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Yours is fine, little big… Hehe

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/11 "2015-03-18T11:55:33Z")

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I’m also sorry you’re using a Micrologix… heh.

Got a love/hate relationship with them. Mostly hate. 😆

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/12 "2015-03-18T11:55:53Z")

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> [@jim\_lapratt](#):
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> Yours is fine, little big.... Hehe

thats what she said 😃

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/13 "2015-03-18T12:00:14Z")

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[quote=“JordanCClark”]I’m also sorry you’re using a Micrologix… heh.

Got a love/hate relationship with them. Mostly hate. 😆[/quote]

They arent that bad. Id prefer compact or contrologix, but id take a micrologix over a GE, AD, or siemens any day!

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/14 "2015-03-18T12:02:19Z")

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for the OP:

mail server = [smtp.gmail.com](http://smtp.gmail.com)

port 465

use authentication = yes

username = your username without @gmail on the end

use ssl/tls = yes

That should do it.

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**Author:** ![kattikartik7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kattikartik7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kattikartik7)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/15 "2015-03-18T14:07:16Z")

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Guys, I’m absolutely sorry for this. I don’t know why this was not accepting the format I uploaded. Anyways, I uploaded the new format( .png) format. Please let me know if you see the pictures. And, yes I did use the same settings as you have stated, but there was not response. Thanks.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/7/7e93860620ee8e7adec7f011336331495f8ca4c4.png)  
  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/a/acd3ea0a7a635870389fb158176d3c81d99d56e1.png)  
  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/1/1e08da41e50e1c9eb134729047e79957f941b1a8.png)

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**Author:** ![kattikartik7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kattikartik7](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kattikartik7)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/16 "2015-03-18T14:16:36Z")

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Also, I checked with other browsers and I was able to see the pictures. If you don’t mind, can you also try opening it in different browsers. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/17 "2015-03-18T14:13:44Z")

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I tried Chrome and Safari – can’t see the uploads. 😢

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/18 "2015-03-18T14:31:22Z")

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Hoorah! We can see them now! (The pngs)

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/19 "2015-03-18T14:32:55Z")

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Actually, I can see the OP’s but not diats150’s. Ah well, back to action.

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-notification-not-working-with-gmail-settings/9812/20 "2015-03-18T14:45:58Z")

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Very odd – I can see them when I’m logged out, but not when I’m logged in. ![:scratch:](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/76d1620bec252bfac07050c889ff5a91dc8a9c25.gif ":scratch:")

I’ll alert our forum guru.

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