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*Click SECURITY >  
*Click SECURITY >  
*Under "How you sign in to Google,"  
*Under "How you sign in to Google,"  
*Click on 2-Step Verification, follow the login steps then select App Passwords.


*Click on 2-Step Verification, follow the login steps then select App Passwords.  
<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span>  If you do not see the App Passwords link, then use this URL : https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords


If you don’t have this option, it might be because:
If you don’t have this option, it might be because:
**2-Step Verification is not set up for your account.
*2-Step Verification is not set up for your account.
**2-Step Verification is only set up for security keys.
*2-Step Verification is only set up for security keys.
**Your account is through work, school, or other organisation.
*Your account is through work, school, or other organisation.
**You turned on Advanced Protection.
*You turned on Advanced Protection.


At the bottom,  
At the bottom,  
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*Click SAVE.
*Click SAVE.


==Microsoft Live (Hotmail)==
==Microsoft Outlook==
 
<span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}}  </span>Microsoft live has issues with external systems like Beds24 sending email and can block mails, we cannot recommend this system, use at your own risk.
 
Mail Server: smtp.live.com OR smtp-mail.outlook.com (Check the details from your email service)
 
Encryption: No
 
Port: 587 or 25
 
'''Set up'''


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<div class="warning alert alert-danger">{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} Outgoing email cannot be sent using Microsoft Outlook or Hotmail accounts </div> 
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The system can use your own Email address
Due to limitations with Outlook security we cannot send email on your behalf using your username and password.


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We suggest you use an alternative email service such as Gmail or Mailgun.
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Due to limitations with Outlook we cannot send email on your behalf using your normal Outlook password.
You can however use an App Password instead of your normal password. Follow these instructions to setup an App Password in your Outlook account: https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/account-billing/how-to-get-and-use-app-passwords-5896ed9b-4263-e681-128a-a6f2979a7944


If you see an error message please check
Note: you must have two factor authentication setup in your Outlook account to create an App Password.
*are all entries correct
*some systems require authentication. Please see "Trouble Shooting" (below)


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Once you have created an app password, copy and paste it into the password field, for example:
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[[:category:Sub_Account|Sub accounts]] can be used to use different outgoing Email addresses for multiple properties in one account.
Mail server: smtp.office365.com
Username: youraccount@outlook.com
Password: yourapppassword
Use Encryption: StartTLS
Port Number: 587
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= Mailgun=
= Mailgun=
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You will need an account at mailgun and can get the Key and Domain values from your mailgun account.
You will need an account at mailgun and can get the Key and Domain values from your mailgun account.
Check the details for Mailgun :- [https://www.mailgun.com/pricing/ here.]


= SPF Record =
= SPF Record =
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