Enabling less secure apps for G-Suite Admin and Gmail user accounts.

*For G-Suite Admin: Enabling less secure apps to access user accounts:*

- Sign in to your Google Admin Console (Sign in using an administrator account example "mastrc@crosspointeautoplex.com", not your current/user account.)

- From the Admin Console Click Security > Basic settings.

- Under Less secure apps, select Go to settings for less secure apps.

- In the subwindow, select the Allow users to manage their access to less secure apps radio button.

(Once you've set Allow users to manage their access to less secure apps to on, affected users within the selected group or Organizational Unit will be able to toggle access for less secure apps on or off themselves.) (Instructions below.)

*Enable Less Secure Apps for Gmail User Accounts:*

- Sign in to Gmail

- Click here to access Less Secure App Access in My Account.

- Next to "Allow less secure apps: OFF," select the toggle switch to turn ON.

(This setting may not be available for:)

- Accounts with 2-Step Verification enabled: Such accounts require an application-specific password for less secure apps access.

- G Suite users: This setting is hidden if your administrator has locked less secure app account access. (This is resolved by completing the first set of instructions for the gsuite administrator account

*Enable IMAP In Gmail User Settings*

- Sign in to the Gmail User Account.

- In the top right, click Settings.

- Click Settings.

- Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.

- In the "IMAP Access" section, select Enable IMAP.

- Click Save Changes.