MF641CW scan to email

[kaoticx]

I have been trying to get my printer to scan to my email with no luck. My email is a gmail so I am not sure I am settign the remote UI up correctly.  A few discussions I have found was to set the port, but there is no entry for port allocation. 

i was using smtp.gmail.com . Any help would be apreciated

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

You must  be logged in to he printer as "System Manager" in order to make port settings changes.

Unfortunately this series of printers has the port settings buried in a non-intuitive place.

Changing Port Numbers

1

Select <Menu> in the Home screen.

2

Select <Preferences> 

 <Network>

If the login screen appears, enter the correct ID and PIN.

3

Select <TCP/IP Settings>  <Port Number Settings>.

4

Selecting the protocol of which you want to change the port number.

Learning more about the protocols

• <LPD>/<RAW>/<WSD Multicast Discovery>
• <HTTP>
• <POP3>/<SMTP> (this one)
• <SNMP>
• <Multicast Discovery>
• <FTP>

5

Enter the port number, and select <Apply>. (Hint, you will use port 587 or 465 for Gmail)

6

Restart the machine.

Turn OFF the machine, wait for at least 10 seconds, and turn it back ON.

My notes:

Because Gmail has become more secure (a good thing), the option to use "Less Secure Apps" has been removed from Acct Settings in your personal Gmail account.  Its still there for G-Suite customers

The printer uses an older technology which is not natively compatible with the new security standards used by Gmail.  Instead, you will need to create an App Password and use it on the printer for your password.  This is because the printer was made prior to the email providers requirng additional security.

See this:

Sign in with App Passwords - Google Account Help