ClearPass: Using GMail for SMTP

Using Google Gmail as your ClearPass Messaging SMTP Server

  • Navigate to https://Clearpass_IP/
  • Click on the "ClearPass Policy Manager"
  • Login using user/password = admin/eTIPS123  (use your own user/pw of course)
  • Click the Administration Tab on the left window pane
  • Within the Administration tab, expand "+ External Servers", then click "Messaging Setup"
  • Server name =  "smtp.gmail.com"
  • User Name & Password = your valid Gmail account settings
  • Connection Security = "StartTLS"

  • Next, install most of the root certs you can download from this link https://pki.goog/ otherwise you will see errors like this in your event log
      • Send Error: Could not convert socket to TLS
    • Click the Administration Tab on the left window pane
    • Within Administration tab, expand "+ Certificates", then click "Trust List"
    • Top right of your screen, click "+ Add" and load the "Root CAs" DER files you previously were instructed to download; these will be enabled automatically as you install them
  • You will have to lower your GMail security model or you will get the following error in your event log
    • Send Error: 534-5.7.14 <https://accounts.google.com/signin/continue?sarp=1&scc=1&plt=X lots of junk X> Please log in via 534-5.7.14 your web browser and then try again. 534-5.7.14 Learn more at 534 5.7.14 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78754 84-v6sm40676653pfj.33 - gsmtp
      • you can read more about this error at this link
  • You should now be able to send mail messages from Clearpass via smtp.gmail.com

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