Google Account

You can authorize Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange to send email messages on behalf of your Google account. To send email messages, Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange communicates with the Gmail API. For authentication, Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange uses an access token issued by Google Authorization Server. To acquire an access token, you can either use an application preinstalled by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 or specify OAuth 2.0 client credentials of the custom application registered in the Google Cloud console. For more information on obtaining client credentials, see Registering Application in Google Cloud Console.

To configure sending email messages on behalf of your Google account, do the following:

1. In the main menu, click General Options.
2. Open the Mail Settings tab.
3. Select the Enable sending emails check box.
4. From the Mail server drop-down list, select Google Gmail (modern authentication).
5. Do one of the following:

• To use an application preinstalled by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, click Sign in with Google and enter credentials of your Google account to complete authentication.

• To use the custom application, click Advanced to specify the advanced settings, then click Sign in with Google and enter credentials of your Google account to complete authentication.

6. In the From field, specify the email address to be shown as a sender.
7. In the Send a test email to field, specify the email address to which Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange sends a test email message.
8. Click Send to send a test email message.
9. Click OK.

Configuring Advanced Settings

In the Google Gmail Application Settings window, select the Use custom application registration settings check box and specify the following:

1. In the Application client ID field, specify specify the obtained client ID.
2. In the Client secret field, specify the client secret.