How do I set up an Email Account in Gmail?

By Thomas C (Pivotal Agency)

Let’s say you have the domain www.example.com and you are setting up an email for info@example.com

  1. Click the Gear in the top right corner, and select Settings from the dropdown.
  2. Click the Accounts and Import Tab.
  3. Click Add a POP3 mail account you own.
  4. Enter your Email Address (eg, info@example.com). Click Next Step.
  5. Enter your email account details:
    • Username: Your full email address (eg, info@example.com)
    • Password: Enter the password for your email address.
    • POP Server: mail.example.com (Put “mail.” in front of your domain name. If your domain name is mydomain.com.au, then you’d use mail.mydomain.com.au)
    • Port Number: 995
    • Leave the rest of the checkboxes unchecked.
  6. Click Add Account. You can now retrieve emails from your email address. To be able to send emails too, continue with the rest of the steps.
  7. Select the option, Yes, I want to be able to send mail as…, and click Next Step.
  8. Enter the following details:
    • Enter your Name. This is the name that people will see when they receive an email from you.
    • Uncheck the box that says Treat as an Alias.
  9. Click Next Step.
  10. Select the option, Send through example.com SMTP servers. Then enter the following details:
    • SMTP Server: mail.example.com (Put “mail.” in front of your domain name. This should be the same as the POP server in Step 5).
    • Port number: 465
    • Username: Your full email address (eg, info@example.com)
    • Password: Enter the password for your email address.
    • Select Secured Connection.
  11. Click Add Account.
  12. Go to your inbox, and check for the Confirmation email. Once it arrives, you can do either of these two things to complete the setup:
    • Click the confirmation link in the email.
      or
    • Copy the confirmation code from the email, and paste it into the Email setup window, then click Verify.