Help Center - Configuring your email client: Outlook Express and Outlook 2002 (Windows only) Outlook Express Configuration using Powered By Google Email

 

To configure your client automatically:
  1. Enable POP Download for your Google email account. Within your Google email account, click Settings, then Forwarding and POP, then select Enable POP for all mail. Don't forget to click Save Changes
  2. Open Outlook or Outlook Express.
  3. Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'Accounts...'


  4. Click 'Add,' and then click 'Mail...'


  5. Enter your name in the 'Display name:' field, and click 'Next.'


  6. Enter your full email address (username@your-domain.com) in the 'Email address:' field, and click 'Next.'
  7. Enter 'pop.gmail.com' in the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:' field. Enter 'smtp.gmail.com' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:' field.
  8. Click 'Next.'
  9. Enter your new email address (username@your-domain.com) in the 'Account name:' field. Enter your email account password in the 'Password:' field, and click 'Next.'


  10. Click 'Finish.'
  11. Highlight 'pop.gmail.com' under 'Account,' and click 'Properties.'
  12. Click the 'Advanced' tab.
  13. Check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Outgoing Mail (SMTP).'
  14. Enter '465' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP):' field.
  15. Check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Incoming mail (POP3).' The port will change to 995.
    *The order of 'Outgoing' and 'Incoming' mail server fields varies by version. Make sure you enter the correct information in each field.


  16. Click the 'Servers' tab, and check the box next to 'My server requires authentication.'


  17. Click 'OK.'

Congratulations! You're done configuring your client to send and retrieve email messages.