Apple Mail Configuration using Powered By Google Email

To set up your Apple Mail client to work with Powered by Google email:

  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 when you're done.
  2. Open Apple Mail.
  3. Click 'Mail,' and select 'Preferences...'


  4. Open the 'Accounts' tab, and click the plus sign (+) along the bottom to add a new account.


  5. Enter 'pop.gmail.com' in the 'Incoming Mail Server:' field.
  6. Enter your full email address (username@your-domain.com) in the 'User Name:' field.
  7. Enter your email password in the 'Password:' field.
  8. Select 'Add Server...' from the pop-up labeled 'Outgoing Mail Server,' and enter 'smtp.gmail.com' in the 'Outgoing Mail Server:' field.
  9. Enter '587' in the 'Server port:' field.
  10. Check the box next to 'Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).'
  11. Select 'Password' next to 'Authentication:' and enter your full email address (username@your-domain.com) and email password.
  12. Click 'OK.'
  13. Click 'Advanced' and check the box next to 'Use SSL.' (The port changes to '995.')


Congratulations! You're done configuring your client to send and retrieve email using your new Powered By Google email account.