It is now easy to connect your Webmail to your personal Gmail account by following these steps;
1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. From the top right-hand corner of your pc, click on the Settings icon (usually looks like a gear icon). Select the “See all Settings” button.
3. Click on the Account and Import tab.
4. Click on the Add a mail account.
5. A new window will be displayed. Enter your email address here.
6. Click on the Next button.
7. Select the option “Import emails from my other account (POP3)”.
8. Enter your complete email address in the Username field.
9. Now enter the Password for your email account.
10. Enter the POP Server. This will differentiate depending on if you choose to use the Always use a secure connection (SSL) option.
• Without SSL: This indicates your domain name is preceded by “mail.”
• With SSL: This indicates your server’s hostname. Check that the port is changed to 995. You can go to cPanel if you don’t know your server’s hostname. Go to the Stats section on the right-hand side. Click the expand stats link if it is present. You will see the hostname in the list of stats.
Now, select any additional options that you want.
Click the Add Account button. and that’s done
Outgoing Mail (SMTP)
1. Select the option ” Yes, I want to be able to send mail as john@example.com”.
2. Select if you want to use this address as an Alias.
3. Click on the Add account button.
4. Select to send “Send through example.com SMTP server”.
5. Enter the SMTP Server.
• Without SSL: This indicates your domain name is preceded by “mail.”
• With SSL: This indicates your server’s hostname. Go to your cPanel, if you don’t know your server’s hostname. Go to the Stats section on the right-hand side. Click the expand stats link if it is present. You will see the hostname in the list of stats.
6. In the Username section enter your complete email address.
7. Enter the Password for your email account.
8. Select Port 25 (Non-SSL) or 465 (SSL).
9. Select any additional options that you want.
10. Click the Add Account button.
To the email address you just added, Gmail will now send you a verification code. Either click the email’s link or paste the code into the verification text box and click Verify.
Your domain’s email address will then appear in the Send mail as and Check mail from other accounts sections.
Congratulations!
You have finished setting up your Gmail webmail.