Please choose the appropriate guide from the following list for the email client you plan to use. Contact Technology Help for assistance.
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) strongly recommends the use of the Google web client, as it maximizes the full collaborative features and functionality of Gmail. However, your Google Apps for the University of Minnesota Gmail account also can be configured to work a number of email clients so that you can retrieve your Gmail messages with clients or devices that support IMAP.
Because Google supports several optional desktop email clients which may change from time-to-time, OIT provides support for the web client only, and is not equipped to help users with specific desktop clients beyond the general configuration parameters listed on the right side of this page. For a list of clients and setup guides currently supported by Google, visit Gmail's supported IMAP client list page.
You will need to set a Google desktop/mobile client password if you want to use desktop email clients and/or if you want to access to your Google account with your mobile device. Read more information about Google desktop/mobile client passwords. Go to your Internet Account Options page and select Change Your Google Desktop/Mobile Client Password.
To set up your desktop or mobile client or device, follow the instructions for your particular client or device on the Google Help Center website, and use this University of Minnesota-specific information (Note—IMAP has been enabled for you already by the University):
1. Username—Enter your full University of Minnesota e-mail address (username@umn.edu).
2. Password—Enter the Google desktop/mobile client password you created.
3. E-mail Address—Enter your full University of Minnesota e-mail address again.
4. Incoming Mail Server—Enter imap.gmail.com.
5. Incoming Mail Port—Enter 993 and select Use SSL.
6. Outgoing Mail Server—Enter smtp.gmail.com.
7. Outgoing Mail Port—Enter 587 and select Use TLS.