Activate Gmail for Google Workspace

Tell the internet where to deliver your visitor'south email messages

This commodity is for people who manage Google services or devices for a company, school, or group. If you're using a personal (@gmail.com) business relationship, go to the Google Account Help Center.

Why exercise I demand to practice this?

When someone sends a bulletin to sales@your-company.com, the sender's computer looks up the MX records for @your-company.com to figure out where to deliver that e-mail message.

Before your visitor can use Gmail with your Google Workspace business relationship, you need to change your domain's MX records and so they straight your incoming messages to Google'due south mail servers.

  • You'll become your new MX records from the Google Workspace setup tool.
  • You'll sign in to your domain registrar, deletewhatever existing MX records for your domain that road letters to your current email provider, and add the Google MX records.
  • In one case your domain registrar publishes the Google MX records, we'll activate Gmail for your domain.

Google tin can't change your MX records for you. Simply the domain's owner can can do this.

Before you begin

This won't be like shooting fish in a barrel, but we're hither to help.

DNS records accept been around since the kickoff of the internet. This can be a challenging job, and the steps are different for each domain. We've tried to brand this chore as easy as possible, but you may get frustrated.

Please read carefully, and we'll aid you get through this!

Get gear up to activate Gmail

  • Every existing email address in your visitor has to be associated with a Google Workspace account. Use the setup tool to add any remaining electronic mail accounts.
  • Brand sure at present is a good time to make this change. It can take upwardly to 48 hours for the rest of the internet to learn nearly your new MX records. Your onetime email provider might receive some messages during this time.

Y'all'll need to sign in to your registrar

Before you get started, make sure you lot take the account ID and password yous need to sign in to your registrar. Contact your registrar if you need help with that account.

Open the Google Workspace setup tool

You must use the Google Workspace setup tool to complete this task. If you don't already have it open up in some other tab, click below to open it.

Open up the setup tool

Important:We strongly advise yous follow the instructions in the setup tool and only render to this page if yous need additional information.

I'chiliad stuck and demand assistance

I get an error when I click the blue button

The setup tool is for Google Workspace and Cloud Identity administrators simply. It doesn't work with whatever other Google production.

Brand certain yous're signing in with an admin business relationship.

It says Gmail is activated for my domain

My email address ends in @gmail.com

Oh no! Y'all've concluded up in the wrong place. Click hither for assist with @gmail.com issues.

How to actuate Gmail for Google Workspace

1

Find your DNS records

Before you lot begin:  nosotros take custom instructions for many pop domain registrars. Look for yours here.

(a)
In a new tab, sign into your domain registrar with the account and password y'all used to buy your domain or to manage your website.
(b)
Go to the section where y'all tin update your domain's MX records. This section should accept i of the following labels:
  • DNS settings or DNS direction
  • Mail settings

  • Advanced settings

Of import: If you have trouble finding MX records, contact your domain registrar for assist.

2

Ready the MX records for Google Workspace

(a)
Review your existing DNS records and delete any not-Google MX records yous see.

Image shows an existing MX record in the example user interface of a generic domain registrar.

(b)
Create a new record.

Image shows the "new record" button on an example user interface for a generic domain registrar.

(c)
Make full in the fields for thew new MX record.

Image shows an example user interface for a generic domain registrar.

  • ChooseMX for the type of tape.
  • Look for a field labeledProper noun,Host, orAlias. Enter@. (If@ causes an error exit this field blank).
  • Copy the MX tape from the setup tool. Paste it into the field labeledValue, Answer, Destination, or Server.
  • Enterone hour in the TTL field, or you can leave the default value.
  • Enter1 in the priority field.

Notation: if your registrar rejects a Google MX tape, try calculation a period afterward the.COM.

Add MX records for a subdomain (existing customers only)

If you're calculation a subdomain to an existing Google Workspace account, enter the subdomain in your registrar'sName/Host/Allonym field.

For example, if your new subdomain is back up.your-company.com, you would addsupport to theName/Host/Alias field. Don't enter@ in this field.
(d)
Continue using the setup tool to add together any other MX records required for your domain.

Tell Google Workspace to actuate Gmail

(a)
Render to the browser tab where yous have the Google Workspace setup tool open up. (Yous can reopen the tool if y'all airtight it.)
(b)
Scroll to the lesser of the folio and click Activate Gmail.

Important! Some registrars may require additional time to publish your MX records. If the Google Workspace setup tool can't find your new records, wait an hour earlier you endeavour again.

If you lot demand additional aid with your DNS settings, please contact your registrar. They are experts in managing your domain and are eager to help yous.

You might have to wait and effort over again

Some registrars take longer than others to let the world know that you take a new e-mail provider:

  • If Google Workspace tin can't find your new MX records, come back in a couple of hours and click the Actuatebutton over again.
  • Later yous actuate Gmail, updates tin have up to 48 hours. Until the residuum of the net notices your new MX records, you lot'll still get email letters in your former email customer.

To start using Gmail

  1. Sign in to admin.google.com with your Google Workspace user name and password.
  2. In the superlative right corner, click the App Launcher""and then Mail"".

Gear up Gmail security

Nosotros recommend you enable email hallmark and security methods for Gmail.

Best practices for electronic mail hallmark

We recommend you lot always fix these email authentication methods for your domain:

  • SPF lets servers verify that letters appearing to come up from a particular domain are sent from servers authorized by the domain owner.
  • DKIM adds a digital signature to every message. This lets receiving servers verify that messages aren't forged, and weren't changed during transit.
  • DMARC enforces SPF and DKIM hallmark, and lets admins become reports about message authentication and delivery.

For detailed steps, get to

Aid prevent spoofing, phishing, and spam

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Need aid?

After 72 hours, if you still need help or if you tin't access your domain's DNS settings, contact your domain host directly for assist.

If y'all want to troubleshoot your email commitment, become to Troubleshoot MX records to learn about troubleshooting problems with your email.


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