How to activate G Suite (Google Apps) for Mail

The mail service from Google allows you to send emails using your unique domain name.

NOTE: Before proceeding with DNS configuration, make sure to order a G Suite subscription and pass ownership validation for your domain.

You can set G Suite MX records manually following the next steps:

 

How to set GSuite MX records manually


1. Log in to your cPanel account >> Zone Editor menu:




3. Click the Manage button next to the domain which DNS zone you would like to edit:



3. Switch to the MX tab and delete the existing MX records by clicking Delete next to the record:



4. Add the following five GSuite MX records using the +Add Record button:
 
Priority Value
1 ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
5 ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
5 ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
10 ALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
10 ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM





5. Next, go to Email section in cPanel >> Email Routing menu:



If you have several domains or subdomains, choose the needed domain from the drop-down list and set Email Routing to Remote Mail Exchanger >> click Change:

 

 

Wait 20-30 minutes for the new records to propagate and then test your mail service.
 
 

 

In order to customize your mail login URL, follow the steps below.
 
1. Sign into Google Admin Console and click on Apps:




2. Hit Google Workplace to see the full list:



3. Once there, click on Gmail:



4. Now go to the Setup menu:



5. Hit Change URL:



6. Switch to the custom option and specify the desired subdomain. Click on Save once done:



From now on, you will be able to access your email accounts following http://webmail.domain.com link.

If you wish to use another subdomain for mail access, make sure that you create the corresponding subdomain in Zone Editor menu in cPanel and add a CNAME record with the following value – ghs.google.com:





 


That's it!

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