How to setup Gmail as a mail client for your hosted email accounts
(Sending and Receiving emails from your hosted email addresses using Gmail)
[*Note:This method is for hosted email accounts and aliases which are setup with forwarding to Gmail email account addresses. Either login to your BrentHost account to create the necessary forwards or request your web developer to kindly create them for you.]Add your hosted email address:
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- In the top right, click Settings Gear Icon, and then Settings.
- Click the Accounts and Import.
- In the 'Send mail as' section, click Add another email address you own.
- Enter your name and your hosted email address you want to send from.
- Uncheck 'Treat as an alias.'
- Click Next Step.
- Enter the BrentHost SMTP mail server, 'mail.supremecluster.com'
- Set Port to '465', and select 'Secure connection using SSL'
- Enter your username and password. [your username is your full hosted email address (ie. monte@yourdomain.com) and your password is your email password.]
- Click Add Account.
Confirm your new email address setup:
- Go to your Gmail Inbox, open the confirmation message you'll receive from Gmail.
- Click the link.
Sending emails from your hosted email through Gmail should now be possible:
When sending messages, change the "From" address
- In your message, click the "From" line. (If you don't see this, click the space next to the recipient's email.)
- Select your hosted email address to send from.
Now for better experience, choose what best suits you from the following possible configurations:
Make your "From" address always default to your hosted email account:
- When logged into Gmail, in the top right, click Settings Gear Icon and then Settings.
- Click the Accounts and Import tab.
- In the 'Send mail as' section to the right of the address you want to use, click 'make default'.
- Click Save Changes.
Reply to messages from the same address they were sent to:
- When logged into Gmail, in the top right, click Settings Gear Icon and then Settings.
- Click the Accounts and Import tab.
- In the 'Send mail as' section, choose 'Reply from the same address the message was sent to'.
- Click Save Changes.
To always send and receive email only through your hosted email address:
Change default "From" address, and set "reply-to" address
- When logged into Gmail, in the top right, click Settings Gear Icon and then Settings.
- Click the Accounts and Import tab.
- In the 'Send mail as' section to the right of the address you want to use, click 'make default'.
- Click 'edit info' next to your email address.
- Click 'Specify a different "reply to" address'.
- Add your hosted email address as the reply-to address.
- Click Save Changes.
Tips and Troubleshooting
I can't find my confirmation email
- Check your Spam or Bulk Mail folders for a message from send-as-noreply@google.com.
- Login to BrentHost to configure/check your email accounts/aliases/forwarding, or ask your web developer for assistance.
- If your recipient uses Outlook or another mail service, they might see something like, "From yourname@gmail.com on behalf of othername@otherdomain.com."
- Your recipients might also see your original @gmail.com address if you:
- Set up an out of office reply
- Create a filter with automated response
- Have a full mailbox, and your recipient gets notified
- If you see this error message, first double check for correct email address and password used when setting up and try again, also consider these port numbers and authentication type settings: Use SSL with port 465, OR TLS with port 25 or 2525