How To Setup Your Email as an Alias in Gmail

Gmail is a web-based email service that is free, providing users with a gigabyte worth of storage for messages. This tutorial will show you how to configure Gmail to retrieve mail from your email account and send emails using your business email.

Make sure you have created your email address in the Hosting Manager or Plesk for Windows Hosting, before setting it up in Gmail.

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If you have, then continue below.

Send Emails via Gmail

These are the steps you need to follow to set up Gmail to send emails with your business email:

1. Open a browser of your choice and Sign in to Gmail.
2. Click on the gear icon, then go to See all settings.

   

3. Click the Accounts and Import tab.
4. In the Send mail as section, click Add another email address.

   

5. On the popup window, enter your Name and full Email address, then leave Treat as an alias ticked and click Next Step.
6. Complete the following fields as described below, then click Add Account:
    

   SMTP Server	mail.domainname (e.g. mail.sampledomain.com)
   Port	587
   Username	Enter your full email address, such as [email protected]
   Password	Enter the password you use for this email address.

   
   Ensure that Secured connection using TLS (recommended) is enabled.

   TIP. If the mail.domainname SMTP server doesn't work, try the IP address or hostname of your email hosting (e.g. cp-wc00.per00.ds.network, 123.123.45.67)

7. A verification email will then be sent to the email address being set up. Do one of the following to begin sending emails from your business email via Gmail:
    
   • Click on the link in the confirmation email then the Confirm button. The email should be from Gmail Team with the subject of Gmail Confirmation. 
   • Enter the confirmation code sent to your email, then click Verify.

  Once the set up is successful, you can choose whether to send the email from your Gmail account or domain name everytime you compose a new email. 

Receive Emails on Gmail Web App

1. Go to www.gmail.com. Ensure that you are logged in to your existing Gmail account.
2. Click the gear ⚙︎ icon on the top-right, then click See all settings.
3. Select Accounts and Import tab.
4. Go to Check mail from other accounts, then click Add a mail account.
5. In the pop-up window, enter the email address you want to set up, then click Next.
6. Ensure that Import emails from my other account (POP3) is selected, then click Next.
7. Enter the POP3 mail settings (see the guide below).
    

   POP Server Settings
   Username: Enter your complete email address Password: Enter your email password POP Server: mail.wildleaguerift.com Port: 110 Tick the following options: ☑ Leave a copy of retrieved message on the server box. ☑ Label incoming messages box.

    

   IMPORTANT. It is important to tick the option Leave a copy of retrieved message on the server box so that your emails will still sync across all devices even if POP3 is used. 



8. Click Add Account.

That's it! You should now be able to check your emails in Gmail. It will be sorted under Labels as shown in the screenshot below.