Hi, Most of our customers are working on an old version of Microsoft outlook and they do not want to upgrade because they either don't have time to learn or their system is outdated.
While Configuring outlook with IMAP or POP3 we find it keeps asking for password and authentication gets refused multiple time.
Make Sure you Enable Less Secure APP in your gmail account setting. HOW
Here are the following steps required to configure Gsuite with Outlook 2007,
You can retrieve your Gmail/Google Business Apps messages with a client or device that supports IMAP, such as (Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird, or Apple Mail).
- Log in to your Gmail account. Note that your Username is your full email address.
- Click the Settings button near the upper-right corner and choose Mail settings.
- Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP link.
- Click the Enable IMAP option.
- Configure your IMAP client and click Save Changes.
Setting up Outlook 2007
- Enable IMAP in Gmail. Click Save Changes when you’re done.
- Open Outlook.
- For new setups, click the Do not upgrade option.
- Click Yes.
- Enter your display name, email address (including @gmail.com), and password.
Google Apps users: Enter your full email address; for example: username@your_domain.com.
- Mark the Manually configure server settings or additional server types checkbox and click Next.
- Click the Internet E-mail option.
- Enter the following information.
Section | Field | Enter |
---|---|---|
User Information | Your Name | Your name |
E-mail Address | Your full email address, including @gmail.com or @your_domain.com | |
Server Information | Account Type | IMAP |
Incoming mail server | imap.gmail.com | |
Outgoing mail server (SMTP) | smtp.gmail.com | |
Logon information | User Name | Your full Gmail email address, including @gmail.com or @your_domain.com |
- From the Tools menu, choose Options > Mail Setup.
- Under Email Accounts, click E-mail Accounts.
- Select an account, and click Change above the list of accounts.
- Click the More Settings button and then click the Advanced tab.
- For the incoming server, enter 993 and select SSL in the Use the following type of encrypted connection field.
- For the outgoing server, enter 587 and select TLS in the Use the following type of encrypted connectionfield.
- Click the Outgoing Server tab. Verify that the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication checkbox is marked and that the Use same settings as my incoming mail serveroption is selected.
- Click OK and continue through the rest of the dialogs.