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Setting up RIT gmail with Office Outlook (Version 2005+)

December 30, 2021

Made a small guide for setting up Outlook for Office (or Microsoft 365) a while ago. Might be useful for some people that currently uses the desktop application for their emails since the rit confluence wiki seems to be outdated and I was having a bit of trouble trying to get some help from ITS

Setting GApps password & IMAP

  • Go to https://start.rit.edu
    • Click on Google Preferences
    • Set and save google apps password
  • Go to Gmail
    • Go to Quick Settings (cog icon) > See all settings
    • Go to Forwarding and POP/IMAP
    • Enable IMAP and Save Changes

Office Outlook

  • Open Outlook and go to File > Add Account

    • Login using your ritusername@rit.edu (@g.rit.edu domain name is not necessary)
    • Connect and Setup with IMAP
  • IMAP Account Settings

    • Incoming mail: imap.gmail.com
      • Port: 993
      • Encryption method: SSL/TLS
    • Outgoing mail: smtp.gmail.com
      • Port: 465
      • Encryption method: SSL/TLS
  • Use your google apps password from start.rit.edu

  • RIT login will pop up, use regular credentials (may need to log in for the second time)

  • Allow access from Microsoft apps & services if prompted