Gmail IMAP Settings

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• Step 1:
  First, enable the IMAP on your Gmail account to access the IMAP email server settings.
• Step 2:
  To enable IMAP in Gmail, open your web browser, and access your email server page.
• Step 3:
  Enter your Gmail address and password to log in to your Gmail account.
• Step 4:
  Click on the Settings icon displayed on the top-right corner.
• Step 5:
  Select the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab on the displayed window and select Enable IMAP for all mail in the IMAP Access column.
• Step 6:
  Click Save changes and log out from your Gmail account.
• Step 7:
  Now, IMAP is enabled for your Gmail account, and you need to configure the IMAP settings on your email client.
• Step 8:
  The default Gmail IMAP settings are given below:
  • The incoming mail(IMAP) server is imap.gmail.com.
  • The Secure Sockets Layer(SSL) is the standard security technology used for Gmail.
  • The Port number is 993 by default.
  • The outgoing mail(SMTP) server is smtp.gmail.com. SMTP also requires SSL and TLS(if available).
  • The authentication port for SSL is 465 and TLS is 587.
• Step 9:
  After registering the necessary details, select the Test Account Settings on your mail client to check the server connection settings.