Saturday 10 November 2012

Configuring the Lotus Notes Client with Gmail

Launch the Lotus Notes Client after installing it:


Click Next


a. Enter your name
b. Uncheck "I want to connect to a Domino Server
c. Click Next


a. Check "Internet mail serves (POP or IMAP, SMTP)
b. Click Next


a. Enter Gmail incoming mail server "pop.gmail.com"
b. Click Next


a. Enter your email address in the Account name field
b. Enter your Password
c. Check Log on using SSL
d. Click Next


a. Enter Gmail outgoing mail server "smtp.gmail.com"
b. Click Next


a Enter your Gmail e-mail address
b. Enter Gmail in the Internet Domain
c. Click Next then the Client should start.


Select Use the Default


a. Open Contacts
b. Select Advanced



Select Accounts:


a. Select Incoming Internet mail
b. Open it
c. Select Edit

Basics tab:
a. Account name: Incoming Internet mail (By Default)
b. Account server: pop.gmail.com
c. Login Name: Your gmail email address (complete with the @gmail.com)
d. Password: Your password
e. Protocol: POP
f. SSL: Enabled
Protocol Configuration tab: can be left as is or changed

Advanced Tab:
a. Port Number: 995
b. Accept SSL site certificates: Yes
c. Accept expired SSL certificates: Yes
d. Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only): No.
e. Verify account server name with remote server's certificate: Disabled
f. SSL protocol version: V3.0 with V2.0 handshake


Save & Close.



a. Select Outgoing Internet mail
b. Open it
c. Select Edit

Basics Tab:
a. Account Name: Outgoing Internet mail (By Default)
b. Account server name: smtp.gmail.com
c. Login Name: Your gmail email address (complete with the @gmail.com)
d. Password: Your password
e. Protocol: SMTP
f. SSL: Enabled


Advanced Tab:
a. Port Number: 465
b. Accept SSL site certificates: Yes
c. Accept expired SSL certificates: Yes
d. Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only): No.
e. Verify account server name with remote server's certificate: Disabled
f. SSL protocol version: V3.0 with V2.0 handshake


Save & Close.

a. Select Locations
b. Select Online > Open


Basics Tab:
a. Location Type: Local Area Network
b. Location Name: Online (By Default)
c. Internet Mail Address: Your gmail email address
Leave the rest as it is.

Servers Tab:
a. Home/Mail server: pop.gmail.com
Leave the rest as it is.


Ports tab:
No changes (ensure TCPIP is checked)


Mail Tab:
a. Mail file location: Local
b. Internet domain for Notes addresses when connecting directly to the Internet: gmail.com
c. Send Outgoing mail: directly to Internet
Leave the rest of the fields as it is.


Save & Close.

a. Open the replication page
b. Make sure that only the following below are checked:



Restart the client.