Email Creation

Email created in Google Admin Console

When adding teachers or staff, be sure to also add to teacher or staff groups. Groups are nested, so only add to lowest group, i.e. not to elementary, upperschool, highschool, faculty, allstaff, etc.

Setting up Outlook (if needed)

Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server - Requires SSL

imap.gmail.com
Port: 993
Requires SSL:Yes

Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - Requires TLS

smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
Requires SSL: Yes
Requires authentication: Yes
Use same settings as incoming mail server
Full Name or Display Name: [your name]
Account Name or User Name: your full Gmail address (username@gmail.com). Google Apps users, please enter username@your_domain.com
Email address: your full Gmail address (username@gmail.com) Google Apps users, please enter username@your_domain.com
Password: your Gmail password

Additional Required Setup

Also, before it’ll work, you have to log into Gmail in the web browser and go to Manage your Google Account > Security, the scroll down to “Less secure app access” and set it to on.

Then back in Gmail, click on the gear at top right, then See all settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP and enable IMAP.

Forwarding CCPS Email

In order to forward CCPS email to your .masonacademy.com account, you need to setup email forwarding:

Login to the CCPS outlook web access app:
Click on the gear > Options at the top right to go to settings.
In the left-hand column, under Mail, select “Inbox and sweep rules”
Click the + sign to add a rule.
Give it a name like “Forward email to MCA”
Add the condition “Apply to all messages”
Do the following: “Redirect the message to…” and add your MCA email address.
Check the checkbox “Stop processing more rules”
Click OK at the top.

How-To Guide ixl-teacher-setup