Email Transfer from Webmail to Gmail

Product: Google Mail

Symptom: Transfer Webmail to Gmail

Solution: Transfer Webmail to Gmail

Footprints Public Solution #70834

In Your Oakland University Email Account 1. Click the gear in the top right corner then click Settings from the dropdown menu

2. Select Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab and then Enable POP for all mail (even mail that has already been downloaded) 3. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the screen

Setting up 2-Step Verification and App Specific Password 1. Click on the circle with a letter in the top right corner and click My Account

2. Click Sign-in & security

3. Scroll down and click 2-Step Verification

4. Click Get Started

5. Type in your phone number and choose if you would like to receive a text or a phone call

6. You will need to input the code you received and click Next

7. You will the need to click Turn On to enable 2-Step Verification

8. Click the back arrow to go back to the Sign-in & security settings

9. Scroll down and click App passwords

10. Click Select Device and then choose Other (Custom name)

11. Name the device gmail then click Generate

12. A password will be generated. Copy the password, you will use it later

In Your New Gmail Account 1. Click the gear in the top right corner then click Settings

2. Select the Accounts and Import tab then click Add a mail account

3. Type in your Oakland University email address in the popup window then click Next

4. Make sure Import emails from my other account (POP3) is selected then click Next

5. Make sure your username is your OU email then use the generated password from above as your password and when the settings match the image below click Add Account

6. You will then be asked if you want to be able to send mail as your Oakland University account. You can choose Yes or No depending on what you want and then click Finish

Your emails will begin to transfer. It will take a few minutes for the transfer to begin and the transfer may take a while depending on how many emails you have. If you have any issues with the steps above please let us know. The OU Help Desk email address is [email protected], website is www.oakland.edu/helpdesk, and our telephone number is 248-370-4357, hours are Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm.