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Configuring Your MX Records: 1&1

1. Log in to your account at https://admin.1and1.com.

2. If it's not already selected, click the Administration tab.

3. Under Basic Settings, click Domains.

4. Select the check box next to the domain that you will be using with Google Apps.

5. From the DNS drop-down menu, select Edit DNS Settings.

6. Under Advanced DNS Settings, select the Other mail server radio button.

7. Delete any existing MX records.

8. Enter the following information:

1&1 Header Mail Server Priority

MX 1 / Prio ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM 1

MX 2 / Prio ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM 5

Further backups My mail exchanger [N/A]

MX 3 / Prio ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM 5

MX 4 / Prio ASPMX2.GOOGLEMAIL.COM 10

9. Click OK.

Congratulations! Your new MX records now point to Google. Keep in mind that changes to your DNS
settings can take up to 24 hours to propagate through the Internet, but depending on your host, this can
happen faster.

If you have difficulty creating MX records, contact 1&1 for assistance.

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