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  PROGRAMMING  NETWORKING  USING MICROSOFT OUTLOOK WITH GMAIL

USING MICROSOFT OUTLOOK WITH

GMAIL

RELATED BOOK

Networking For Dummies, 10th Edition

By Doug Lowe

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One of the best ways to get started with cloud computing is to use a cloud-based e-
mail service such as Google’s Gmail instead of server-based Microsoft Exchange.
However, you may not be ready to jettison the familiar interface of Microsoft Outlook
just yet. Not to worry: Outlook can be con gured to work with Gmail.

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But before you can con gure Outlook to work with Gmail, you must con gure Gmail to
work with Outlook. To do that, you must enable the IMAP protocol for your Gmail
account. Here are the steps:

1 Log into your Gmail account.

2 Click the gear icon at the top right, then choose Settings.

3 Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP to bring up the POP and IMAP settings.

4 Click Enable IMAP.

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5 Click Save Changes.

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After you con gure Gmail for IMAP, you can add your Gmail account to Outlook. Here
are the steps for Microsoft Outlook 2013:

1 Start Outlook 2013.

2 Choose File→Account Settings.

3 In the Account Settings dialog box, click New.

4 Choose Email Account, then click Next.

5 Choose Manual Setup or Additional Server Types, then click Next.

6 Choose Pop or IMAP, then click Next.

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7 In the Add Account page, enter the following information:

Your name: The display name you’d like to use

Email address: Your complete Gmail address (e.g.,

me@Gmail.com)

Account type: IMAP

Incoming mail server: imap.Gmail.com

Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.Gmail.com

User name: Your complete Gmail address (e.g.,

me@Gmail.com)

Password: Your Gmail password

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8 Click More Settings.

9 Click the Outgoing Server tab.

10 Select My Outgoing Server (SMTP) requires authentication.

11 Select Use Same Settings As My Incoming Mail Server.

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12 Click the Advanced tab.

13 Enter the following information:

Incoming server (IMAP): 993

Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL

Outgoing server (SMTP): 465

Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL

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14 Click OK to close the More Settings dialog box.

15 Click Next.

16 Be patient while Outlook tests the connection.

17 When the test completes, click Close. (If the test is not successful, carefully
double-check all of your entries.)

18 Click Finish.

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  PROGRAMMING  NETWORKING
 NETWORKING ALL-IN-ONE FOR DUMMIES CHEAT SHEET

CHEAT SHEET

NETWORKING ALL-IN-ONE FOR

DUMMIES CHEAT SHEET
From Networking All-in-One For Dummies, 7th Edition

By Doug Lowe

Managing a small computer network is well within your reach! But it’s vital that
you keep track of key information that’s unique to your network. This cheat
sheet is designed to give you quick access to your network information,
explanation of some basic network concepts, such as pin connections and IP
address ranges, and a list of useful websites for networking information.

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IDENTIFYING AND RECORDING KEY NETWORK INFORMATION

Print out and use these tables to keep track of the key information that allows
you to access your network, contact your network administrator, access
network storage, use network printers, and keep track of important network
servers.

Account Information

My user ID ____________________________________

My password DON’T WRITE IT HERE!

Domain name ____________________________________

My e-mail address ____________________________________

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My Network Administrator

Name ____________________________________

Phone number ____________________________________

E-mail name ____________________________________

Favorite snack food ____________________________________

My Network Drives

Drive Letter Description

_____ _____________________________________________________________

_____ _____________________________________________________________

_____ _____________________________________________________________

_____ _____________________________________________________________

_____ _____________________________________________________________

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My Network Printers

Printer Name IP Address Description

_________ ________ _____________________________________________

_________ ________ _____________________________________________

_________ ________ _____________________________________________

_________ ________ _____________________________________________

_________ ________ _____________________________________________

_________ ________ _____________________________________________

My Network Servers

Server Name IP Address Description

____________ ________ __________________________________________

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____________ ________ __________________________________________

____________ ________ __________________________________________

____________ ________ __________________________________________

IDENTIFYING AND RECORDING KEY INTERNET CONNECTION

INFORMATION

Print out and use these spaces to keep track of key information about your
Internet connection, including your Internet service provider, your TCP/IP
con guration, and information about your router.

Provider

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Company name ____________________________________

Technical-support contact ____________________________________

Technical-support phone number ____________________________________

Website ____________________________________

E-mail address ____________________________________

TCP/IP Information

IP range ________________ to ________________

Subnet mask ____________________________________

Default gateway ____________________________________

Nameservers __________ — __________ — __________

Router Information

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Make and model ____________________________________

Internal IP address (LAN) ____________________________________

External IP address (WAN) ____________________________________

Administrator username ____________________________________

Password DON’T WRITE IT HERE!

KNOWING THE RJ-45 PIN CONNECTIONS

If you’re wiring up your own RJ-45 connectors for a TCP/IP network, you need
this information about the connections to make sure you connect the pins
correctly:
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Pin 1: White/orange

Pin 2: Orange

Pin 3: White/green

Pin 6: Green

IDENTIFYING PRIVATE IP ADDRESS RANGES

Private IP address blocks are the IP addresses administrators most often use
for private networks. Most networks use IP addresses in one of these ranges:

10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255

172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255
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192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255

USEFUL WEBSITES FOR NETWORKING INFORMATION

As a network administrator, the Internet can your best friend, o ering all sorts
of great information to help manage your network. Here are some websites
for you to visit often.

To register domains:

InterNIC: www.internic.net

Network Solutions: www.networksolutions.com

register.com: www.register.com

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To check your TCP/IP con guration:

DNSstu : www.dnsstu .com

To see whether your e-mail server has been blacklisted:

DNSBL.info: www.dnsbl.info

Don’t forget to check out the standards organizations from time to time and
look for the latest networking news and updates. Here are the standards
organizations you’ll want to check:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: www.ieee.org

International Organization for Standardization: www.iso.org

Internet Engineering Task Force: www.ietf.org

Internet Society: www.isoc.org

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