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# Adding Your Email Address to Gmail

||| ℹ️ **Note:** Before starting, verify that your domain name has a valid SSL certificate and that your login credentials work via webmail.
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For a full overview of the email settings, please refer to [our email setup guide](/en/article/setting-up-email-in-an-email-program-7swj7a/).

* [Step-by-Step Guide](#3-step-by-step-guide)
* [Instructional Video](#3-instructional-video)
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### Step-by-Step Guide

1. Log in to your Gmail account via [https://mail.google.com/](https://mail.google.com/).
2. Click the **settings icon** in the top right corner.
3. Click **See all settings**.
4. Go to the **Accounts and Import** tab.
5. Under **Check mail from other accounts**, click **Add a mail account**.
6. Fill out the form as follows:

* **Email address:** your full email address.
* Click **Next**.
* Choose **Import emails from my other account (POP3)**.
* Click **Next**.

7. Enter the POP3 settings:

* **Username:** your full email address.
* **Password:** your email password.
* **POP server:** `mail.voorbeeld.cc`
* **Port:** `995`
* Check **Leave a copy of retrieved messages on the server**.
* Check **Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail**.
* Click **Add Account**.

8. Setting up sending via SMTP:

* Click **Next** to also send emails from this address.
* **Name:** your name or company name.
* Click **Next Step**.

9. Enter the SMTP settings:
   
* **SMTP server:** `mail.voorbeeld.cc`
* **Port:** `465`
* **Username:** your full email address.
* **Password:** your email password.
* Choose **Secured connection using SSL**.
* Click **Add Account**.

10. Confirm sending:
    
* A confirmation email will be sent to your address.
* Click the **confirmation link** in the email.
* Then click **Confirm**.

Your email address is now successfully linked to Gmail and ready to send and receive emails.

||| ℹ️ **Important:** In this guide, replace `voorbeeld.cc` with your own domain name.
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### 🎦 Instructional Video

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