海角社区

Google Apps Education Edition

Google Apps Education Edition is the name that Google calls its email hosting for educational organizations. It鈥檚 irrelevant with personal gmail.com account. In the following paragraphs, I will simply call it Google or Google Apps.

Here are links to Google Apps features.

Start Page

Email URL

Calendar /

Sites /

Chat: Users download and install Google Talk.

Docs /

We have configured single-sign-on for Google Apps. Your login username/password are the same as your 海角社区 email account. You will see OpenSSO login page. Unfortunately, Google doesn't synchronize pop3, iMap, and smtp password with our authentication server. After you login successfully, you will see a page asking you to choose password. That鈥檚 password to use pop3, iMap, and smtp. You may see certificate security warning. Please accept it. We will install official certificate ASAP.

During test period, to receive email at Google Apps, you need to forward your emails to Google. The easiest way to setup forward is to do it via webmail. You can visit 海角社区 webmail at . Click on 鈥淧ref鈥 after logged in. The fifth line from top is where you define email forward. You should enter [your_user_name]@galias.csu.edu and check 鈥淜eep local copy鈥. Click on 鈥淪ave鈥, click on 鈥淐ontinue鈥, click on 鈥淟og out鈥.

Questions & Answers

Q: How do I access Google Apps using pop3?

A: After you login to gmail.csu.edu, click on Setting, which is on top-right of the screen. Click on 鈥淔orwarding and POP/IMAP鈥. You need to enable the POP. Click 鈥淐onfiguration Instructions鈥 for additional information.

Q: How do I migrate my address book to Google Apps.

A: After you login to gmail.csu.edu, there is Contacts link on the left side. Click on Contacts. You will find 鈥淚mport鈥 feature.