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File Sharing.

Mail Support. All the topics, resources, and contact options you need for the Mail app on your iOS devices and Mac. Set up an account. If you can’t send or receive email on your Mac. Follow these steps if the Mail app on your Mac suddenly doesn't send or receive email. Get help with Mail. Get help using iCloud Contacts, Calendars,. The best-reviewed Mac client for Inbox by Gmail, with gorgeous themes and many native features. We released a new email client! Boxy Suite finally brings Gmail and Calendar to the for Mac. E.g., I wanted to email a photo from Finder; pulled up context menu, chose 'New Email with Attachment.' And up pops the Mac Mail client again. Perhaps there is wierdness between Outlook (MS Office for Mac 2011) and Mac OS X Lion?

Between Mac, iPad, iPhone, and PC.

It’s now easier than ever to share folders, exchange files, and access documents on a Mac, iPad, iPhone, or PC. iOS 9 users can securely store and access documents from OS X Server on your local private network. OS X Server supports SMB3 — the new superfast protocol for sharing files in OS X Server — which helps protect against tampering and eavesdropping by encrypting and signing data “in flight.” OS X Server supports both UNIX permissions and access control lists, so you have more control over who shares what. With file-sharing connection monitoring, you can see who’s accessing your server, who’s connected, and for how long. And intelligent Spotlight searching helps users find content on the server quickly and easily.

Caching Server.

Speeds up the downloads.

Caching Server reduces the amount of data that needs to be uploaded or downloaded to devices on your network. It speeds up the delivery of data from the App Store, Mac App Store, iTunes Store, iTunes U, and iBooks Store. It also accelerates the download of personal data stored in iCloud, including photos and iCloud Drive. When a user on your network downloads new software or data from Apple, a copy is automatically stored on your server. So the next time other users on your network update or download that same software, they actually access it from inside the network.

Accelerated content delivery

• OS updates for iOS, OS X, Apple TV, and iTunes
• iOS and OS X app downloads and updates
• Siri high-quality voices and language dictionaries
• Java, printer drivers, firmware, and other updates
• Internet Recovery for OS X

• iCloud Drive
• Photos
• iTunes U course and instructor material such as audio, video, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and iBooks Author files
• iBooks Store content
• GarageBand downloadable content

Profile Manager.

The master multitasker.

Profile Manager simplifies deploying, configuring, and managing the Mac computers and iOS devices in your organization. It’s one place where you control everything: You can create profiles to set up user accounts for mail, calendar, contacts, and messages; configure system settings; enforce restrictions; set PIN and password policies; and more. Profile Manager simplifies the distribution of institution-licensed apps and books purchased through the App Store Volume Purchase Program. It also gives users access to a self-service web portal where they can download and install new configuration profiles, as well as clear passcodes and remotely lock or wipe their Mac, iPhone, or iPad if it’s lost or stolen. In addition, Profile Manager supports management of new settings and features introduced in iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan. And it allows you to perform push installs of OS X enterprise apps and iOS media assets including PDF, ePub, and iBooks Author files.

Features for iOS 9 and OS X

OS X Server lets you assign Volume Purchase Program (VPP) apps to devices — instead of a user’s Apple ID. This allows for the installation of VPP apps on iOS devices and Mac computers without configuring an Apple ID or sending an invitation. You can also migrate apps already installed on a device to a user’s Apple ID without deleting the app or user data.

Features for iOS 9

App Store apps — including newly assigned apps and app updates — can be installed even if the App Store is disabled. And apps configured to use Kerberos will automatically launch Per-App VPN when a user logs in to that app. You can enroll iPad and iPhone in the Device Enrollment Program (DEP) and remove the new Move from Android option. New Network usage rules allow each group or company to specify how managed apps use networks — like restricting the app’s ability to connect over cellular or when roaming on other networks. And you can also update DEP-enrolled supervised devices to the latest iOS version.

OS X Server features restrictions for devices to prevent the use of Mail Drop or AirDrop. You can enable restrictions for supervised devices too, like preventing wallpaper changes, device name changes, modification of enterprise app trust settings, access to iCloud Photo Library or keyboard shortcuts, Apple Watch pairing, or setting a passcode.

Features for OS X El Capitan

You can automatically create an administrator account during initial system setup that can be hidden from standard users. Or create a standard account or skip account setup during DEP enrollment, configure the OS X Setup Assistant to create a new standard (non-admin) account, or skip account creation entirely during DEP enrollment.

Time Machine Backups.

Protect like clockwork.

OS X Server can act as a designated Time Machine backup location for all the Mac computers on your network. Centralizing your backup storage helps protect valuable data and free up disk space on individual drives. And it eliminates the need for separate backup drives altogether. You can view the backup status for each Mac on your network, as well as which computers and users are backing up to your server, when they last backed up, and the total size of each backup. OS X Server also takes advantage of Time Machine to back up your server data — including shared files, calendars, mail, wikis, and more — to another hard drive, so you can easily restore.

Xcode Server.

Team development.

Xcode Server makes it easier than ever for development teams to create high-quality software. Software developers can create bots that work on any Mac running OS X Server to automatically build and archive their projects, run tests on multiple iOS devices, host Git repositories, and view a history of integration results — all from within Xcode on any Mac in the network.

Wiki Server.

Share expertise.

OS X Server makes it easy for groups to collaborate and communicate through their own wiki-powered website. With simple yet powerful tools, users can create and edit wikis and individual pages, tag and cross-reference material, upload files and images, and create tables and add comments. The wiki is accessible from a browser, so anyone can access it anytime. Users can easily search for new pages and content, show recent activity, and view attachments with Quick Look. Whenever a page has been updated or new comments have been added, everyone receives an automatic email notification. Wiki Server is also optimized for iPad. And with WebDAV support, iPad users can open and save attachments from the wiki in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.

Calendar, Contacts, and Mail Servers.

Everyone’s in the loop.

Calendar Server makes sure everyone on the network knows where to be and when to be there. Users can share calendars, schedule meetings, book conference rooms, and coordinate events. Contacts Server makes it easy to share contacts and keep them in sync on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. And Mail Server in OS X Server works with email clients on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and PC. It supports push notifications for immediately notifying users when new mail messages arrive. With built-in virus detection and junk mail filtering, unwanted mail doesn’t come close.

Xsan 4.

Advanced by volumes.

Xsan is a powerful and scalable solution for storage consolidation. Everyone in your organization can have fast, concurrent access to terabytes of centralized data. Built into OS X, Xsan allows any Mac to access Xsan or StorNext volumes over Fibre Channel or Ethernet.

VPN Server. Connect securely.

Virtual private network (VPN) access enables your offsite users to securely connect to your network and its services, while preventing access by unauthorized individuals. OS X Server includes VPN on demand, which allows every Mac to establish a secure connection automatically. VPN Server supports L2TP/IPSec and PPTP tunneling protocols to provide encryption and remote network access for your Mac computers, iPad and iPhone devices, and Windows PCs.

Messages Server. Quick collaboration.

Messages Server brings the collaborative power of instant messaging to your organization. Workgroups can transfer files securely, share group messages, conduct audio conferences, even broadcast a presentation, movie, or photo slideshow to other Messages users running OS X.

Mac Os Email Client Setup For G Suite Accounts Only

NetInstall. Effortless. Across the board.

NetInstall is designed for administrators who manage operating system installations and software updates for their organizations. It’s the perfect IT assistant. It performs automated software installations — whether a new version of OS X, a specific suite of applications for a workgroup, or both. It eliminates the expense of distributing software on disk. And it saves administrators from having to configure each system in person.

We love using Gmail.com for its many features, but if you want offline access and a more 'desktop-like' experience, you can get your Gmail messages delivered to a desktop client, like Outlook or Apple Mail. Here's how.

Every mail client is a little bit different, so we can't show you every way to set up Gmail, but in general, it should be pretty similar. Some programs will set up Gmail automatically with just your username and your password, while others will require you to set them up manually. If you have a Google Apps account (that is, if you're using Gmail but your email is not an @gmail.com email address), you'll also have to do it manually. Here are a few examples using the most popular email clients.

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Mac Os Email Client Set Up For G Suite Admin

Initial Setup (for All Clients)

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Before you do anything, you'll need to enable IMAP in Gmail, which will let you access your accounts on the desktop. To do this, head into Gmail's Settings and go to the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab. Scroll down to the IMAP section and enable IMAP. Then save your changes, and open up your desktop email client of choice to set it up using the following instructions.

Set Up Gmail in Microsoft Outlook

To set up Gmail in Microsoft Outlook (we'll be using Outlook 2010 for this demonstration), open up Outlook and run through the following steps:

1. Head to File > Account Settings > Account Settings. Click the New button to create a new account.
2. Click on the 'Manually configure server settings' radio button at the bottom of the new account window. Then, hit Next.
3. Choose Internet Email at the next screen and hit Next.
4. Type in your name and Gmail address under 'User Information. Change your Account Type from POP3 to IMAP, and add imap.gmail.com as your Incoming Mail Server. Type in smtp.gmail.com as your Outgoing Mail Server.
5. Type in your full Gmail address (i.e. whitson@gmail.com) and password under Logon Information.
6. Hit the More Settings button and go to the Advanced tab. Under Incoming Server, type 993 and set your encryption from 'None' to 'SSL'. Under Outgoing Server, type 587 and set your encryption to TLS.
7. Head to the Outgoing Server tab of the same window and check the box that says 'My outgoing server requires authentication'. Hit OK, and hit Next to complete your account setup.

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If all goes well, Outlook should send a test message, and let you know that your account was successfully set up! Check out the video above to see this process in action.

Set Up Gmail in Apple Mail

To add a new account in Apple Mail:

1. Head to Mail > Preferences in the menu bar and go to the Accounts tab. Hit the plus sign in the bottom left corner to add a new account.
2. Type in your Name, full Gmail address, and password and hit Continue. If you're using an @gmail.com address, you're probably done—Mail should fill in the rest of the settings for you. If you're using a Google Apps account, you'll need to do a few more things.
3. On the next window, choose IMAP as your Account Type, type in a description (something like 'Gmail'), and type imap.gmail.com. Change your username to your full Gmail address and type in your password. Click Continue.
4. On the next screen, type a description, type smtp.gmail.com as your Outgoing Mail Server, and check the Use Authentication. Click Continue, and click Continue on the next screen as well. Hit Create to take the account online.

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When you're done, Mail should start downloading all your messages to your inbox, and you'll be ready to read all your email right from the desktop. Check out the video above to see this process in action. Note that Mail doesn't automatically use Gmail's Sent, Spam, or Trash folders—it'll create its own, which can be annoying. To fix this, just select Gmail's Sent Mail folder, then go to Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For > Sent in the menu bar. Repeat this process for Trash and Junk, too, to make sure all your folders sync up.

Set Up Gmail in Mozilla Thunderbird

Setup in Mozilla Thunderbird is pretty much the same as in Apple Mail. To add Gmail to Thunderbird:

1. Head to Tools > Accounts, and at the bottom of the window that pops up, click the Account Actions drop-down. Hit 'Add Mail Account'.
2. Type in your name, email address, and password and click Continue. Thunderbird will try to set up the account automatically. If it fails to do so, hit the 'Manual Setup' button.
3. In the sidebar, find the account you just created and click on Server Settings. Type in imap.gmail.com for your Server Name, type 993 for your port, and make sure your username is your entire Gmail address. Under Connection Security, pick SSL/TLS and pick Normal Password as your Authentication Method.
4. Hit OK to finish the account creation process.

Once Thunderbird imports your account, you'll be able to send and receive mail right from your desktop.

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If you're using a mail client different from one of the above, the setup shouldn't be too different—just make sure you're typing in your full Gmail address as your username, and that you're using the correct ports and encryption types as described above in the account settings.

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