How To Setup Google Apps Account on iPad
I was asked by a client recently how he could get his calendar, contacts and email on his new iPad easily. He was not sure it can be done. Well, he was in luck. There is an easy way to get all three items in sync in 5 minutes or less. Once it is setup, you just have to be connected to an Internet source. My client just purchased the new 3G iPad, and within a few minutes, he had all of his information in real time. He is using the iPad as his main “mobile office.”
To get your mobile office running on your iPad, I strongly suggest using the following programs: Google Apps and Dropbox. If you are using Microsoft Outlook and want to continue using MS Outlook, you need to sign up for Google Apps Premier, which is $50 a user per year.
| Step by Step Setup
Step 1. Open Settings App |
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| Step 2. Open “Mail, Contacts and Calendars |  |
| Step 3. Create a New Account
- Under the Accounts Heading, Tap “Add Account” - Touch the first “Microsoft Exchange” logo |
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| Step 4. Fill out Account Information
Email: Google Apps email account: [email protected] Domain: leave blank Username: same as above “email” for Google Apps Account Password: Google Apps Password Description: Whatever you’d like. I suggest, “Company Email” or “Google Apps Account” Then Click “Next” |
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| Step 5. “Certificates and Verify Account”
You will receive a few pop ups to verify your account. Just tap accept, continue and/or next when prompted. Bottomline: don’t tap “cancel” |
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| Step 6. Add “Server” info
- After you tap accept, you will see the previous screen appear with a new tab called “Server” - Type in “m.google.com” and tap the blue next button |
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| Step 7. Turn ON Mail, Contacts and Calendar
- By default, the mail will be “ON” and the Contacts and Calendar will be on “OFF” mode - Turn ON the Contacts and Calendars. - If you already have contacts on you iPad, You will be prompted with a pop up screen that will ask you if you wish to keep or delete your iPad contacts. To avoid duplicates, I’d recommend making sure that your Google Contacts are up to date and you remove all iPad contacts. Google should be the default. |
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If you are not currently using Google Apps for your business or Dropbox and don’t know if that is a good move, email me with your questions.
