IBM Lotus notes client configuration with Google Gmail

IBM Lotus Client Configuration and troubleshoot 

This article will show you how to configure IBM Lotus Notes to download e-mail from your Google Gmail account.

Launch the Lotus Notes Client after installing it:

IBM Lotus notes client configuration Step 1

•  Enter your name
•  Uncheck "I want to connect to a Domino Server
•  Click Next

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 2

• Check "Internet mail serves (POP or IMAP, SMTP)
• Click Next

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 3

• Enter Gmail incoming mail server "pop.gmail.com"
• Click Next

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 4

•  Enter your email address in the Account name field
•  Enter your Password
•  Check Log on using SSL
•  Click Next

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 5

•  Enter Gmail outgoing mail server "smtp.gmail.com"
•  Click Next

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 6

• Enter your Gmail e-mail address
• Enter Gmail in the Internet Domain
• Click Next then the Client should start.

        Select Use the Default

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 7

•  Open Contacts
•  Select Advanced

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 8

Select Accounts:

Select Incoming Internet mail

• Open it
• Select Edit

Basics tab:

•  Account name: Incoming Internet mail (By Default)
•  Account server: pop.gmail.com
•  Login Name: Your gmail email address (complete with the @gmail.com)
•  Password: Your password
•  Protocol: POP
•  SSL: Enabled

Protocol Configuration tab: can be left as is or changed

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 9

Advanced Tab:

•  Port Number: 995
•  Accept SSL site certificates: Yes
•  Accept expired SSL certificates: Yes
•  Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only): No.
•  Verify account server name with remote server's certificate: Disabled
•  SSL protocol version: V3.0 with V2.0 handshake

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 10

Save & Close.

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 11

• Select Outgoing Internet mail
• Open it
• Select Edit

Basics Tab:

•  Account Name: Outgoing Internet mail (By Default)
•  Account server name: smtp.gmail.com
•  Login Name: Your gmail email address (complete with the @gmail.com)
•  Password: Your password
•  Protocol: SMTP
•  SSL: Enabled

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 12

Advanced Tab:

• Port Number: 465
• Accept SSL site certificates: Yes
• Accept expired SSL certificates: Yes
• Send SSL certificates when asked (outbound connections only): No.
• Verify account server name with remote server's certificate: Disabled
• SSL protocol version: V3.0 with V2.0 handshake

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 13

Save & Close.

• Select Locations
• Select Online > Open 

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 14

Basics Tab:

•  Location Type: Local Area Network
•  Location Name: Online (By Default)
•  Internet Mail Address: Your gmail email address

Leave the rest as it is.

Servers Tab:

•  Home/Mail server: pop.gmail.com

Leave the rest as it is.

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 15

Ports tab: 

No changes (ensure TCPIP is checked)

Mail Tab:

•  Mail file location: Local
•  Internet domain for Notes addresses when connecting directly to the Internet: gmail.com
•  Send Outgoing mail: directly to Internet

Leave the rest of the fields as it is.

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 16

Save & Close.

• Open the replication page
•  Make sure that only the following below are checked:

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 17

Restart the client.

IBM Lotus notes client configuration step 18