Google Apps for Business and Education

Pilot Guide
December 2010 - Version 2.0.3

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Contents

Introduction.......................................................................................................... 7 Welcome to Google Apps for Business ................................................................. 7 About this guide..................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 1: Overview of a Google Apps for Business Pilot ........................... 15 Understanding the Google Apps pilot.................................................................. 15 The basic steps in a Google Apps pilot ............................................................... 17 Chapter 2: Plan Your Pilot ................................................................................ 21 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 21 Choose pilot users............................................................................................... 21 Determine your pilot configuration....................................................................... 22 Pilot the Google Apps core suite ......................................................................... 23 Specific services and features you can pilot ................................................. 23 Establish a support plan ...................................................................................... 25 Determine how to evaluate the pilot .................................................................... 26 Establish a training plan ...................................................................................... 27 Decide how and when to notify pilot users .......................................................... 27 Establish a rollback plan...................................................................................... 27 Chapter 3: Choose Your Email Delivery Option ............................................. 29 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 29 Dual delivery through your mail server ................................................................ 31 Dual delivery through Google Apps..................................................................... 37 Direct delivery to Google Apps ............................................................................ 41 Dual delivery through edge appliance or service................................................. 45 Dual delivery through hosted email system......................................................... 49 Chapter 4: The Google Apps User Experience............................................... 55 Overview.............................................................................................................. 55 Email innovations ................................................................................................ 57 Integrated chat..................................................................................................... 59 Spam and virus filtering ....................................................................................... 61 Managing contacts .............................................................................................. 63 Making the transition ........................................................................................... 63

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Resources for users ............................................................................................ 65 Chapter 5: Support Resources......................................................................... 67 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 67 Support services.................................................................................................. 67 Google Apps Solutions Providers........................................................................ 70 Google representatives ....................................................................................... 70 API support.......................................................................................................... 71 News and updates............................................................................................... 71 Administration Features and Integration Options Topics in this chapter ............. 75 Provisioning users ............................................................................................... 76 Upload a CSV file.......................................................................................... 77 Add users individually ................................................................................... 79 Use Google Apps Directory Sync.................................................................. 80 Use the Google Apps Provisioning API......................................................... 82 Use Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes .............................................. 84 Administrator accounts ........................................................................................ 85 Domain management .......................................................................................... 88 Domain aliases.............................................................................................. 88 Separate accounts ........................................................................................ 90 2-step verification for users ................................................................................. 91 Single sign-on...................................................................................................... 93 Email routing........................................................................................................ 95 IMAP and POP access ........................................................................................ 97 Access through Microsoft Outlook .................................................................... 99 Calendar coexistence ........................................................................................ 102 Export user data.......................................................................................... 103 Use Google Calendar Connectors .............................................................. 104 Reporting ........................................................................................................... 105 Message Security and Message Discovery....................................................... 106 Google Apps APIs ............................................................................................. 109 APIs for administrators................................................................................ 109 APIs for application developers................................................................... 110 Chapter 7: Data Migration Tools .................................................................... 113 Topics in this chapter......................................................................................... 113 Data migration tools summary........................................................................... 114 Microsoft platform ..................................................................................... 114 IBM Lotus platform ................................................................................... 117 Email migration.................................................................................................. 120 Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange . 122 Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook ..... 124 Migrate messages with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook............ 125 Migrate messages using IMAP ................................................................... 126 Download messages using POP................................................................. 128 Migrate messages using Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes ........... 130 Migrate email from Gmail to Google Apps .................................................. 132 Migrate messages from Novell GroupWise to Google Apps .................... 132 Calendar migration ............................................................................................ 133 Import calendar data with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange134 Import calendar data with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook . 134 Import calendar data with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook ........ 134

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Import calendar data with Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes .......... 134 Export user data.......................................................................................... 135 Use third-party tools or professional services ............................................. 136 Contacts migration............................................................................................. 137 Use Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange to import contacts .. 138 Use Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook to import contacts ...... 138 Use Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook to import contacts............. 138 Use Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes to import contacts............... 138 Use Google Apps Directory Sync to import contacts .................................. 138 Export contacts ........................................................................................... 139 Use third-party tools or professional services ............................................. 140 Chapter 8: Google Apps on Mobile Devices ................................................. 141 Overview............................................................................................................ 141 Android .............................................................................................................. 144 BlackBerry ......................................................................................................... 146 Google applications for the BlackBerry ....................................................... 147 Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server ...................... 149 BlackBerry Enterprise Server - dual-delivery solution .............................. 151 iPhone ............................................................................................................... 152 Google Apps in the Safari web browser...................................................... 153 iPhone calendar and contacts with Google Sync........................................ 154 iPhone email through IMAP ........................................................................ 155 Exchange Server ActiveSync solution ........................................................ 156 Windows Mobile ................................................................................................ 157 Windows Mobile calendar and contacts with Google Sync......................... 158 Windows Mobile email through IMAP ......................................................... 159 Exchange Server ActiveSync solution ........................................................ 160 Other mobile devices......................................................................................... 161 Access Google Apps through your mobile web browser............................. 162 Email through IMAP .................................................................................... 163 Partner solutions for mobile devices.................................................................. 164 Chapter 9: Prepare for Your Pilot................................................................... 167 Introduction........................................................................................................ 167 Review support options ..................................................................................... 167 Review pilot requirements ................................................................................. 168 Review pilot plan ............................................................................................... 169 Review pilot options for email............................................................................ 170 Prepare pilot user notifications .......................................................................... 170 Next steps.......................................................................................................... 171 Chapter 10: Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot ................................................. 173 Introduction........................................................................................................ 173 How dual delivery works.................................................................................... 173 Set up Google Apps for dual delivery ................................................................ 175 Add a domain alias in Google Apps ............................................................ 175 Verify and configure the subdomain............................................................ 176 Request email activation ............................................................................. 177 Test email delivery to your domain alias ..................................................... 177 Configure dual delivery on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 ......................... 179 Optional: Route outbound and intradomain email through mail server ............. 185

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Chapter 11: Set Up Your Google Apps Account .......................................... 187 Setup overview .................................................................................................. 187 Sign up for Google Apps ................................................................................... 187 Verify domain ownership ................................................................................... 188 Add pilot users to Google Apps ......................................................................... 188 Customize your Google Apps account .............................................................. 191 Next steps.......................................................................................................... 194 Chapter 12: Test and Customize Your Pilot.................................................. 195 Introduction........................................................................................................ 195 Test email delivery............................................................................................. 195 Customize your pilot .......................................................................................... 197 Secure your pilot................................................................................................ 198 Next steps.......................................................................................................... 200

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Introduction

Welcome to Google Apps for Business

Google Apps for Business is a package of integrated online applications that promises to change the way your users communicate and collaborate. By setting up a pilot implementation of Google Apps, youre taking a significant step towards providing your users with powerful, easy-to-use tools for getting their work done. Note: Google Apps for Education edition provides the same exact product suite as Google Apps for Business. For the purposes of this guide, we refer to and use examples specifically from Google Apps for Business, but the material covered in this guide also applies to Google Apps for Education.

Right for your business

With email, calendaring, chat, document authoring and sharing, and more, Google Apps is ideal for any size organization, from the small office to the multi-national enterprise. First and foremost, the service provides the security and privacy features your business needs including robust encryption for communications between your browser and Google servers; advanced spam, virus, and phishing protection; and physically secure data centers. Its also highly reliable, with 99.9% uptime for email. And, with Google Apps for Business, you can upgrade the service with a complete message archiving solution for regulatory compliance, legal discovery, and data retention.

Great value
As a hosted service, Google Apps is cost effective, with straightforward per-user/per-year licensing and no software upgrades or hardware to purchase. No more compromises: Your company can now give all of its employees, contractors, and trusted vendors robust email and data-sharing applications, which they can use wherever they are.

Easy integration
For medium-to-large organizations that want to integrate Google Apps with their existing information technology (IT) infrastructure, Google Apps comes complete with simple, secure APIs for automatic user provisioning and email migration, as well as a SAML-based Single Sign-On (SSO) service. If your organization lacks the resources or expertise to use the APIs or implement the SSO service, a Google Apps Solutions Provider can provide implementation services for your pilot and production deployment.

Always current
Innovation is the hallmark of Google Apps. The service continues to grow rapidly, and new features, capabilities, and services are added frequently. Because Google Apps is hosted, its fast and easy to introduce these enhancements to your users. Theres no need to install software patches or upgrade hardwarewe take care of all the maintenance, so you and your IT staff can focus on other aspects of your business.

Get started today

A pilot is an effective, low-risk way to let your users experience the productivity-enhancing features of Google Apps without interfering with your existing infrastructure. We hope that your users find Google Apps to be an exciting and compelling way to communicate and collaborate.

About this guide

This guide provides instructions for setting up a pilot deployment of Google Apps for Business. Whether youre piloting Google Apps for a business with a few hundred employees or a large enterprise with thousands of employees, this guide will help you to successfully plan, implement, manage, and evaluate your pilot deployment.

Whats in this guide

This guide focuses on piloting Google Apps Gmail, and places emphasis on implementing a dual-delivery pilotthat is, piloting Google Apps in an environment alongside an on-site mail server, such as Microsoft Exchange Server or IBM Lotus Domino. In this guide, youll find comprehensive information about the following: The benefits of running a Google Apps pilot How to plan your pilot and determine a pilot configuration that you can leverage for a production deploymentwhether you want to fully transition your corporate email to Google Apps or just complement your existing messaging infrastructure What your users can expect during the pilot, including the key differences theyll see in Gmail How to sign up for a Google Apps account; provision users; set up email, synchronize mobile devices; migrate email, calendars, and contacts.

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Where to find additional documentation and training resources, and how to contact a thirdparty Google Apps Solutions Provider who can help you manage your pilot and production deployment with services such as user provisioning, data migration, and customized solutions for your environment

Who this guide is for

This guide is primarily for IT administrators and project managers who will set up and manage Google Apps pilots, as well as Google Apps Solutions Providers who assist customers in setting up their pilots. It also provides useful information for other technical and managerial personnel who are involved in making decisions about IT infrastructure for your company. This guide is intended for organizations with at least 100 users. For smaller organizations, we recommend the following resources: The Google Apps Setup Guide for small businesses (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=22229)walks you through how to setup a Google Apps pilot and deployment for your business. A Google Apps Solutions Provider who provides implementation services specifically for small businesses, which you can find at the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace).

How to use this guide

The concepts, instructions, and advice in this guide are intended to provide general information only. Because organizations have a wide variety of IT infrastructures, the methods you ultimately use to set up and manage your pilot might differ from whats described in this guide. Therefore, use this guide as a starting point to help plan and manage your pilot deployment. Although we recommend that you read this entire guide, you dont have to. Depending on your organizations infrastructure, your goals, and your own experience, you can use this guide as a handbook and read just the sections that are applicable to you.

Resources that complement this guide

On the Google Apps Deployment for Enterprise site (http://deployment.googleapps.com/). IT administrators and other deployment project team members can find additional resources for managing a pilot or full deployment of Google Apps for large organizations. For a additional resources, see Support Resources on page 67.

Where to find the latest version of this guide

Google continually enhances its products and services, so the content of this guide will change from time to time. To ensure you have the most up-to-date version of this guide, go to:
http://deployment.googleapps.com/Home/resources-deployment-planning

How to provide comments about this guide

Google values your feedback. If you have comments about this guide or suggestions for its improvement, please use our simple Feedback Form:
http://go.googleapps.com/pilot_guide_feedback

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Disclaimer for Third-Party Product Configurations

Parts of this guide describe how Google products work with Microsoft Exchange and the configurations that Google recommends. These instructions are designed to work with the most common Microsoft Exchange scenarios. Any changes to Microsoft Exchange configuration should be made at the discretion of your Microsoft Exchange administrator. Google does not provide technical support for configuring mail servers or other third-party products. In the event of a Microsoft Exchange issue, you should consult your Microsoft Exchange administrator. GOOGLE ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS. Please consult the product's Web site for the latest configuration and support information. You may also contact Google Solutions Providers for consulting services.

Revisions to This Guide

We update this guide periodically with document enhancements and information about changes to products and new products. The document version number is updated for each revision. This section lists the highlights of each revision. Minor revisions and fixes arent listed below. December 2, 2010 This update includes enhancement to the following sections and new product information: Migration and sync tools: Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange for Microsoft Outlook Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes Google Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Mobile: Android Phones Mobile Device Management

New features and functionality: Multi-Domain Service On/Off for Google Apps in administrator control panel New Google Docs sharing options

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2-step verification Google Apps Audit API Migration to new infrastructure Google Docs editing from browser in Android, iPhone, and iPad

Other document enhancements:

New product naming: Google Apps Premier Edition is now called Google Apps for Business This guide has been renamed from the Google Apps Premier Edition Enterprise Pilot Guide to the Google Apps for Business and Education Pilot Guide. You can also refer to this guide as just the Google Apps Pilot Guide. Google Solutions Marketplace has been changed to Google Apps Marketplace

Removed from guide: Google Email Uploader (this migration tool was deprecated on August 1, 2010)

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Choosing Your Google Apps Pilot Strategy

Overview of a Google Apps for Business Pilot Plan Your Pilot Choose Your Email Delivery Option

In this section... Here, youll find answers to some common questions about implementing a Google Apps for Business pilot, an overview of the major steps you need to complete, and some ideas and best practices for planning your pilotsuch as how to choose your pilot users and establishing support and training plans. Here, youll also get help in choosing and setting up the appropriate pilot configuration for email delivery to pilot users. The configuration you choose depends on both your existing email system and the needs of your pilot users.

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Chapter 1

Overview of a Google Apps for Business Pilot

Chapter 1

Understanding the Google Apps pilot

Although Google Apps products are easy to learn and use, switching your organizations email, calendar, and document-authoring applications to Google Apps will initially impact your users. Theyll need to get familiar with the products and adjust to an exciting new way of communicating and collaborating. Therefore, we recommend that you follow IT best practices and conduct a pilot deployment first. The following sections answer some common questions about the Google Apps piloting process.

What are the benefits of a Google Apps pilot?

A pilot lets you duplicate your production deployment on a small scale, so you can evaluate Google Apps without changing your existing infrastructure or disrupting your normal business operations. In short, its a testing ground for your production deployment. During the pilot, your users can experience Google Apps and provide feedback, and you can evaluate how well Google Apps improves users productivity and supports your business processesall with minimal risk to your existing environment. Also, because only a subset of your user population will use Google Apps during the pilot, you can keep your support efforts to a minimum. Another benefit of running a pilot is that you can leverage any integration work you complete for your production deployment. For example, if you decide to implement an automated user provisioning process using the Google Apps Provisioning API or provide integrated authentication through our Single Sign-on (SSO) service, you can continue to use your implementation when you scale up to a complete rollout of Google Apps.

How long is a Google Apps pilot?

Theres no specific length of time required for running a Google Apps pilot. Typically, a pilot runs between two weeks to two months, but it can be a long as you feel is necessary to fully evaluate the various services and determine whether theyll work for your business and users.

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Generally, smaller organizations can run shorter pilots, because their existing infrastructure is usually simpler and their user population is smaller. If you plan to deploy Google Apps in a larger or more complex environment, we recommend that you run the pilot for a longer period of time, to ensure that you gather sufficient data to make a final evaluation. Note: If youre working with a Google representative, make sure you discuss your desired pilot duration and scope with the representative. Your representative will also discuss the appropriate duration of support for your pilot.

Can I get help during the pilot?

Google provides several options for getting assistance for your pilot, including online Help Centers, a Training Center, forums, and blogs. A Google Apps Solutions Provider can also provide implementation assistance and training. For details, see Support Resources on page 67.

How do I start my production deployment?

If your pilot was successful, the next step is to plan your production deployment. Typically, converting a pilot to a production deployment involves changing your pilot email configuration, purchasing additional user accounts, migrating users to Google Apps, and communicating the move to users. For more information, see Getting Started with Your Google Apps Pilot on page 165.

What if I want to discontinue the pilot?

Although we hope that your Google Apps pilot is a positive experience, you can discontinue your Google Apps pilot at any time. In most cases, you can migrate all of your pilot users data out of Google Apps. We provide several tools and options for migrating email, contacts, calendars, and documents back to your legacy applications. For details, see the Google Apps Admin Help Center. Note: If you set up the dual-delivery configuration for your pilot, your pilot users inbound and internal-only email is already available on your mail server, so you dont need to migrate it back to the server. If the trial period for the pilot users accounts have ended and you purchased the accounts, you can leave them open until they expire after one year. Any data in the accounts is fully protected by Google.

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The basic steps in a Google Apps pilot

The following are overviews of the basic steps in setting up and managing a Google Apps for Business pilot. The specific, detailed steps you take to implement your pilot varies, depending on your existing infrastructure and the services you want to try.

1. Plan your pilot

We recommend that you thoroughly plan all aspects of your pilot before starting the implementation. With a clear plan, you can be better prepared to implement, manage, and evaluate the success of your pilot. Planning varies across organizations, but we provide some suggestions for what to include in your plan. For details, see Plan Your Pilot on page 21.

2. Sign up for a Google Apps for Business account

To pilot Google Apps for Business, you must sign up for an account using your domain name and then verify ownership of the domain. For a dual-delivery pilot, you usually sign up with your primary domain. However this step simply serves to identify your organization in the Google Apps infrastructureit does not affect your existing email delivery, web site, or anything else related to your domain name. For details, see Set Up Your Google Apps Account on page 187.

3. Provision users
The next step is to add your pilot users to Google Apps. Depending on the number of pilot users, you can add them one at a time, use a comma-separated values (CSV) file to upload them in batches, or use the Google Apps Provisioning API to programmatically add and manage users. If you choose the API, you can get expert implementation assistance from one of our Google Apps Solutions Provider. For details, see Set Up Your Google Apps Account on page 187.

4. Configure email delivery in Google Apps

In this step, you begin setting up your pilot users email flow to Google Apps. For example, if you use our recommended dual-delivery configuration, in which all your organizations email continues to be delivered to your existing mail server, you must add a subdomain or other nonprimary domain as an alias to your primary domain, using the control panel in Google Apps. See Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173 for details.

5. Add or change MX records

Depending on the pilot configuration you use, you must now either change your existing MX records or add new MX records for email delivery. For example, if you are configuring dualdelivery through your mail server, you must add or change the MX record for subdomain or other non-primary domain that you use just for the pilot. The new record points to Google Apps, so your mail server can forward copies of pilot users messages there. For details, see Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173.

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6. Activate Email
After you update your MX records, provision pilot users, and configure email delivery in Google Apps, you can activate the Gmail service. Depending on the pilot configuration youre using, you might need to submit a support request to Google to activate the Email service or work with your Google representative. See Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173 for details.

7. Configure your mail server

If youre using dual delivery through your mail server, you need to configure your mail server to forward pilot users inbound messages to their Google Apps accounts. We provide detailed step-by-step instructions for configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. For details, see Configure dual delivery on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 on page 179.

9. Run the pilot

After you complete your pilot setup, your users are ready to begin using Google Apps. As your pilot users get experience using Google Apps, gather feedback and track any support issues. For tips on gathering feedback, see Determine how to evaluate the pilot on page 26.

10. Evaluate the pilot

Using the information you gathered during the pilot, determine whether to make the switch to Google Apps. At this point, you might create a features analysis document to organize user feedback and rank any issues youve encountered. For tips on evaluating your pilot, see Determine how to evaluate the pilot on page 26.

11. Optional steps

Deactivate and activate other services

Most Google Apps services, such as Google Docs and Google Sites, are activated by default. Depending on the goals for you pilot, however, you can deactivate any of the services you dont want to use during the pilot. We recommend administrators to only enable the Google Apps core suite for pilots and disable services outside of the core messaging and collaboration products during a pilot. For details, see Disable services you dont want to pilot on page 191.
Set up single sign-on (SSO)

If your environment uses a web-based SSO system and you want to integrate your security and authentication systems with Google Apps during the pilot, you can use our SAML-based SSO service. This service integrates Google Apps login with your existing authentication system, such as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server (Microsoft Active Directory and others). For details, see Single sign-on on page 93.

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Migrate users data

If your pilot users need their existing email moved over to their Google Apps accounts, Google provides several options, including Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange (recommended), Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook, the IMAP migration feature in the control panel, the Mail Fetcher feature in Gmail, and the Email Migration API. Solutions from Google Apps Solutions Providers are also available. For details, see Email migration on page 120. After you complete your pilot setup, you can synchronize your users Outlook and Google Apps calendars, using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange (recommended). For details, see Calendar migration on page 133. If users want to move their personal contacts lists into Google Apps, they can use Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange or export them to a CSV file and then import them. Solutions from Google Apps Solutions Providers are also available. For details, see Contacts migration on page 137.

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Plan Your Pilot

Chapter 2

Introduction
We believe that the key to a successful Google Apps for Business pilot is a careful plan that defines your pilot users, how youll set up the pilot, your training and support needs, and the feedback process by which youll evaluate the success of your pilot. Such a plan helps you provide the best possible experience for both pilot users and IT staff, as well as ensures that you have the data necessary to justify switching to Google Apps. Of course, the planning phase of a pilot deployment will be different for every organization. The following are general recommendations, best practices, and points to consider for your plan. If youre working with a Google representative, your representative can also help you plan an appropriate pilot for your organization.

Choose pilot users

Choosing appropriate pilot users is a crucial part of your plan. With the right users, you can be sure to get accurate, measurable data at the conclusion of your pilot.

Consider purpose of pilot

When choosing pilot users, first consider the purpose for your ultimate production deployment of Google Apps. For example, if you plan to provide Google Apps to workers who dont already have email at your company (deskless workers, consultants, and so on), you should choose pilot users from that user population. Or, if there are users who have a specific need for some aspect of Google Apps, such as highly mobile users who need web access to email, choose pilot users from that group.

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Consider users department or team

Next, consider whether to choose users from a single department or team, or users from across various departments or teams. Its often best to get feedback from a wide sampling of users, but for a Google Apps pilot, we think that its more important to first choose users who already work closely together. The power of Google Apps is in collaboration, so these users are more likely provide feedback on the collaborative features of Google Apps. If your organization is sufficiently large, you can then ensure adequate user diversity by selecting pilot users from among several different groups that work together. Another approach is to start your pilot with only personnel from the IT department, so you can fine tune your pilot configuration and other details before opening it up to your business users. These personnel have strong technical skills, can more easily work with the new services in the pilot environment, and will usually provide objective, detailed feedback. Also, if these personnel will support users on Google Apps, this approach allows them to gain experience with the services before they need to provide that support.

Consider other user characteristics

Here are some other characteristics of users to consider for your pilot: Computer experience: We suggest that you choose users with varying levels of computer experience and literacy, if possible, to better understand what your training and support needs will be for the production deployment. However, all pilot users should have enough computer experience such that they can provide meaningful feedback. Interest level: Most organizations have users who are enthusiastic about new technology and those who are intimidated by it. Ideally, pilot users will work exclusively in Google Apps during the pilot, so its often best to choose users who are willing to make this commitment. Weve also found that users who enjoy trying new technology often provide the most useful feedback. Gmail experience: You might want to find users who already use Gmail for their personal email. These users already have experience with many of same features theyll use for their business email, so they can usually provide detailed feedback about the suitability of Google Apps Gmail for your organization. Also, theyll probably will require less support during the pilot.

Determine your pilot configuration

After you choose your pilot users, you can determine the ideal email delivery configuration for your pilot. For example, if your pilot users already have email accounts on a mail server, such as Microsoft Exchange Server, youll most likely implement a dual-delivery configuration, in which users messages are delivered to your server first, and then forwarded to their Google Apps accounts. Or, if your pilot users currently dont have email at your company, you might want to implement a direct-delivery configuration, in which these users messages are delivered only to their Google Apps accounts. For details about the various pilot configurations you can implement, see Choose Your Email Delivery Option on page 29.

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Pilot the Google Apps core suite

We recommend you pilot the Google Apps core suite, which includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites, and Google Talk. These products represent the core of Googles message and collaboration suite, and will give your pilot users experience working with Google Apps. In addition to the core suite, Google Apps offers many more Google applications which you can turn on or off for your organization during your production deployment. These other Google applications include Picasa Web Albums, Blogger, Google Reader, and many more. For pilot purposes, we recommend the administrator only turn on the core suite of messaging and collaboration services.

Specific services and features you can pilot

Many services are simple to deploy; others, like Postini services, might require more complex setup, and are usually discouraged for a pilot. The following sections list the services and features of Google Apps, options for setting them up, and links for more information.

Core Google Apps suite

By default, all of the following Google Apps services are enabled. However, you can disable any of them at any time. For instructions, see Disable services you dont want to pilot on page 191.
Service Setup options Enable or disable in the control panel (enabled by default). Gmail Migrate email from existing system using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange, IMAP feature in control panel, Mail Fetcher (POP) feature in users Mail interface, or Email Migration API. More information For an overview of Gmail, see http://www.google.com/ apps/intl/en/business/ messaging.html. For details about the user experience for Gmail, see The Google Apps User Experience on page 55. For details about email migration options, see Email migration on page 120. For an overview of Google Calendar, see http:// www.google.com/apps/ intl/en/business/ messaging.html. For details about calendar synchronization and migration, see Calendar coexistence on page 102 and Calendar migration on page 133.

Enable or disable in the control panel (enabled by default). Choose sharing options. Google Calendar Migrate calendars using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange, CSV export, Google Calendar API, or third-party tools.

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Service

Setup options Migrate contacts from existing system using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange, by exporting from your Exchange server to Google Apps, or using third-party tools.

More information For details about the user experience for Google contacts, see The Google Apps User Experience on page 55. For details about contacts migration, see Contacts migration on page 137. For an overview of Google Talk, see http:// www.google.com/apps/ intl/en/business/ messaging.html. For details about the user experience for Google Talk, see Integrated chat on page 59.

Contacts

Enable or disable in the control panel (enabled by default). Choose sharing options. Google Talk

Enable or disable in the control panel (enabled by default). Choose sharing options. Google Docs Enable or disable in the control panel (enabled by default. Choose sharing options. Google Sites Enable or disable in the control panel (enabled by default. Choose sharing options. Google Video

For an overview of Google Docs, see http:// www.google.com/apps/ intl/en/business/ collaboration.html. For an overview of Google Sites, see http:// www.google.com/apps/ intl/en/business/ collaboration.html. For an overview of Google Video, see http:// www.google.com/apps/ intl/en/business/ collaboration.html.

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Other Google Apps services and features

Google offers many more Google applications in addition to the core suite; however, we recommend you turn off these other Google applications during the pilot. Once you launch a production deployment of Google Apps, here are some additional services you can turn on:
Service/Feature Setup options For Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile, and others, set up managed or unmanaged service and choose an email client. More information For an overview of mobile access, see http:// www.google.com/apps/ intl/en/business/ mobile.html. For details about setting up mobile support options, see Google Apps on Mobile Devices on page 141. Integrate Google Apps with your authentication system using the Google SSO service. Single Sign-On (SSO) Enable or disable in the control panel (disabled by default). Message Security for Google Apps for Business Note: Setup requires changing MX records. For most organizations, we do not recommend you enable Postini services during a pilot. Optional upgrade for Message Security. Message Discovery for Google Apps for Business Note: Available during your Google Apps trial period by request, if youre working with a Google representative. For an overview of Message Security, see http:// www.google.com/apps/ intl/en/business/For details about activating this service, see Message Security and Message Discovery on page 106. For an overview of Message Discovery, see http:// www.google.com/apps/ intl/en/business/ security_discovery.html. For details about activating this service, see Message Security and Message Discovery on page 106. For details about integrating Google Apps through SSO, see Single sign-on on page 93.

Mobile support

Establish a support plan

Now that you know how youll configure your pilot and which features youll try, you can establish a plan to support users during the pilot. The first part of this plan might be to determine who will provide support. Typically, members of the IT department handle all support during the pilot. However, for a larger pilot, your Helpdesk might be involved. If the Helpdesk does provide support during the pilot, consider when and how Helpdesk personnel should escalate issues to IT. Or, if the Helpdesk wont provide support, determine what they should do if they get calls from pilot users.

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Also identify the members of your support staff who will have account management privileges for Google Apps. For a Google Apps pilot, usually only a few administrators are required. Next, consider adding procedures that support personnel should follow to escalate support issues to Google. Once you decide who will provide support, establish the methods by which users can request support, such as by email, phone, a web-based form, and so on. Then gather all the contact information youll give to your pilot users. We also suggest that you promote self-help resources for users. For example, you can set up an internal Help page, using Google Sites, and include links to resources, such as the Google Apps Discussion Group (http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Apps?hl=en). You might also set up a private discussion group, using Google Groups (http:// groups.google.com). Finally, when defining your support plan, also determine how youll track support issues that arisefor example, will you use a simple spreadsheet, a database, bug-tracking software, or some other tool? You might already have such a tracking system in place, but if not, we recommend that you formalize your approach to collecting data, because youll use this data to evaluate the success of your pilot.

Determine how to evaluate the pilot

Before you start the pilot, we recommend that you establish a clear plan for gauging its success. Verify overall usability, and establish specific criteria for evaluating the benefits to users and your business, based on your purpose for piloting Google Apps. For example, if you want to provide a better email experience, you might want to track how well users like using features unique to Gmail. If youre rolling out Google Apps to lower your IT internal support costs, evaluate the type and number of calls to the Helpdesk. Your plan should also include the means by which youll collect feedback from users. For example, will you interview them, ask for written feedback, or have them fill out a form? This feedback, along with the issues you tracked when supporting the pilot, will help you evaluate the success of the pilot. When evaluating a pilot, many organizations create a features analysis document, which assesses any variance between their business requirements and the current capabilities of Google Apps. It typically includes any significant issues that might block full deployment, users feature requests, and so on, and ranks items according to their level of importance. In addition, it provides recommendations about whether to go forward with a production deployment and the steps necessary to accomplish that goal. Remember, though, that if your features analysis does reveal any concerns about full deployment, be sure to discuss them with your Google representative, as solutions might be available.

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Establish a training plan

Education is another important part of the pilot planning process. First, establish a training plan for your support staff, to ensure that they can respond to and track users inquiries and issues. Also provide your Google Apps administrators with the necessary training to manage accounts and assist in the pilot deployment, if necessary. To help you provide this training, Google publishes comprehensive resources for administrators. For details, see Support Resources on page 67. Next, establish a plan to train your pilot users. Although Google Apps is easy to use, weve found that a brief training session on using Google Apps before the pilot helps to set users expectations, builds their confidence, and increases adoption. Note that Google Apps is not like traditional desktop productivity software, in that it allows for exciting new ways to communicate and collaborate. Therefore, in the training session, you might want to cover some of these unique capabilities of Google Apps, as well as highlight the primary differences between Google Apps and your existing applicationsespecially your email system. We also suggest that the training include information about how users can find online resources, request support, and provide feedback during the pilot. Be sure to take advantage of Googles extensive online resources in your user training, including product tours, training videos, and comprehensive online Help Centers. For details, see Support Resources on page 67. Alternatively, third-party Google Apps Solutions Providers can provide custom training courses for your users. For details about contacting a provider, see Support Resources on page 67.

Decide how and when to notify pilot users

We recommend that you notify your pilot users at least twice during the pilot process: Before you begin implementing your pilot, make sure you notify your pilot users to confirm their participation in the pilot. At this time, you might want to also schedule your user training. After you implemented and tested your pilot configuration, notify pilot users with details of the coming changes. To make this step easy, weve provided a sample notification email in the Google Apps Admin Help Center. We recommend that you work from this template, customizing it as needed to match your organizations pilot plan.

Establish a rollback plan

A Google Apps pilot poses little risk to your environment, especially if you implement our recommended dual-delivery configuration for email. However, its possible that your users will find that an important function is missing or encounter an issue that you cant resolve. Therefore, to prevent any significant loss of productivity, we recommend that you have a plan in place to roll back pilot users to your existing infrastructure, should the need arise. Include in your plan the criteria youll use to decide whether a rollback is necessary, to avoid abandoning your pilot over minor issues.

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Part of your rollback plan will likely include how to migrate users data out of Google Apps and back to your existing applications. For details about the various ways you can migrate data, see the Google Apps Admin Help Center.

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Choose Your Email Delivery Option

Chapter 3

Introduction
If you include Google Apps Gmail in your Google Apps for Business pilot, you must choose an appropriate pilot configuration, based on your existing email system and your pilot users needs. This configuration determines the following: How email flows to and from pilot users Google Apps accounts Whether users can use their existing email addresses (if any) with Google Apps during the pilot The domain name you use to sign up for Google Apps

There are two general categories for pilot configurations: dual delivery and direct delivery. In a dual-delivery configuration, pilot users receive email on both your existing email system and Google Apps. Pilot users can keep their existing email addresses. In a direct-delivery configuration, pilot users receive email only on Google Apps. With this configuration, pilot users must use new email addresses. Note: This chapter describes the most common dual-delivery and direct-delivery pilot configurations. Google continues to enhance the capabilities of Google Apps, and additional configuration options will be available. For example, the ability to configure dual delivery using the Message Security for Google Apps for Business service will be available in the future.

Selecting the right configuration

The right configuration for your pilot depends on the following: Whether pilot users need to keep their existing addresses during the pilot The type of email system pilot users are currently using

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And pilot users email is currently delivered to... On-premises mail server, such as Microsoft Exchange Server or IBM Lotus Domino server Hosted, web-based email system See... Dual delivery through your mail server on page 31

Dual delivery through Google Apps on page 37 Dual delivery through hosted email system on page 49

Edge appliance or service, such as a Cisco Ironport security appliance or a Message Labs service, which routes email to your mail server

Dual delivery through edge appliance or service on page 45

If pilot users dont need to keep existing email addresses or dont currently have an email address for your domain:

See Direct delivery to Google Apps on page 41.

Migrating and synchronizing pilot users data for dual-delivery configurations

If you configure your pilot for dual delivery, the following types of data are not automatically synchronized between your existing email system and Google Apps. In most cases, however, you or your pilot users can migrate or synchronize the data. For more on how to migrate and sync Email, Calendar, and Contacts, see the chapter on Data Migration Tools, starting with Email migration on page 120. The following data on your existing email system cant be synchronized with Google Apps: Message state or flags: For example, if a pilot user opens a message in Google Apps, the read state is not applied to that message on your mail server. Similarly, if a user deletes a message in Google Apps, it is not automatically deleted on your mail server. Folders: In Gmail, users can create labels instead of folders to categorize and filter their messages. For more information, see Email innovations on page 57.

Getting help with your pilot configuration

If you need help with configuring your pilot, consult the following resources: Google Apps Help Centers and documentation Third-party Google Solutions Providers Your Google representative

For more information about these resources, see Support Resources on page 67

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Dual delivery through your mail server

If your organization uses an on-premise mail serversuch as Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Dominowe recommend configuring dual delivery through your server. In this configuration, your organizations email is first delivered to your email server, which then routes a copy of pilot users email to Google Apps. Pilot users keep their existing email addresses, and they receive email in both their existing and Gmail mailboxes. Note: This guide includes detailed, step-by-step instructions for setting up this pilot configuration with Exchange Server 2003. See Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173.

Email flow
The following describes the inbound, outbound, and intradomain (internal) email flow for a pilot configured for dual delivery through a mail server.

Inbound email flow

All email is delivered to your mail server, and pilot users receive their messages on the server, as usual. Your server also sends copies of pilot users messages to Google Apps.

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Outbound email flow

Google Apps sends outbound messages to their recipients, bypassing your mail server. Your mail server sends outbound messages to their recipients, as usual.

Intradomain email flow

Pilot user to another pilot user (Google Apps to Google Apps): Google Apps sends the message from pilot user A out to the Internet, where it is directed to pilot user Bs mailbox on your mail server. Your server also sends a copy to pilot user Bs mailbox on Google Apps.

Pilot user to non-pilot user (Google Apps to mail server): Google Apps sends message out to the Internet, where it is directed to the non-pilot users mailbox on your mail server.

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Non-pilot user to pilot user (mail server to Google Apps): Your mail server delivers the message to the pilot users mailbox on the server, and sends a copy to the pilot users mailbox on Google Apps.

Optional routing of outbound and intradomain email from Google Apps

Optionally, you can set up Google Apps to route pilot users outbound and intradomain email through your mail server, for purposes such as associating your mail servers IP address with all outbound messages, archiving messages, applying policies, and so on. With this option, if pilot user A sends a message to pilot user B, your mail server delivers one copy to pilot user Bs mailbox on the server, and sends another copy to pilot user Bs mailbox on Google Apps.

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Configuration summary
Requirements A mail server with which you can set up dual delivery, including Microsoft Exchange Server, IBM Lotus Domino server, and other servers. This guide includes step-by-step instructions for setting up dual delivery for Exchange Server 2003. See Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173. The ability to create a new subdomain with your domain host and add MX records for the subdomain (preferred). Or, you need a separate domain for which you can change the MX records without disrupting existing email delivery. Domain name Sign up for Google Apps with your organizations primary domain name. For example, if your pilot users currently receive email as [email protected], sign up with solarmora.com. You must add or change MX records for a subdomain or a separate domain only. If you choose to fully deploy Google Apps, youll change the MX records for your primary domain at that time. If you use the optional configuration, in which you route outbound and intradomain email from Google Apps to your server, and you use SPF records, you must include addresses for Google mail servers in the SPF records. Basic setup 1. Add pilot user accounts in Google Apps, using their existing user names. 2. Add a domain aliasthat is, a subdomain or other domain thats not your primary domainto Google Apps. 3. Add or change MX records for the domain alias with your domain host. 4. Add secondary forwarding account on your mail server for each pilot user. 5. Set up each secondary account to forward email to the users Google Apps address, which uses the domain alias. 6. Set up each users primary account to forward a copy of each message to the users secondary account. Effort Moderate. This configuration is easy to set up in Google Apps, but requires user-by-user configuration on your mail server. If you use the optional configuration, in which you route outbound and intradomain email from Google Apps to your server, youll also need to configure your server or firewall to accept messages from Google Apps. Email access Pilot users can access their email in both Google Apps and your existing mail server. To restrict pilot users to accessing email only on Google Apps, you can disable access to their mailboxes on your mail server. Non-pilot users experience no disruption of email service on your existing mail server.

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Considerations
Google spam detection: If your mail server (inbound gateway) forwards all messages to the pilot users on Google Apps, including spam messages, the volume of spam might cause the Google spam detection system to become suspicious of your server and use more stringent filtering. Thus, the system might mark more legitimate messages sent to pilot users as spam. To ensure normal email delivery to pilot users, you can enter your mail servers IP address in the Google Apps control panel. For details, see the Google Apps Admin Help Center. Outbound mail routing: If you use the optional configuration, in which you route pilot users outbound messages through your mail server, you might need to do the following: If you use SPF (Sender Policy Framework) records for your domain, update the records to include the addresses for Google mail servers. Note that these addresses change occasionally. For instructions on adding Google server IP addresses to your SPF records, see the Google Apps Admin Help Center. Configure your mail server or firewall to accept messages from Google Apps.

Production deployment options

After a successful Google Apps pilot, you can set up one of the following configurations for your production deployment: Direct delivery to Google Apps: Use this configuration if all or most of your users will use Google Apps and no longer need to access your existing mail server. If some users still need to use your mail server, you can set up Google Apps to route their email to that server. To configure direct delivery to Google Apps, youll change the MX records for your primary domain to point to Google Apps. Single delivery through mail server: Use this configuration if most of your users must continue using your existing mail server. To use this configuration, you can leave you pilot configuration as is, including your MX records, with the following change: For each Google Apps user, edit his or her account on your mail server to only forward messages to Google Appsthat is, prevent a copy from being delivered to the users mailbox on your server.

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Resources
For instructions on signing up and activating Google Apps, follow the instructions in Set Up Your Google Apps Account on page 187. This guide includes a detailed walkthrough of the dual-delivery configuration on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. For details, see Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173. If youre using Domino server, you can find information on implementing a dual-delivery configuration in the Google Apps Admin Help Center (http://www.google.com/support/a/ bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=96855). For help with other server types, refer to the documentation for your mail server or contact your Google representative. For information about changing MX records to point to Googles mail servers, refer to the Google Apps Admin Help Center (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?answer=33352).

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Dual delivery through Google Apps

If you configure your pilot for dual delivery through Google Apps, your organizations email is delivered first to Google Apps, and Google Apps routes a copy of all messages to your existing email system. In this configuration, pilot users keep their existing email addresses, and they receive email in both their existing and Gmail mailboxes. Use this configuration if your existing email system is either of the following: A hosted, web-based email system that can accept messages routed through Google Apps. An on-premise mail server that does not support the dual delivery through mail server configuration (see Dual delivery through your mail server on page 31).

Email flow
The following describes the inbound, outbound, and intradomain (internal) email flow for a pilot configured for dual delivery through Google Apps.

Inbound email flow

All email is delivered to Google Apps, which routes it to your existing email system. Pilot users receive their email on both Google Apps and your existing email system.

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Outbound email flow

Google Apps sends pilot users outbound messages to their recipients, bypassing your existing email system. Your existing email system sends outbound messages to their recipients, as usual.

Intradomain email flow

Pilot user to another pilot user (Google Apps to Google Apps): Google Apps delivers the message from pilot user A to pilot user Bs mailbox on Google Apps, and then routes a copy to pilot user Bs mailbox on your existing email system.

Pilot user to non-pilot user (Google Apps to existing email system): Google Apps sends the message out to the Internet, where it is directed to the non-pilot users mailbox on your existing email system.

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Non-pilot user to pilot user (existing email system to Google Apps): Your email system sends the message out to the Internet, where it is directed to the pilot users mailbox on Google Apps. Google Apps then routes a copy of the message to the pilot users mailbox on your existing email system.

Configuration summary
Requirements Domain name Your current email system must accept email routed through Google Apps. Sign up for Google Apps with your organizations primary domain name. For example, if your users currently receive email as [email protected], sign up with solarmora.com. You will change the MX records for your organizations primary domain name to point to Google Apps. 1. Add pilot user accounts in Google Apps, using their existing user names. 2. Set up your existing email system to accept routed email from Google Apps. 3. Set up Google Apps to route all inbound email to your existing email system. 4. Change MX records for your primary domain to point to Google Apps. Effort Email access Low. This method is easy to configure in Google Apps and requires little or no configuration on your existing email system. Pilot users can access their email on both Google Apps and your existing email system. To restrict pilot users to accessing email only on Google Apps, you can change email routing settings in your Google Apps control panel. While your MX records update, non-pilot users may experience a brief disruption of email service. During the pilot, they can continue to access email as usual.

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Considerations
Possible disruption in email delivery: To configure dual delivery through Google Apps, youll need to set up email routing using your Google Apps control panel and change the MX records for your primary domain. Your updated records can take up to 72 hours to propagate over the Internet. During this time, your email is delivered to either your existing email system or Google Apps. However, any errors in your email routing setup or your MX records might disrupt email delivery to your organization, with the possibility of some loss of inbound email. If the error is in your MX records, it might take an additional 72 hours for normal email delivery to resume after you correct the error. Because of these risks, we recommend using another pilot configuration option, if possible. Discontinuing the pilot: If you decide to end your Google Apps pilot, without continuing with a production deployment, you'll need to change your MX records again, to point them back to your existing email system. Your updated records can take up to 72 hours to propagate over the Internet.

Production deployment options

After a successful Google Apps pilot, you can change your pilot configuration to a production deployment by simply removing the Gmail routing setup that sends copies of your messages to your existing email system.

Resources
For instructions on signing up and activating Google Apps, follow the instructions in Set Up Your Google Apps Account on page 187. Step-by-step instructions for configuring dual delivery in Google Apps for Business are available in the Google Apps Help Center (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?answer=77183). For information about changing MX records to point to Googles mail servers, refer to the Google Apps Admin Help Center (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?answer=33352).

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Direct delivery to Google Apps

If you configure direct delivery to Google Apps, your pilot users email is delivered only to their mailboxes on Google Apps. With this configuration, you use a subdomain or a separate domain just for Google Apps. Theres no integration with your existing email system, and pilot users must use new email addresses. Use this configuration if your existing email system is one of the following: An on-premise mail server that doesnt support the dual-delivery configuration (see Dual delivery through your mail server on page 31). A hosted, web-based email system that doesnt support the dual-delivery configuration (see Dual delivery through hosted email system on page 49). A hosted, web-based email system that cant accept email routed through Google Apps (see Dual delivery through Google Apps on page 37).

This pilot configuration is also a good option if your pilot users dont already have email accounts on your existing email system (mail server, hosted email, etc.). For example, this configuration is especially appropriate if you want to pilot Google Apps with deskless workers or consultants.

Email flow
The following describes the inbound, outbound, and intradomain (internal) email flow for a pilot configured for direct delivery to Google Apps.

Inbound email flow

All email for pilot users is delivered to Google Apps, and all email for non-pilot users continues to be delivered to your existing email system.

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Outbound email flow

Google Apps sends outbound messages to their recipients, bypassing your existing email system. Your existing email system sends outbound messages to their recipients, as usual.

Intradomain email flow

Pilot user to another pilot user (Google Apps to Google Apps): Google Apps delivers the message from pilot user A to pilot user Bs mailbox on Google Apps. The message does not reach your existing email system. (However, you can set up Google Apps to route intradomain messages to a mail server.)

Pilot user to non-pilot user (Google Apps to existing email system): Google Apps sends the message out to the Internet, where it is directed to the non-pilot users mailbox on your existing email system.

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Non-pilot user to pilot user (existing email system to Google Apps): Your email system sends the message out to the Internet, where it is directed to the pilot users mailbox on Google Apps.

Configuration summary
Requirements A separate domain name that your organization controls Access to the domains MX and CNAME records Domain name Sign up for Google Apps with a separate domain or subdomain. For example, if your users currently receive email as [email protected], sign up with solarmora.net or apps.solarmora.com. Add or change MX records for your subdomain or separate domain. 1. Add pilot user accounts in Google Apps. 2. Add or change MX records for a subdomain or separate domain (that is, a domain other than your primary domain) to point to Google Apps. Effort Low. However, if you intend to deploy Google Apps with your primary domain, effort is high to move from the pilot to a production deployment. Because your pilot account isnt associated with your organizations primary domain, youll need to set up everything again to deploy Google Apps in production. Pilot users access email in Google Apps, using new email addresses. If pilot users also have email accounts on your existing email system, they can continue to access email, unless you restrict access. Non-pilot users experience no disruption of email service, and can continue to access email as usual.

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Considerations
New email addresses: Pilot users must use new email addresses in the pilot domain; these addresses are different from their addresses on your existing email system, if any. No dual delivery of email: Pilot users receive email sent to their new addresses only in Google Apps, unlike in a dual-delivery configuration, in which they would receive a copy of each message on both Google Apps and your existing email system. Pilot settings dont apply to deployment: If you want to deploy Google Apps to a wider user group or to your entire organization, you cant use your pilot configuration to move to a production deployment of Google Apps. You'll need to create a new accounts, provision new users, and recreate domain settings for your primary domain when you deploy Google Apps.

Production deployment options

After a successful Google Apps pilot with the direct delivery to Google Apps configuration, youll need to sign up for Google Apps again with your primary domain, add new user accounts to Google Apps, and change the MX records for your primary domain to point to Google Apps. However, if you want to deploy Google Apps to only a those employees who dont currently have email with your organization, you can use your pilot configuration as the basis for your production deployment. That is, if your Google Apps users can continue to use the email addresses in the separate domain that you used for the pilot, you can move to a production deployment by simply adding more Google Apps user accounts.

Resources
For instructions on signing up and activating Google Apps, follow the instructions in Set Up Your Google Apps Account on page 187. After youve activated your account, you can find information about managing your account in the Google Apps Admin Help Center (http://www.google.com/support/a/). For information about changing MX records to point to Googles mail servers, refer to the Google Apps Admin Help Center (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?answer=33352).

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Dual delivery through edge appliance or service

If your organizations email currently flows through an edge appliancesuch as a Cisco Ironport security applianceor an edge servicesuch as Message Labs email filtering serviceyou may be able to configure your pilot for dual delivery through the appliance or service. In this configuration, the appliance or service continues to process inbound email (spam filtering, archiving, etc.) and forward it to your mail server, as usual, but also forwards copies of pilot users messages to Google Apps. Pilot users keep their existing email addresses, and they receive email in both their existing and Gmail mailboxes.

Email flow
The following describes the inbound, outbound, and intradomain email flow for a pilot configured for dual delivery through an edge appliance or service.

Inbound email flow

For each inbound message for a pilot user, your edge appliance routes one copy to the users mailbox on your server and another copy to the users mailbox on Google Apps.

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Outbound email flow

Outbound email flow depends on your edge appliance or service. If your outbound email normally flows through the appliance or service, you may be able to configure it to accept outbound messages from Google Apps, as shown in the following figure.

Intradomain email flow

Pilot user to another pilot user (Google Apps to Google Apps): Google Apps delivers pilot user As message to pilot user Bs mailbox on Google Apps. The message does not reach your edge appliance or service.

Pilot user to non-pilot user (Google Apps to existing email system): This email flow depends on your edge appliance or service. You might be able to configure it to accept messages from Google Apps and route them to your mail server, as shown in the following figure.

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Non-pilot user to pilot user (existing email system to Google Apps): This email flow depends on your edge appliance or service. If your outbound messages normally flow through the appliance or service, you might be able to configure it to route messages for pilot users to their mailboxes on Google Apps, as shown in the following figure.

Configuration summary
Requirements An edge appliance or service with which you can set up dual delivery. The ability to create a new subdomain with your domain host and add MX records for the subdomain (preferred). Or, you need a separate domain for which you can change the MX records without disrupting your existing email system. Domain name Sign up for Google Apps with your organizations primary domain name. For example, if your users currently receive email as [email protected], sign up with solarmora.com. Add or change MX records for a subdomain or separate domain only. 1. Add pilot user accounts in Google Apps, using their existing user names. 2. Add a domain aliasthat is, subdomain or other domain thats not your primary domainto Google Apps. 3. Add or change MX records for the domain alias with your domain host. 4. Set up your edge appliance or service to forward copies of pilot users messages to Google Apps. Effort Moderate. This method is easy to configure in Google Apps, but the effort to set up your edge appliance or service varies.

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Email access

Pilot users can access their email on both Google Apps and your mail server. To restrict pilot users to accessing email only on Google Apps, you can disable their mailboxes on your mail server. Non-pilot users experience no disruption of email service on your existing mail server.

Considerations
The ability to use this pilot configuration depends on the capabilities and configuration of your edge appliance or service.

Production deployment options

After a successful Google Apps pilot, you can set up one of the following configurations for your production deployment: Direct delivery to Google Apps through edge appliance or service: Use this configuration if all or most of your users will use Google Apps and no longer need to access your existing mail server. To use this option, configure your edge appliance or service to route email only to Google Appsthat is, remove the routing to your mail server. Dual delivery through edge appliance or service: If some users still need to use your mail server, you can continue to use the same dual-delivery configuration that you used for the pilot. Ensure that you disable or remove their mailboxes on your existing mail server.

Resources
For instructions on setting up your edge appliance or service to route a copy of email to another destination, refer to documentation or other support resources for your appliance or service. For information about changing MX records to point to Googles mail servers, refer to the Google Apps Admin Help Center (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?answer=33352).

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Dual delivery through hosted email system

If your organization uses a hosted email system, you may be able to configure dual delivery through that system. In this configuration, your organizations email is first delivered to your hosted system, which then routes a copy of pilot users email to Google Apps. Pilot users keep their existing email addresses, and they receive email in both their existing and Gmail mailboxes.

Email flow
The following describes the inbound, outbound, and intradomain (internal) email flow for a pilot configured for dual delivery through a hosted email system.

Inbound email flow

All email is delivered to your hosted email system, and pilot users receive their messages on the system, as usual. Your email system also sends a copy of each of their messages to Google Apps.

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Outbound email flow

Google Apps sends pilot users outbound messages to their recipients, bypassing your hosted email system.

Intradomain email flow

Pilot user to another pilot user (Google Apps to Google Apps): Google Apps sends the message from pilot user A out to the Internet, where it is directed to pilot user Bs mailbox your hosted email system. Your system also sends a copy to pilot user Bs mailbox on Google Apps.

Pilot user to non-pilot user (Google Apps to hosted system): Google Apps sends the message out to the Internet, where it is directed to the non-pilot user mailbox on your hosted email system.

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Non-pilot user to pilot user (hosted system to Google Apps): Your hosted email system delivers the message to the pilot users mailbox on the system, and sends a copy to the users mailbox on Google Apps.

Configuration summary
Requirements Your hosted email system must let you route email to Google Apps. The ability to create a new subdomain with your domain host and add MX records for the subdomain (preferred). Or, you need a separate domain for which you can change the MX records without disrupting existing email delivery. Domain name Sign up for Google Apps with your organizations primary domain name. For example, if your users currently receive email as [email protected], sign up with solarmora.com. You must add or change MX records for a subdomain or a separate domain only. If you choose to fully deploy Google Apps, youll change the MX records for your primary domain at that time. 1. Add pilot user accounts in Google Apps, using their existing user names. 2. Add a domain aliasthat is, subdomain or other domain thats not your primary domainto Google Apps. 3. Add or change MX records for the domain alias with your domain host. 4. Set up your hosted email system to route pilot users email to Google Apps. Effort Email access Moderate. This configuration is easy to set up in Google Apps, but requires some configuration on your hosted email system. Pilot users can access their email on both Google Apps and your hosted email system. Non-pilot users can continue to access email as usual.

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Considerations
If your hosted email system (inbound gateway) forwards all messages to the pilot users on Google Apps, including spam messages, the volume of spam might cause the Google spam detection system to become suspicious of your hosted system and use more stringent filtering. Thus, the Google system might mark more legitimate messages sent to pilot users as spam. To ensure normal email delivery to pilot users, you can enter your hosted systems IP address in the Google Apps control panel. For details, see the Google Apps Admin Help Center.

Production deployment options

After a successful Google Apps pilot, you can set up direct delivery to Google Apps for your production deployment. For this configuration, all your users will use Google Apps instead of your hosted email system.

Resources
For instructions on setting up email routing, refer to documentation for your hosted email system, or ask your email system provider. For information about changing MX records to point to Googles mail servers, refer to the Google Apps Admin Help Center (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?answer=33352).

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The Google Apps User Experience Support Resources

In this section... In the chapters in this section, youll find an overview of the user experience with Google Apps, including how users can access Google Apps services, use the services to streamline their workflow, and share information and collaborate in real-time. Youll also get details about how Google Apps Gmail differs from other email systems, such as its use of labels, conversations, archiving, and integrated chat. In addition, this section includes a detailed list of support resources that can help you implement your pilot successfully, including online Help Centers and training, API documentation, Google representatives, and Google Solutions Providers.

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Chapter 4

Overview
Google Apps for Business gives corporate users the next-generation tools they need to handle increasing amounts of information, keep up with business while traveling, and collaborate with colleagues, customers, and partners. With Google Apps, users find it easier to manage correspondence, work from any location, and collaborate on group projects. Heres an overview of the Google Apps user experience, followed by details about Google Apps Gmail and chat. For information about using Google Apps on mobile devices, see Google Apps on Mobile Devices on page 141.

Robust feature set

Google Apps comprises the following core application suite that users can access in any Web browser: Gmail: 25 GB of storage per user account, including powerful search, integrated chat,
and enhanced message organization and retrieval.

Google Calendar: For coordinating meetings, events, and deadlines.

Google Talk: IM and VOIP client for text messaging, voice calling, and file transfer (with
no file size restrictions).

Google Docs: Authoring tool for creating, sharing, and collaborating on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Google Sites: Collaboration site for publishing project-related Web pages using tools
that team members can easily master.

Google Video: Tool for sharing rich video information, training, announcements, and
other important communications.

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In addition to the core suite, Google Apps offers many more Google applications which the administrator can turn on or off for their organization. These other Google applications include Picasa Web Albums, Blogger, and Google Reader. For pilot purposes, we recommend the administrator only enable the core suite of messaging and collaboration services, and turn off services outside of the Google Apps core suite. For more information, see Disable services you dont want to pilot on page 191.

Hosted access from anywhere

Unlike an email application managed behind your firewall, Google Apps is a hosted service where users log in from any web browser and access data thats stored securely at Google, rather than on their local computers or on your mail server. As a result, users can: Log in anytime and from anywhere to get email, check their calendars, collaborate on a document, or just get some work done. Use any computer or mobile device thats connected to the Internet, regardless of operating system, including an office computer, home computer, laptop, or mobile phone. Never lose data, even if their own machine crashes or is lost or damaged. All their work is instead hosted and safely backed up on Googles secure servers.

Integrated tools
Google Apps tools are tightly integrated in ways that streamline workflow, break down barriers imposed by other systems, and evolve how people get things done. Users can therefore: Access any tool whenever they need it, for example, by sending instant messages from their Mail window or emailing an RSVP to a calendar invitation. Organize all types of correspondence in the same Inbox, including email messages and IM conversations, and archive and search for all message types as well. Stay up to date, for example, by receiving email with calendar invitations or links to newly shared sites or documents.

Real-time collaboration
With Googles online calendar and authoring tools, users can: Coordinate meetings and company events by sharing calendars that anyone (or just a select few) can view alongside their own agenda. Share project information at a team site that any member can contribute to. Collaborate in real-time on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that multiple team members can view and edit all at the same time.

Improved document sharing

In addition to collaborating in real-time with colleagues, you have control over the visibility of the Google Doc youre editing, and can indicate that a document is private, or viewable by anyone with the link, or public on the web. Private: Docs start out as private. When you first create a doc, you are the only person with access to it. From there, you can give access to other people.

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Anyone with the link: If you set your doc to Anyone with the link, its like an unlisted phone number. In the same way that anyone who knows an unlisted phone number can call it, anyone who knows the web address or URL of that doc can view it. Public on the web: This allows anyone the ability to find and access that particular doc on the web. For example, you could create a flyer for a concert, save it as a public doc, post a link to it on your blog. Public docs are automatically indexed by search engines like Google, so they may appear in search results as well.

Corporate branding and identity

With Google Apps for Business, employees can keep using their professional email addresses, and your corporate logo is always present at the top of the page.

Email innovations
Gmail provides corporate users with powerful new ways to organize and retrieve all their electronic correspondence, including email, and chat conversations. Users continue to use their professional email addresses, and they are guaranteed 99.9% email uptime, ensuring the same reliable and secure service theyre accustomed to now. Heres a look at whats different about Gmail, along with some new best practices users can adopt.

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Email conversations
Rather than listing each message reply as a new message in a users Inbox, Gmail groups a message and its replies in a conversation, which is listed only once. Opening a conversation shows all its messages in a neat stack, which users can easily collapse or expand. When a new reply arrives, the stack grows and the conversation is marked as unread, indicating theres something new to look at. Grouping messages this way allows users to quickly retrieve all messages within a thread and reduces Inbox clutter.

Labels instead of folders

Instead of organizing messages in folders, users organize their Google email conversations by applying labels. The conversation remains in a users Inbox with the label clearly shown. Users can list all conversations associated with a label, similar to opening a folder of messages. But unlike with folders, they can view all conversations in their Inbox at once, regardless of label. And if a conversation applies to more than one topic, they can give it multiple labels, retrieving it with any label.

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Archiving instead of deleting

With Gmail, users no longer risk running out of space for storing email. Instead, each user gets 25 GB of storage space for just their own email and attachments, all hosted on Googles secure servers. With that much space, they no longer need to delete messages to free up disk space, but can archive messages instead. The archived message is removed from the Inbox but can still be found later by viewing All Mail or using search.

Google-powered search
Gmail features the same powerful search technology used on the Web to perform accurate keyword searches of all of a users email, attachments, and chat conversations. Search by keyword, label, date range, or a host of other options. By also archiving messages, users can instantly find any message theyve ever sent or received, without having to create elaborate folder structures or keep unwanted correspondence in their Inboxes.

Integrated chat
Gmail includes a built-in chat gadget that not only makes it more convenient to hold instant messaging (IM) conversations, but allows saving, labeling, and searching chats, as well. With both email and chat available from the same interface, users can choose the best tool for the task at hand, be it to hold a quick text conversation or start a communal email thread. And they can easily manage and access resulting information, regardless of its source.

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Built-in chat gadget

At the left of the Google Mail window is a list of chat contacts showing who's online and available to chat. (This is the same list of contacts available for emailing, so adding a new email contact adds the persons chat address as well.) When users initiate a chat, a small window pops up at the right of the window where they hold the conversation.

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Saving and searching chats

Users can opt to automatically save their chat conversations, which then become available in the Chats section of their Mail window. Opening a chat reveals the conversation, which can also be retrieved via a search.

Organizing chats with other correspondence

In the Google Mail window, users can also organize chats along with related email conversations by starring the chat, applying the same labels used for email messages, and even moving the chat to the Inbox, where it appears alongside their other correspondence. Again, users can organize and retrieve any relevant information, regardless of how its obtained.

Spam and virus filtering

Google Apps uses powerful threat-protection technology to block viruses, filter spam, and alert users to phishing scams, keeping threats and annoyances out of your corporate environment.

Blocking viruses
Detected viruses are blocked outright, including attachments that resemble viruses, such as .exe, .sys, or .cmd files.

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Reviewing filtered messages

Junk email is diverted to a Spam area where users can safely view any message. In the rare event that a valid messages is filtered as spam, a user can quickly move the message to the Inbox simply by clicking the Not Spam button.

Reporting unwanted email

Conversely, if an unwanted message does get through to the Inbox, clicking Report Spam moves the message to the Spam area. Reporting spam also helps fine-tune Googles filters to help prevent similar messages from getting through in the future.

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Managing contacts
With the Google Apps contact manager, users can easily keep track of all their corporate contacts, including email and chat addresses and personal profile information. They also enjoy similar shortcuts for entering addresses as they do in their legacy client.

Auto-complete addresses
Gmail automatically remembers people that users have corresponded with, including addresses theyve emailed or received email from. After that, users can automatically enter an address simply by typing the first few characters, then clicking in a list of matches to retrieve the full address.

Corporate address book

You can also enable global contact sharing for your Google Apps account, which automatically creates a shared address book for everyone in your domain. In this case, for example, [email protected] and [email protected] automatically have addresses of all other users in the solarmora.com domain added to their list of available email and chat contacts.

Making the transition

Importing email messages
If you migrate messages from users legacy applications so theyre available in Gmail (see Email migration on page 120), Google represents email folders using its label feature. Each folder name becomes a label, with subfolders followed by slashes, as in Projects/ Documentation. (Messages migrated from Microsoft Exchange are additionally marked with the label Migrated.) Long folder names might be truncated when Google Apps converts them to labels.

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During your pilot

If you pilot Google Apps using dual delivery (as described in Dual delivery through your mail server on page 31), users receive email at both their Google Apps and legacy Mail accounts. Even though email delivery is synchronized, however, actions taken after the fact are not. For example: Message state isnt reconciled between Gmail and the legacy client, so reading or deleting a message in one location doesnt similarly mark or delete it in the other. Placing messages in a folder on the legacy client doesnt similarly label them in Gmail (or vice versa). Message replies in Google are grouped in conversations but shown as separate messages in the legacy client.

For the best user experience, we therefore recommend that pilot users transition completely to Gmail, rather than switching back and forth with their legacy client.

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Resources for users

Google provides a variety of resources to help your users transition to Google Apps, including training presentations and extensive online help. Directing users to this information before moving them to Google Apps will help them easily transition to the new system and make it easier for you to support them during your pilot or deployment.

Online help for users

Googles online Help Center for users features an extensive collection of a searchable FAQs, organized by service, that address many of users common questions. The Help Center is available at any time and is continually updated as we release new features.

Note: Applications outside of the core Google Apps suite are currently not covered by any support or service level agreement. You can find a list of the applications available and links to their individual help centers on this site (http://google.com/support/a/bin/
answer.py?answer=181865)

For additional help you can go to the Google Help Centers (http://google.com/support/ bin/static.py?page=portal_more.cs).

Documentation templates and quick reference sheets

Google offers documentation templates, such as a Getting Started Guide and a Mobile Users Guide, that you can customize based on which platform users are migrating from (Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes) and which Google Apps services and features youre enabling for your organization. In addition, quick reference sheets on specific features are available. For a list of templates, visit the Documentation Templates page of the Google Apps Deployment for Enterprise site (http://deployment.googleapps.com/Home/resources-user-adoption/ documentation-templates). For a list of quick reference sheets, visit the Quick Reference Sheets page of the Google Apps Deployment for Enterprise site (http://deployment.googleapps.com/Home/resources-useradoption/quick-reference).

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Many users have found the Life after Lotus Notes, Life After Microsoft Outlook transition guides to be helpful with making the transition from their legacy systems to Google Apps. See at Transition Guides (http://deployment.googleapps.com/Home/resources-user-adoption/ documentation-templates). Also, see Google Apps Tips and Tricks (http://deployment.googleapps.com/Home/ resources-user-adoption/google-apps-tips-and-tricks) for helpful short tips to help yours users with Gmail and other Google Apps.

User training presentations

Google has created several short training presentations that offer an overview of the services included in Google Apps. For a current list of presentations, visit the eLearning Videos page of the Google Apps Deployment for Enterprise site (http://deployment.googleapps.com/Home/ resources-user-adoption/elearning-videos).

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Support Resources

Chapter 5

Introduction
In addition to this guide, Google offers a number of resources to help you implement a pilot and production deployment of Google Apps for Business, and to ensure that your organization gets the most from Google Apps messaging and collaboration services.

Support services
We offer enterprise customers a wide range of support resources, including online Help Centers, the Google Apps Discussion Group, and Technical Support services.

Deployment resources
The Google Apps Deployment for Enterprise site contains the following types of resources: Deployment planning: Resources to help you plan and implement your pilot and production deployment, including this Pilot Guide, checklists, tips for planning your rollout communications and training, and more.

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Communications, training, and support: Resources to help you move users from your existing messaging and calendar platform to Google Apps, including communications and documentation templates, eLearning videos, quick reference sheets, Helpdesk resources, and more.

Access the Google Apps Deployment for Enterprise site at http:// deployment.googleapps.com.

Help and training

Google Apps Admin Help Center: This Help Center provides important resources and information for use during your pilot and production deployment. The Admin Help Center contains setup guides and videos, instructions for setting up and managing your Google Apps account, and troubleshooting information for common issues. Also, the Google Administrator Help Center offers tips and best practices for rollout and adoption of Google Apps. Browse the Help Center topics, or use the built-in Google search functionality to find answers fast.

Access the Google Apps Admin Help Center at http://www.google.com/support/a/

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Google Apps Help Centers for users: Your users can access user-focused Help Centers for instructions, FAQs, and training for working with Google Apps Gmail, Google Calendar, and the full Google Apps suite of messaging and collaboration tools.

Access the Google Apps Help Center for users at http://google.com/support/a/users/

?hl=en

Google Apps Discussion Group: This community provides an excellent forum for exchanging information, tips, troubleshooting, and best practices for Google Apps. Browse the group for information, or sign in to post questions and chat with other Google Apps administrators and experts. Our Google Power Posters and Google advisors keep the forum populated with the latest information and real-life solutions and guidance. Access the Google Apps Discussion Group at http://www.google.com/support/forum/
p/Google+Apps?hl=en

Technical support
Customers can submit support questions and issues to our experienced support staff by either email or phone: Email: Submit cases for one-on-one assistance with account setup and routine support questions. Cases are directly routed to product specialists for resolution, and responses are posted during regular business hours. Phone: Call our product specialists for assistance with system issues (account access, account activation, or a service that has stopped working) from Sunday, 5 PM through Friday, 5 PM PST. For critical issues, we offer 24/7 emergency phone support service.

All Google Apps administrators have access to technical support contact information and their support PIN in the Google Apps control panel.

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Customized deployment options

For large enterprise deployments, we recommend working with our experienced Google Apps Solutions Providers. They offer professional services for integration, deployment, and custom development, as well as a wide range of technology products. Learn more about these providers and services at the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/ marketplace). If you engage a Google Apps Solutions Provider for deployment services, you may qualify for additional assistance from Google activation and deployment specialists, depending on the complexity of your environment. These specialists can provide specialized guidance and support. For information about enterprise deployments and working with Google Apps Solutions Providers, contact your Google representative.

Google Apps Solutions Providers

Google Apps Solutions Providers are third-party vendors that provide the following: Consulting services to help your organization implement a Google Apps pilot or production deployment Software products to supplement the Google Apps in areas such as migration, identity management, and compliance

Google Apps Solutions Providers include Google Apps Authorized Resellers, Google Apps partners, developers, and a host of other third-party vendors who provide tools for Google Apps on the Google Apps Marketplace. Some Google Apps Solutions Providers also provide training, deployment, change management, and help desk support. If youre running a large pilot or production deployment, or your organization has specific needs for integration or security and compliance, we recommend that you work with a Google Apps Solutions Provider and your Google representative to create the Google Apps configuration that best suits your needs. You can view all Solutions Provider products and services at the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace). The Marketplace is continually updated with new solutions, so check it from time to time to see whats new.

Google representatives
If youre working directly with a Google representative to plan and deploy your pilot, you can contact your representative for assistance with any specific questions you may have. If youre planning a pilot for a large enterprise organization but have not yet been partnered with a Google representative, you can provide us with some information about your organization by submitting Google Apps Business Interest Form (http://www.google.com/ support/a/bin/request.py?contact_type=premier). Well review this information and put you in touch with the appropriate team.

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API support
Google Apps offers several APIs to help you integrate the service with your IT environment and migrate data from existing systems to Google Apps. To use the Google Apps APIs, youll need to work with a programmer with development experience in Java, .NET, Perl, or Python. Any scripts or integration services that you develop or customize for your pilot using the Google Apps APIs can be reused in a production deployment of Google Apps. The APIs available for Google Apps include the following: Provisioning API: Programmatically create and manage Google Apps user accounts and integrate them with your existing directory system, HR system, or user database. See Provisioning users on page 76. Email Migration API: Migrate email from any data source into Google Apps, specifying labels, date, and status. See Email migration on page 120. Reporting API: Retrieve data on provisioned accounts, quota usage, and resource utilization. See Reporting on page 105. Single Sign-On: Integrate Google Apps with your existing authentication systems, such as your LDAP directory or enterprise single sign-on application. Supported applications include SiteMinder, Obelisk, and Netegrity. See Single sign-on on page 93. And more: Additional options include APIs for Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Talk.

If youre considering using one of the APIs, we recommend the following resources: An overview and full list of the APIs available for Google Apps for Business (http://code.google.com/googleapps/docs) The Google Apps API FAQ, which provides an introductory overview (http://code.google.com/googleapps/faq.html) The Google Apps API Getting Started site
(http://code.google.com/googleapps/docs/#gs)

A Google Apps Solutions Provider that specializes in helping organizations configure the APIs for pilot or production deployments and developing custom solutions (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace)

News and updates

Stay up to date on all the Google Apps news and product updates with our update feed and blogs.

Update feed
The Google Apps update feed alerts you to any changes and additions we make to the product, with updates announced about once a week. Subscribe to the update feed with your preferred feed reader at http://feeds.feedburner.com/GoogleAppsUpdates.

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Email subscription
Instead of the Google Apps update feed, you can get the same information sent to you in an email message (up to one message per day). Use this alternative if you dont read RSS feeds regularly. To subscribe to Google Apps updates by email, visit:
http://www.google.com/apps/admin-updates

Blogs
The following official Google blogs provide useful and timely information about Google Apps: Google Enterprise Blog: Updates and stories about all Google Enterprise products, including Google Apps for Business (http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com). Google Apps Blog: News and feature announcements (http:// googleapps.blogspot.com). Google Apps Updates Blog: For a feed of the latest updates to Google Apps (http:// googleappsupdates.blogspot.com).

Product Status
You can quickly determine that status of Google Apps services at any time, just by visiting the Google Apps Status Dashboard:

The dashboard shows you at a glance whether a service is experiencing an issue, and if so, provides a link to more information, such as the cause (if known) and estimated time for resolution (if applicable). Visit the dashboard at:
http://www.google.com/appsstatus

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Administration Features and Integration Options Topics in this chapter Data Migration Tools Google Apps on Mobile Devices

In this section... Here, youll find the major tasks, or integration points, you might need to focus on for a pilot or deployment, such as provisioning Google Apps user accounts; migrating users email, calendar events, and contacts to Google Apps; working with domain aliases; mobile support; and more. For each topic, Google offers several options, based on your infrastructure, corporate policies, available IT staff, and user preferences. You wont find specific configuration or deployment instructions in this section. But for each topic, well direct you to those details, which are well covered by other resources.

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Topics in this chapter

This chapter describes the following key administration features and integration points for Google Apps:

Provisioning users Administrator accounts Domain management 2-step verification for users Single sign-on Email routing IMAP and POP access Access through Microsoft Outlook Calendar coexistence Reporting Message Security and Message Discovery Google Apps APIs

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Provisioning users
Before users can log in to Google Apps to begin using their email, calendar, and other Google Apps services, you need to create, or provision, their user accounts. Provisioning provides users with a login name and password to Google Apps and their email address. You can also create mailing lists, and associate email aliases (called nicknames) with each user account.

User provisioning methods

There are several ways to provision users, each with its own benefits. You can: Upload a CSV file to add users in batches. (Recommended for most pilots) Add users individually using the control panels web interface. Use Google Apps Directory Sync utility to provision a large number of users, by connecting your LDAP directory, such as Microsoft Active Directory, to the Google Apps Provisioning API. Use the Google Apps Provisioning API to provision a large number of users, using data from your existing LDAP directory, such as Microsoft Active Directory. This API provides more flexibility than Google Apps Directory Sync, but requires programming. Use Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes who are using Lotus Notes.

Guidelines
Each accounts user name becomes that persons login name and the first part of that persons email address. If your domain is solarmora.com, a user whose email is [email protected] has the user name jsmith. Each user gets 25 GB of storage space for their email and attachments. Once an account is created, you can associate up to 30 nicknames with the account. You can also change the users display name, which appears in messages they send and receive. An accounts minimum password length is 6 characters. Deleting a user account removes it completely from Googles servers. In some cases, Google might be able to recover the account and its data within 5 days of the deletion (contact Google Enterprise Support for help). After 5 days, the account is purged completely and no data can be recovered.

Considerations
Once an account in created, the user name cant be changed. You cant use a plus sign (+) in user names, and periods (.) are not ignored (as they are in Gmail). For details, see these tips on character usage (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=33386).

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Upload a CSV file

To provision more than 50 users, consider using Googles CSV bulk-upload utility. This utility allows you to upload account information in a comma-separated values (CSV) file, which you can easily create in any standard spreadsheet.
Recommended For medium-size pilot or production deployments of 50-3,000 users; particularly useful for rolling out services in stages to different departments or groups. Low. Quickly add larger numbers of users without programming effort. Your organizations Google Apps administrator.

Effort Benefits Staff

Considerations
For optimal performance, we recommend that you upload no more than 1,000 users per CSV file. When uploading accounts using CSV files, theres no option for sending users an autogenerated welcome message, so you must inform them of their login information in some other way. Passwords but must be entered in the CSV file in clear text. Before uploading, make sure the user names in your CSV file are valid (some characters, such as an equal sign, arent supported). Otherwise the upload is interrupted with error messages. Although CSV uploads can be used to modify account data such as display names and passwords, you cant add nicknames, create mailing lists, or delete accounts using a CSV file upload. To perform day-to-day maintenance across large deployments, we instead recommend that you use the Google Apps Provisioning API.

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Getting started with a CSV upload

Go to the User accounts tab in your control panel and click Upload many users at once.

Then follow instructions that appear to create and upload your CSV file.

Resources
Creating multiple user accounts
(http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=40057)

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Add users individually

To add a small number of users, its easiest to create their accounts one-by-one in the Google Apps control panel.
Recommended Effort Benefits Staff For small pilot or production deployments for which ongoing maintenance can be managed on a per-user basis. Low. Easy; requires no preliminary setup or programming skills. Your organizations Google Apps administrator.

Features
Passwords can be auto generated, or you can enter them yourself. Welcome messages can be sent to each new user with instructions on logging in to their new Google Apps accounts (optional).

Considerations
Not scalable for pilot or production deployments of more than 50 users, as account data has to be maintained individually for each user in the control panels web interface.

Getting started
Go to the User accounts tab in your control panel and click Create a new user:

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To add a large number of users at once, you can use the Google Apps Directory Sync utility. Provides most of the benefits of using the Google Apps Provisioning API, without the need for programming.
Recommended For adding large numbers of users. Not required for a pilot but can be appropriate for pilots of more than 100 users. Effort Benefits Medium. Integrates with your existing corporate directory and identity management systems, such as LDAP (for example, Microsoft Active Directory). Scales well for final production deployment and ongoing maintenance. Staff LDAP/Active Directory administrator, security staff.

Features
Connects your LDAP server with the Google Apps Provisioning API, so theres no need for programming to create your own application Easily manage data across a large numbers of accounts, including nicknames, mailing lists, and more. Password encryption algorithms include SHA-1 and MD5. (Salted SHA-1 is not supported.)

Considerations
Using the Directory Sync utility requires significant preparation and planning, including gathering information about your LDAP server, possibly cleaning your existing directory data, and determining which accounts and mailing lists you want to synchronize with Google Apps. The Directory Sync utility includes a Configuration Manager, a graphical user interface with which you can configure and simulate a synchronization. You must run your actual synchronization from the command line.

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Getting started with the Directory Sync utility

To use Google Apps Directory Sync, you must first enable access to the provisioning API for your domain (go to User accounts > Settings in your Google Apps control panel). Then see the resources listed below for information on implementing the API, either with your own development staff or with a Google Apps Solutions Provider.

Resources
Google Apps Directory Sync Help Introduction to the utility, with links to downloads, documentation, a video tutorial, and the live training schedule. (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=106368) Google Apps Directory Sync Administration Guide Comprehensive information on installing and configuring the utility. (http://www.postini.com/webdocs/gads/admin)

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To add a large number of users at once, you can use the Google Apps Provisioning API. We recommend that you use the Provisioning API only if Google Apps Directory Sync does not provide all the provisioning options you need.
Recommended For adding large numbers of users. Not required for a pilot but can be appropriate for pilots of more than 3,000 users. Effort Benefits High. Integrates with your existing corporate directory and identity management systems, such as LDAP (for example, Microsoft Active Directory). Scales well for final production deployment and ongoing maintenance. Staff LDAP/Active Directory administrator, development staff, security staff.

Features
Easily manage data across a large numbers of accounts, including nicknames, mailing lists, and more. Password encryption algorithms include SHA-1 and MD5. (Salted SHA-1 is not supported.) Use the Provisioning Toolkit to build a custom web interface for creating and updating accounts (see the Resources section below).

Considerations
Implementing the Provisioning API requires in-house programming or working with a Google Apps Solutions Provider (see Support Resources on page 67). API provisioning requests are processed asynchronously in a queue, so provisioning or updating a large number of accounts can potentially take several hours.

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Getting started with the Provisioning API

For added security, you must first enable access to the provisioning API for your domain (go to User accounts > Settings in your Google Apps control panel). Then see the resources listed below for information on implementing the API, either with your own development staff or with a Google Apps Solutions Provider.

Resources
Google Provisioning API Developer's Guide (http://code.google.com/apis/apps/gdata_provisioning_api_v2.0_reference.html) Google Provisioning API FAQ (http://code.google.com/apis/apps/faq.html#provisioningapi) Google Apps Provisioning API Video Training video for the Provisioning API; includes background on the Google Data APIs (http://services.google.com/apps/resources/admin_breeze/ProvisioningAPI/ index.html) Google Apps for your domain LDAP Sync Package for synchronizing Google Apps with an LDAP server (open-source reference code samples) (http://code.google.com/p/google-apps-for-your-domain-ldap-sync) Provisioning Toolkit Web interface for creating and updating accounts (open-source reference code samples) (http://code.google.com/p/google-apps-provisioning-toolkit) Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/)

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If you want to migrate your users datathat is, email messages, calendar data, and personal contactsfrom Lotus Domino to Google Apps, you can use the Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool. During the migration process, this tool can also provision accounts for your users on Google Apps. With this tool, theres no need to provision user accounts separately. For more information about Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes, see Migrate messages using Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes on page 130.

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Administrator accounts
A Google Apps administrator is a standard user who has domain management privileges. Administrators manage user and account settings, and can access all services included in the domain. Because administrator accounts are also fully functional user accounts, you must purchase and provision them as a regular Google Apps for Business user account.

Features
All administrators can manage all domain settings and access all active services. Create as many administrators as your organization needs. See the Administrative controls and tasks section below for a complete overview of administrative privileges in Google Apps.

Guidelines
Especially for larger pilots, we recommend that you have at least two administrators at your domain, in case one administrator is unavailable at some point during your pilot or deployment. Only the user who initially signed up for the Google Apps account (the domain administrator) can downgrade or cancel the account. You can contact Google Apps Support to change the domain administrator.

Administrative controls and tasks

Administrators are granted the additional privileges and settings for features and services. All tasks are available to all administrators in the control panel. You can also use the Email Settings API to programmatically configure many user-level settings.
Add and manage users Purchase additional accounts, provision users, and grant administrative privileges. Reset user passwords and suspend abusive users. Enable and disable services Verify domain ownership to activate core services. Email activation also requires updating your MX records. Disable any services for your account. Manage service and security settings Manage domain aliases, email routing, and other email options. Customize your account: custom URLs, logos, languages, time zones, support contacts, and service roll outs. Control security settings including IMAP/POP access and enforced HTTPS. Control sharing Control whether your users can share calendars, documents, and sites outside your domain.

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Migrate user data and enable APIs or services

Migrate email from your existing IMAP server using the Google Apps IMAP migration tool. Enable Google Apps APIs, including the Provisioning API, Reporting API, and Email Migration API. Enable the Google Single Sign-On service. Additional migration options for email and calendar data are also available but are run within each user account rather than at a domain level. See Data Migration Tools on page 113.

Monitor service usage

View when users last accessed their accounts in the control panel, or use the Reporting API to collect statistics about service usage. Access any site created at your domain to monitor for policy compliance.

Support

Access your Google support information in the control panel, by clicking Manage account information.

Getting started
To make a user an administrator, you grant administrative privileges to the user in the Google Apps control panel. When new administrators log in to Google Apps, they must first review and accept the administrator terms of service, and then they can manage account settings.

Message Security administrators

If you use the Message Security service by Postini, you create and manage administrators for the service separately from your Google Apps administrators. For more information about Message Security, see Message Security and Message Discovery on page 106. The Google Apps administrator who enables the Message Security service becomes the toplevel account administrator, and can assign administrative privileges to any other Google Apps user.

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You can assign various combinations of administrative privileges to an account. The following table describes the primary administrator account and some common types of additional administrator accounts you can set up for Message Security:
Primary administrator The top-level administrator account, with access to all administrative tasks for your entire domain. This account is the first administrator account created when you activate Message Security, and is used to create all other administrator accounts.

Note: There can be only one top-level administrator.

Helpdesk or organization administrator Manage users day-to-day, releasing quarantined messages and adjusting settings as needed. Supports everyday user needs. You may grant access to configure filter settings and services and control the default user for each user organization, which determines account settings for any new users. Compliance and security administrators Archive administrator (Requires the Message Discovery upgrade) Monitor administrator Sets mail policies for delivery and content. May also have access to the organizations message archive. Has access to the message archive for the domain, including Archive Search, Audit, and Retention features. Observes user activity and the status of the organization account as a whole. Can read and report on account status, but has little ability to alter settings.

Resources
Getting started with the control panel (http://google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=55955) Administrator Help Center (http://google.com/support/a/)

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Domain management
When you create a Google Apps account, your account is associated with one primary domain name. The primary domain name determines the addresses where your users receive email with Google Apps, and can be either a regular domain or a subdomain. For example, if you create a Google Apps account for solarmora.com, your users addresses are in the format [email protected]. If you use a subdomain, such as apps.solarmora.com, each user receives an address in the format [email protected]. If your organization has multiple domains where your users receive email (including subdomains), you have two options: Add the domain as a domain alias in your Google Apps control panel. Manage multiple domains with Google Apps (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?hl=en&answer=182452).

Domain aliases
When you add a domain alias in Google Apps, email sent to the alias domain is delivered to users Google Apps inboxes. For example, if your users have email accounts for solarmora.com but also need to receive mail at solarmora.net, you can add solarmora.net as an domain alias in your control panel. Also, if your users need to receive email at a subdomain address, such as sales.solarmora.com, youll need to add that subdomain as domain aliases also. Adding a domain alias gives each user an additional address for receiving email only, though you can manually set up each user account to send from the alias domain as well. Domain aliases are not supported for services other than email, and they dont create additional accounts for your users. Your users continue to access all services through their primary domain address. Also, their user names (the first part of their email address) remain the same for all domain aliases.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits For organizations in which users receive email at more than one domain name but need only one account. Medium. Your organizations Google Apps administrator, DNS administrator. Users can receive email at all domains associated with your organization, without needing to maintain multiple accounts. You can also allow users to send email for all alias domains, if desired. Access to MX and CNAME records for the alias domain.

Requirements

Guidelines
Only one primary domain name can be associated with a Google Apps account. You can add up 20 domain aliases to your Google Apps for Business account.

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If youre piloting Gmail with dual delivery on your mail server, youll use a domain alias to set up mail delivery to Google Apps. If you use Microsoft Exchange Server, review the steps in Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173 before adding your domain alias for dual delivery.

Considerations
Once youve signed up a domain name with Google Apps, you cannot change the domain name associated with your account. However, you can register a new account manually and transfer data between accounts. Signing up for Google Apps with your domain name doesnt automatically associate any subdomains or secondary domains you may have with your account. When you add a domain alias, you update the DNS MX records at your domain hosting provider, to route email addressed to those aliases to Google Apps. Your DNS records and your domains web site remain with your existing domain hosting provider.

Getting started with domain aliases

You manage all Google Apps settings for your domain using the control panel, which you can access online at http://www.google.com/a/your_domain.com. You can find an overview of administrative tasks and responsibilities in Administrator accounts on page 85. To create a domain alias in Google Apps, go to the Domain settings tab, and then select Domain names. Click Add a domain alias and follow the instructions.

Resources
Adding Domain Aliases (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=53295) Managing Domain Settings (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/topic.py?topic=14579) Manage multiple domains with Google Apps (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=182452)

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Separate accounts
Instead of using a primary domain with domain aliases in a single account, you can purchase separate Google Apps accounts for each of domain.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits Requirements For organizations in which different users have accounts on different domains, or one set of users needs separate accounts on more than one domain. Medium. Your organizations Google Apps administrator, DNS administrator. Each domain is associated with a fully functional Google Apps account, including email, calendar, docs, and any other services you activate. Access to MX and CNAME records for the additional domain.

Guidelines
We recommend you purchase a separate Google Apps account for your secondary domain if: You want your users to log in to Google Apps accounts for more than one domain. You want users to access services other than email for a secondary domain. Most or all of the users on your secondary domain are different from the users on your primary domain.

Resources
To create additional accounts, sign up for Google Apps, as described in Set Up Your Google Apps Account on page 187.

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2-step verification for users

2-step verification requires users to enter a verification code in addition to their user name and password when signing in to their Google Apps account. Use 2-step verification to add an extra layer of security to your users Google Apps accounts. 2-step verification helps protect a user's account from unauthorized access should someone manage to obtain their password. Even if a password is cracked, guessed, or otherwise stolen, an attacker can't sign in without access to the user's verification codes, which can only be obtained through the user's mobile phone. Note: 2-step verification cant be used with Google Apps accounts using a SAML single signon service (SSO). See Single sign-on on page 93.
Recommended Effort For businesses with security concerns that dont have an SSO service. IT staff: Low to medium to set up your users phones to receive 2-step verification codes. Medium to set up access codes in your users mobile devices. Medium to support your users long-term. Users: Low to medium to generate 2-step verification codes and keep their phones with them to generate 2-step verification codes. Benefits Staff Helps protect your users accounts from unauthorized access should someone manage to obtain their password. Your organizations Google Apps administrator, security administrators, and IT Help Desk staff.

Features
Users can use an application on their Android, iPhone, or Blackberry smartphone to generate 2-step verification codes. The mobile app, named Google Authenticator, generates codes without a network or cell connection. If your users do not have a smartphone, they can receive their verification code via text message or voice call. See how to view the list of supported countries (https:// www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=184712) for SMS/voice call delivery. For desktop applications and mobile devices that dont have a field for entering a 2-step verification code, your users need to sign in by entering another type of codecalled an access codein place of their Google Apps account password. See Mobile, Desktop, and API (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1032419) for more on access codes.

Considerations
2-step verification is available only in US English in the next-generation version of the Google Apps administrator control panel. See Current vs. Next generation control panel (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=52973). If you're an API developer using ClientLogin authentication, read API Developers (https:/ /www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1032419#api) before enrolling in 2step verification.

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Before enrolling in 2-step verification, survey how many of the users you want to deploy have smartphones. If you will be deploying 2-step verification to users without an Android, BlackBerry, or iPhone, check to see if your country is currently covered by text message and voice delivery of codes (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?hl=en&answer=184712).

Recommendations
Schedule a deployment day on which users take their phones and laptops to your Help Desk. Have IT staff set up 2-step verification for your users and enter access codes for their installed apps and mobile devices. Train your users when to use 2-step verification codes and how to get their codes. Instruct your users to write down or print their backup codes for use in case they lose their phone. Message your users about 2-step verification using the email template(http:// www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=184710). Get your Help Desk up to speed with Troubleshooting 2-step verification (http:// www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=184713).

Resources
2-step verification Overview for Google Apps administrators
(http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=175197)

Email template for administrators

(http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=184710)

2-step verification Overview for users

(http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180744)

Google Authenticator
(http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1037451)

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Single sign-on
Single sign-on is a method of user authentication in which a user logs in once and is automatically authenticated to use multiple systems without logging in again. Google Apps for Business offers a Single Sign-On service that uses the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). This solution works by redirecting web-based authorization challenges to an identity provider that you manage. Your system, rather than Google Apps, handles authorization requests, and it must respond with a signed token that enables the user to connect to the applications.
Recommended Effort For production deployments for businesses with existing single sign-on systems or any security-conscious business. Medium if you already have a single sign-on solution. Medium to high if you are simultaneously implementing single sign-on. Benefits Staff Supports existing security infrastructure; conforms to common standards; provides a better user experience; reduces password-related help desk requests. Your organizations Google Apps administrator, security and network administrators.

Features
Standards-based solution requiring a SAML 2.0 identity provider such as SiteMinder or Ping Identity. Provides a seamless user experience by avoiding multiple logins. Enforces the security standards you already use; for example, required password complexity, IP-based login, two-factor identification with tokens or Smartcards, or any other standards. Google Apps for Business passwords are not used. You can define a custom page on which users can change their passwords.

Considerations
Level of effort is medium to high unless you already use single sign-on. Applies only to web applications. If you use IMAP, POP, or some mobile email clients, single sign-on will not work with those clients unless you synchronize passwords using the Google Provisioning API. May require working with a Google Apps Solutions Provider to enable with a Google Apps for Business account.

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Getting started
For an overview of how the single sign-on works with Google Apps for Business, see SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) Service for Google Apps (http://code.google.com/apis/apps/sso/ saml_reference_implementation.html) and read the FAQ. There are both open-source and commercial identity-provider software products that you can use with Google Apps for Business, and a Google Apps Solutions Provider can assist you in implementing single-sign on for your organization.

Resources
Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/)

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Email routing
To meet the needs of enterprise organizations, Google Apps for Business includes the ability to route messages for your domain to additional, external locations. Administrators can deliver or copy other mail servers or systems for archiving and additional processing. To use email routing, you point your domains MX records to Googles mail servers, and then specify in your control panel how messages should be routed.
Recommended For organizations that cant use dual delivery on their mail server to pilot Gmail, or organizations that want to integrate Gmail with an existing external system after deploying Google Apps. Medium. Your organizations Google Apps administrator, email administrator, DNS administrator. Easily route email to multiple systems from Google Apps. Access to MX records.

Effort Staff Benefits Requirements

You can set up email routing to support a number of pilot or deployment configurations:
Pilot email with dual delivery through Google Apps Use email routing to deliver messages to both Gmail and another mail server. Allow users to access email in Google Apps or your existing system. For your pilot, see Dual delivery through Google Apps on page 37. Coexistence with existing mail server If you plan to provide Gmail to a group of users while other users remain on your existing email system, you can use email routing to support coexistence. Google Apps delivers incoming email for provisioned users, and routes email sent to unprovisioned users to your existing mail server. Support for archiving systems Use email routing to deliver copies of all messages to your existing archiving system. You can also configure the Google Apps outbound gateway to route all outgoing messages to your archiving system. Alternately, you might consider upgrading the integrated Message Security service to Message Discovery, which provides message archiving.

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Features
The Google Apps control panel provides the following routing controls: Inbound routing options: Route inbound messages for provisioned accounts, unprovisioned accounts, or all messages, to other destinations. Customize the SMTP header of the routed messages to indicate the origin, or support mail servers that require a specific address format. Configure bounce notifications so senders know when a message did not reach the destination. Enable routing rules for individual users. Outbound email gateway: Route outgoing messages to your mail server for additional processing or delivery options.

Considerations
Google Apps may consider attempts to deliver large quantities email to unprovisioned email addresses as possible spam attacks, and email delivery may be delayed. To use email routing, you must point the MX records for your domain to Googles mail servers. To avoid unwanted message bounces, make sure that your email routing settings are correctly configured before you update your MX records.

Getting started with email routing

Go to Service Settings > Email in your Google Apps control panel to set up your email routing rules:

Resources
Email routing help (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=77182)

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IMAP and POP access

For most users, its best to use Gmail in a web browser, because it allows them to access their email from any computer or other device with a browser and requires no special configuration. However, for users who need to access email in an email client, Gmail supports a number of IMAP and POP email clients. If your client is supported for both IMAP and POP access, we recommend using IMAP for a better user experience.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits For users who want to access their email in an email client on one computer rather than through the Web. Low. None. Requires little or no administrator support (users can configure their own clients). Allows users to access their email in an environment theyre familiar with. Requirements A supported IMAP or POP email client.

Features
Administrators can allow or prohibit users access to IMAP or POP through settings in the Google Apps control panel. Gmail supports the most popular IMAP and POP clients. We provide configuration instructions for: Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007 Outlook Express Windows Mail Apple Mail Mozilla Thunderbird And more: For a complete list of supported clients, see the configuration instructions in the Resources section below.

Other clients may also work with Gmail, but they may not take full advantage of all features included with Gmail. The Gmail Help Center provides detailed configuration instructions and best practices for supported email clients. For other email clients, youll find general instructions for configuring IMAP and POP access.

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Guidelines
IMAP and POP access is configured for each user. You can have users set up access themselves, providing guidance as needed, or use the Gmail Settings API. By default, Google Apps accounts have IMAP or POP access enabled. Enter the server names provided in the Gmail Help Center: pop.gmail.com or imap.gmail.com, and smtp.gmail.com. (Dont add your domain name to the server names.) Set your IMAP or POP client to check for new messages no more than every 5 minutes. Download messages frequently and in smaller chunks so you can access messages as soon as they are delivered.

Getting Started
Users can turn on email forwarding in their Gmail accounts, or administrators can use the Email Settings API to programmatically enable forwarding for a set of users. Users then follow the instructions provided in the Google Apps Help Center to configure their email client for either IMAP or POP access.

Resources
You can find IMAP and POP configuration instructions, best practices, and tips for troubleshooting email clients in the Gmail Help Center. IMAP Configuration articles (http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=12806) POP Configuration articles (http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=12805) Email Settings API Documentation (http://code.google.com/apis/apps/email_settings/ developers_guide_protocol.html)

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Access through Microsoft Outlook

For most users, we recommend that they access their email through Gmail in a web browser, because it allows them to access their email from any computer or other device with a browser and requires no special configuration. However, for Microsoft Outlook users who want to continue to use the familiar Outlook interface, Google provides Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, a plug-in for Outlook.
Recommended For users who want to do one of the following: Access their email in an email client on one or more computers rather than through a web browser. Use the Outlook interface rather than switch to the Google Apps interface. Pilot or transition to Google Apps while still retaining access to their Exchange accounts. During the pilot or transition, users can access either account from Outlook, easily switching back and forth.

Note: For details about using Google Apps Sync for data migration, see Migrate messages with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook on page 125.
Effort Staff Benefits Low. None. Requires little or no administrator support (users can configure their own clients). Allows users to access their email in an environment theyre familiar with. Requirements Users must be running one of the following versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Outlook: Operating system requirements: Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit) Windows Vista SP1 (64 bit) Windows Vista SP1 (32 bit) Windows XP SP3 (32 bit) Microsoft Outlook requirements: Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32 and 64 bit) Microsoft Outlook 2007 with Office SP2 Microsoft Outlook 2007 with Office SP1 and this hotfix Microsoft Outlook 2003 with Office SP3 Each computer on which Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook is installed must have port 443 open for the following applications: Outlook.exe and ProfileEditor.exe.

Note: For the latest updates and functionality, see Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Setup Help for Administrators (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?hl=en&answer=148484).

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Features
Lets users keep using their familiar Outlook interface after switching from Microsoft Exchange Server to Google Apps. Provides nearly all the Outlook features users are used to with Exchange for managing their Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts. Synchronizes all of a users email messages, calendar events, and contacts in Outlook seamlessly with the users Google Apps account in the cloud. Therefore, the user can access the same information at any time, from either interface. Allows users to migrate (import) their existing data from Exchange to Google Apps, either directly from Exchange or from a PST file. For details about using Google Apps Sync for a one-time migration of Exchange data, see Migrate messages with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook on page 125. Works with Google GAL Generator, which creates a global address list of all users and resources in your domain. This global address list is available to Outlook and provides the auto-complete feature for addresses, contact look-up, and free/busy information for users and resources.

Guidelines
Before users can use Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, you must provision their accounts on Google Apps and ensure email is being delivered to those accounts. Only mail, contacts, and calendar data is synchronized with Google Apps. Notes, journal entries, and tasks are not synchronized but stored only on users computers and available only from Outlook. Messages larger than 20-25 MB arent synchronized (along with some user settings, certain types of file attachments, and other information listed under Email migration on page 120.) If users will use Google Apps Sync to migrate (import) their existing Exchange data directly from your Exchange Server to Google Apps, note the following: If you are running a dual-delivery pilot, in which email is first delivered to your Exchange Server and then copies of pilot users messages are forwarded to Google Apps, you must disable email delivery to users Exchange mailboxes before users import data. For details, see Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Setup Help for Administrators (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?hl=en&answer=148484). If you are ready to deploy Google Apps and stop using your Exchange Server, make sure you switch all email delivery to Google Apps before users import data.

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Getting Started
1. To use Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, youll need to do the following first in the Admin Control Panel: Verify that Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook is enabled for your domain.

Verify that the Google Calendar service is enabled so your users can create profiles: Enable the Email Migration API option. If you want to use the Global Address List (GAL) Generator, enable the Enable provisioning API option.

2. Install the plug-in, using either of the following options: Option 1: Download the enterprise_gsync.msi file and push it to your users computers. Users can then use the Run Advertised Programs option in the Windows Control Panel to install the plug-in. Option 2: Let each user install the plug-in themselves.

For detailed instructions on enabling services to support Google Apps Sync and to install the plug-in, see Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Setup Help for Administrators (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=148484)

Resources
Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook overview (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gappssync) Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Setup Help for Administrators (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=148484) Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Help for Users (http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=147751) GAL Generator (StaticGALGenerator.exe) download (http://dl.google.com/google-apps-sync/staticgalgenerator.exe)

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Calendar coexistence
Google Apps offers a number of techniques for supporting a pilot in which some users use Google Calendar and other users continue to use a different calendaring system. Google Calendar uses the ICS appointment format, a common format also used by Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino. ICS format enables users on Google Calendar to set up appointments for users on other systems and vice versa.

Features
Exporting data from your current calendar program (for example, Microsoft Outlook) and importing it into Google Calendar. Enabling free/busy lookup between Google Calendar and your existing calendar. Google Calender Connectors help support viewing and scheduling events between your Google Apps pilot users and non-pilot users.

Guidelines
If you provision users in Google Apps, you do not need to provision them for Google Calendar.

Considerations
Only individual user data is imported and exported, and only from a users primary calendar. Exporting and importing are manual processes. Google Calendar Connectors require programming skills and working with a Google Solutions Partner.

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Export user data

To migrate users to Google Calendar, consider having individual users export their calendar data from your current calendar system in iCal or CSV format, and then import the data into Google Calendar. This method is fast, simple, and works with many different calendar systems.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits Requirements For small pilot or production deployments in which only small amounts of data need to be migrated. Low. Your organizations Google Apps administrator to provide assistance; individual users. Very easy; export and import are built into calendar systems. Any calendar system that can export data in iCal or CSV format.

Features
Easy to use. Best for a one-time synchronization. Little involvement required from Google Apps administrators.

Considerations
May not be scalable for large deployments.

Getting started
Read the Help Center topics on Import and Export (http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/topic.py?topic=15285)

Resources
Google Calendar Import and Export Help (http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/topic.py?topic=15285)

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Use Google Calendar Connectors

If you are deploying Google Calendar to a large number of users and you are working with a Google Solutions Provider, consider the open-source Google Calendar Connectors, which provide tools for sharing calendar data between Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Google Calendar.
Recommended Effort Benefits Requirements For pilot or production deployments at larger organizations where a significant number of users remain on Microsoft Exchange. High. Requires modifications to Microsoft Exchange. Free/busy calendar information available for Google Calendar and Microsoft Exchange users across both platforms. Your organizations Google Apps administrator and Microsoft Exchange administrator; Google Solutions Provider; developers.

Features
Provides a web service that lets Google Calendar users to see free/busy information for users who maintain their calendars in Exchange. The web service can be used with the sync service or plugin. Provides a sync service that lets Microsoft Exchange users to see free/busy information for users who maintain their calendars in Google Calendar. Provides a plugin that lets Microsoft Exchange users to see free/busy information for users who maintain their calendars in Google Calendar. This information is more current than that provided with the sync service.

Considerations
It is strongly recommended that you implement Google Calendar Connectors with the assistance of a Google Solutions Provider. The Google Calendar Connectors are open source software and are not supported by Google Apps Support. Requires expertise in Microsoft Exchange and programming. Google Calendar Connectors are a set of tools, not a self-contained solution. Google Calendar Connectors are not intended for direct customer installation. Requires modification of the Microsoft Exchange environment. Supports Microsoft Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, or Exchange 2007.

Resources
Google Calendar Connectors (http://code.google.com/p/google-calendar-connectors/) Google Calendar Connector Kit Overview (http://code.google.com/p/google-calendar-connectors/wiki/Overview)

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Reporting
Google Apps for Business includes a number of statistics for monitoring processes in your domain. You can also use the Reporting API to programmatically obtain information such as usage data, user information, and other statistics. You can then create reports in the reporting system of your choice. If you have a visualization gadget, you can use it to graph or otherwise depict data you obtain using the Reporting API.

Features
Google Apps offer the following options for displaying and gathering report data:
Google Apps control panel Displays user information, such as the percentage of email quota used and when the user last logged in, and email migration history. Programmatically retrieve account information including: Accounts: user name, display names, settings, account status Activity and usage: when users logged in, disk space usage, and quota limits Summary Reports: number of accounts, total mailbox usage in bytes, and total mailbox quota in megabytes for your domain) Google Apps Audit API

Google Apps Reporting API

Allows your Google Apps administrator to audit a user's email, email drafts, and archived chats. In addition, a domain administrator can retrieve account login information and download a user's mailbox. This API can be used only for lawful purposes in accordance with your Customer Agreement.
If youre using Message Security, powered by Postini, you have access to additional reports, including: Inbound and outbound traffic by user and domain User and domain reports on spam, virus, and email policy filter activity Detail archiving reports, including archiving activity and audit logs (requires the Message Discovery upgrade) Hourly graphs of incoming mail flow

Message Security for Google Apps for Business

Getting started
To access the Reporting API, click Advanced Tools in the control panel.

Resources
Reporting API documentation (http://code.google.com/apis/apps/reporting/google_apps_reporting_api.html)

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Message Security for Google Apps for Business, an email filtering service powered by Postini, is included for each account you purchase for Google Apps for Business. Because the service is hosted, theres no hardware or software for you to install. Simply activate the service and update your domains MX records. Message Security then begins to process your inbound email. You can also configure Google Apps to route outbound email to Message Security. For an additional cost, you can upgrade the security service to Message Discovery, which includes a message archiving and discovery service. Message Discovery stores copies of all your users inbound, outbound, and internal messages in a central repository. You can easily retrieve any message using the services powerful discovery tools.
Recommended For organizations that need to filter inbound or outbound messages for certain types of content, or require spam and virus filtering beyond whats included in Google Apps. The Message Discovery upgrade is for organizations that require message archiving for compliance or knowledge retention purposes. Medium. Your organizations Google Apps administrator, DNS administrator, Message Security administrators. Scans all messages to your domain, and can filter messages based on policies that you customize for your domain. With the Message Discovery upgrade, archives all inbound, outbound, and internal messages. Access to MX records for your domain.

Effort Staff Benefits

Requirements

How it works
The following figure shows an overview of how the Message Security service works for inbound messages. It also shows how the service works with the Message Discovery upgrade:

When a message is sent to one of your Google Apps users, the MX records for your domain direct the message to the Message Security service. The service scans the message for spam and viruses and any content you specified in policies for the user or users organization (user group). The service processes the message as follows:

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If the message does not contain spam or a virus, and it complies with all content policies, the service sends a copy of the message to your message archive and passes the original message to the Gmail servers. Gmail performs additional spam filtering, and then delivers the message to the users Google Apps Inbox. If the service determines that a message contains spam or a virus, the service deletes it, bounces it back to the sender, or sends it to the users Message Center quarantine, according to the rule, or disposition, you specify. If you have the Message Discovery upgrade, it does not archive the message in this case. If the message is sent to the quarantine, the administrator can view it andif the message was incorrectly marked as spamdeliver it to the users Google Apps Inbox. Users can also view and deliver their own quarantined messages, if they have the appropriate account privileges. If you have the Message Discovery upgrade and a message is delivered from quarantine, the service archives a copy.

The Message Security filters also scan outbound messages that users send and delete or quarantine any messages that violate content policies you specify. If you have the Message Discovery upgrade and a message passes through the outbound filters, the service sends a copy to your message archive.

Features
Message Security includes the following features:
Email filtering The service automatically scans all messages sent to your users for spam and viruses, using filters that you or your users can adjust. You decide if messages that contain spam or viruses are sent to a quarantine, returned to their senders, or discarded. Create filtering rules for different groups of users within your organization to block messages with specific keywords or attachment types from reaching some or all of your users.

Policy management

Message Discovery (upgrade) includes the following features:

Email archiving Automatically captures and indexes all users inbound, outbound, and internal email messages, including attachments, in a secure, central repository. Store messages for up to 10 years, depending on the retention period you purchase. Search for, view, export, and place litigation holds on any messages in the archive.

Email discovery

Guidelines
Because Message Security automatically synchronizes its user accounts with your Google Apps user accounts, the service cant filter messages for users that arent provisioned for your Google Apps domain. Therefore, to provide filtering for a user, you must add that user to Google Apps. To learn more about purchasing the Message Discovery upgrade, contact your Google representative or see the Google Apps Admin Help Center.

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For most organizations, we do not recommend enabling Postini services during the pilot, but to consider enabling Postini during the production deployment. MX records: To activate the Message Security service for your Google Apps for Business account, you must change the MX records for the domain you used to sign up for Google Apps, such that the records point to the services servers. At this time, its not possible to activate the service by changing the MX records for a subdomain or other non-primary domain that you entered as a domain alias in Google Apps, without assistance from Google. Therefore, if you configure your pilot for dual delivery through your mail server, in which pilot users email is delivered to a subdomain or other non-primary domain, you cant use Message Security during the pilot, unless you contact your Google representative for configuration assistance. (For details about this dual-delivery configuration, see Dual delivery through your mail server on page 31.) However, if your pilot uses dual delivery through you mail server, you can still evaluate the Message Security service without assistance from Google, by activating the service for another, separate Google Apps for Business account. For this other account, you must sign up with a domain for which you can change the MX records to point to the Message Security servers, without disrupting email service for your primary domain. Gmail filters: With Message Security, you can create custom content and attachment filters. However, at this time, Gmail filters can override these filters. For example, if you create a filter that allows users to receive messages with executable file attachments, the Google Apps filters still block those attachments. Message Discovery availability: Because Message Discovery is an optional upgrade, its not available during your free trial unless youre working with a Google representative and you request it. However, if youre not working with a Google representative, you can still evaluate the service by purchasing a separate Google Apps for Business account for one or two users.

Getting started
If youre interested in using Message Security or the Message Discovery upgrade for your domain, you can find more information about how to activate and use the service in the Google Apps Admin Help Center: Activation Guide (http://google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=94187) Getting Started Guide (http://google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=94199)

Resources
Message Security and Discovery Help Center (http://google.com/support/a/bin/topic.py?topic=14840) Message Security and Discovery Home page (http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/security/email.html)

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Google Apps APIs

Google Apps APIs provide a wide variety of opportunities to integrate and extend Google Apps messaging and collaboration services. Administrators can use the APIs to migrate from and integrate Google Apps with their existing IT infrastructure. Application developers and systems integrators can use the APIs to extend, customize, and integrate Google's growing offering of services. Learn more about Google Apps APIs, view videos, and download samples at Google Code (http://code.google.com/googleapps).

APIs for administrators

During the pilot and production deployment of Google Apps, you can leverage the Google Apps APIs to migrate data from existing systems and to maintain stability in business processes through deep system integration.

Provisioning API
The Provisioning API provides a mechanism to programmatically create and manage Google Apps user accounts, nicknames, and email lists. Using this API, you can minimize disruption to your organization's current processes by synchronizing user data between Google Apps and your existing user management system.

Reporting API
The Reporting API allows you to monitor the usage of Google Apps within your domain. Using this API, you can download a variety of CSV formatted reports about activity, storage, status, and more.

Email Migration API

The Email Migration API allows you to migrate email from any data source into Google Apps. You can write extraction code that operates against an email server data store, interface protocol, or email client data store. Then, using this API, you can upload the email messages to a target mailbox, specifying the correct labels, date, and status. The Email Migration API supports tools for both users and administrators.

Google Apps Audit API

The Google Apps Audit API allows Google Apps administrators to audit a user's email, email drafts, and archived chats. In addition, a domain administrator can retrieve account login information and download a user's mailbox. This API can be used only for lawful purposes in accordance with your Customer Agreement. For more information, see Google Apps Audit API (http://code.google.com/googleapps/domain/audit/docs/1.0/
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The Email Settings API allows you to modify user-level Gmail settings for any of the users at your domain. Using this API, you can change a user's forwarding, POP, or IMAP settings; set up an alias for them to send e-mail; and more.

Single Sign-On service

The Google Single Sign-on service interface allows you to connect to your identity provider to authenticate Google Apps users. It's based on the SAML v2.0 Standard XML-based framework for communicating user authentication information between business entities.

Calendar data API

The Google Calendar data API provides a mechanism to programmatically create and manage Google Calendar event data. You can use it to replace your current calendar system by migrating scheduled events to Google Apps. You can also publish data from other eventbased applications through the Google Calendar user interface or embed Google Calendar event information in a custom front-end application.

APIs for application developers

The following APIs provide the flexibility for application developers, systems integrators, independent software vendors, and users to extend, customize, publish into, and integrate with the services offered through Google Apps.

Google data APIs

The Google data APIs provide a simple standard protocol for reading and writing data on the web. An increasing number of Google services provide data APIs, so application developers should become familiar with the protocol. The data APIs are based on the Atom and RSS syndication formats and the Atom publishing protocol, and also includes support for authentication, querying, and version conflict detection. Application developers can use any programming language that can issue HTTP requests and parse XML-based responses. Client libraries in a variety of popular languages are available to help.

Calendar data API

The Google Calendar data API gives client applications the ability to create new events, edit or delete existing events, and query for events that match particular criteria. This API is available to all Google Calendar developers, so these developers can leverage and participate in that growing community. However, with Google Apps, a whole new set of calendar-based business applications become possible. Google Calendar's calendar sharing feature is that much more important in growing organizations with lots of group interactions and overlapping schedules. A client application has access to its user's private calendar and shared group calendars. Application developers can interact with these calendars by creating front-end applications powered by their event information or by creating applications that publish event information to them.

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Spreadsheets data API

The Google Spreadsheets data API gives client applications the ability to display and update spreadsheets content. This API is available to all Google Spreadsheets developers, so these developers can leverage and participate in that growing community. Spreadsheets are at the heart of an increasing number of critical business applications ranging from modeling and analysis to communication and planning. Application developers can use this API to implement spreadsheet functionality in their client applications or to extend the functionality provided by Google Docs spreadsheets. Developers can also simply use a spreadsheet as a database back end or they can publish data to a spreadsheet to provide users a more expressive view.

Google Gadgets API

Google Apps services are all unified by the Start Page, which can include web applications created using the Google Gadgets API. The gadgets can be added directly to a Google Apps Start Page by a user or to the organization's content directory by an administrator.

Google Talk open protocols

The Google Talk instant messaging service uses the XMPP open protocol, allowing client applications to hook into the service to provide peer-to-peer messaging, presence information, voice, and file transfer. This Google Talk service also developers to federate other services implementing the XMPP standard with Google Talk, so all of an organization's users can communicate in real-time.

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Data Migration Tools

Chapter 7

Topics in this chapter

This chapter includes the following topics about migrating data from your existing environment to Google Apps. You can migrate this data for your pilot users to give them the full experience of working with Google Apps, or you can migrate it before your production deployment of Google Apps.

Data migration tools summary Email migration Calendar migration Contacts migration

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Google provides several tools that users and administrators can use to migrate email, calendar events, and personal contacts to Google Apps. The following tables provide overviews of each tool, including which platforms and versions they support and the integrity of the migrated data. Data integrity refers to the level of completeness of the data that you migrate. In addition to these tools, Google Apps partners and Authorized Resellers offer migration assistance and proprietary tools for these platforms in the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/)

Microsoft platform
We recommend that your IT staff migrate your users to Google Apps using the server-side tool Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange. This tool migrates email, calendar, and contacts. In addition to these tools, Google Apps partners and Authorized Resellers offer migration assistance and proprietary tools in the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/) Note: For a large or complex pilot or production deployment, we recommend that you have a Google Apps partner to assist you with data migration.

Server-side tools for administrators or technical staff

Email
Method Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange IMAP Google Apps Mail Migration API Exch. 2000 No Exch. 2003 Yes Exch. 2007 Yes Data integrity High Notes Recommended

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

No Yes

Medium Medium to High

Requires high bandwidth for large migrations Requires programming

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Method Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange Exch. 2000 No Exch. 2003 Yes Exch. 2007 Yes Data integrity Medium to high Notes Recommended

Contacts
Method Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange Exch. 2000 No Exch. 2003 Yes Exch. 2007 Yes Data integrity Medium to High Notes Recommended

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For small businesses with minimal IT staff, you can have your users migrate their own data. Email
Method Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Google Mail Fetcher (POP) Microsoft Outlook version 2002 No 2003 Yes 2007 Yes 2010 No Data integrity High Notes Recommended

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

High

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low

Supports POP mail only

Calendar
Method Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook CSV or iCal import

Microsoft Outlook version 2002 No 2003 Yes 2007 Yes 2010 No Data integrity High Notes Recommended

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

High

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low

Contacts
Method Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook CSV file import

Microsoft Outlook version 2002 No 2003 Yes 2007 Yes 2010 No Data integrity High Notes Recommended

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

High

Yes

Yes

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IBM Lotus platform

We recommend that your IT staff migrate your users to Google Apps using the server-side tool Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes. This tool migrates email, calendar, and contacts. In addition to these tools, Google Apps partners and Authorized Resellers offer migration assistance and proprietary tools in the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/) Note: For a large or complex pilot or production deployment, we recommend that you have a Google Apps partner to assist you with data migration.

Server-side tools for administrators or technical staff

Email
Method Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes 6 Yes Lotus Notes Release 6.5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8.5 Yes Data integrity High Notes The migration tool must be installed on an IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 6.5 or later running on a Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher server. Requires programming

Google Apps Mail Migration API

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Calendar
Method Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes 6 Yes Lotus Notes Release 6.5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8.5 Yes Data integrity High Notes The migration tool must be installed on an IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 6.5 or later running on a Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher server. Requires programming

Google Calendar API

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Medium to High

Contacts
Method Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes 6 Yes

Lotus Notes Release 6.5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8.5 Yes Data integrity High Notes The migration tool must be installed on an IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 6.5 or later running on a Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher server. Requires programming

Google Contacts API

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Email
Method Mail Fetcher (POP) 6 Yes Lotus Notes Release 6.5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8.5 Yes Data integrity Low Notes Supports POP mail only

Calendar
Method CSV or iCal file import 6 Yes

Lotus Notes Release 6.5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8.5 Yes Data integrity Low Notes

Contacts
Method vCard file import 6 Yes

Lotus Notes Release 6.5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8.5 Yes Data integrity High Notes

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To help users make a smooth transition to Google Apps for Business, you might consider transferring, or migrating, their existing email to Google Apps. That way, they dont have to refer back to their legacy account to access old messages. Migrating existing email is particularly beneficial during a pilot because users will get the best pilot experience by working solely in Gmail, rather than switching back and forth between Google and their legacy email system. (For details, see Email innovations on page 57.)

Email migration methods

Microsoft Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange. This tool migrates messages server-side. (Recommended for Microsoft email). Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook. This tool migrates messages client-side. Migrate messages with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook. This tool migrates messages client-side and supports Microsoft Outlook 2010. Migrate messages using IMAP (Microsoft Exchange only). Download messages using POP.

Lotus Notes Migrate messages using Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes (Recommended for Lotus Notes email).

Other platforms Migrate email from Gmail to Google Apps using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange. Migrate messages from Novell GroupWise to Google Apps using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange.

In addition: Google Apps partners and Authorized Resellers provide customized professional services to migrate your particular configuration. To find a provider, visit the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/). Build a custom migration tool using the Google Apps Mail Migration API (http://code.google.com/apis/apps/email_migration/ developers_guide_protocol.html).

Note: Its also possible for users to migrate messages from their existing IMAP accounts to a Google IMAP account, by dragging messages directly from a client such as Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird; however, this method can be slow and unreliable. We recommend that you instead use one of the migration methods described here.

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General guidelines
Migrated messages retain information, including sender and recipient data and the date the message was sent. Migrated messages are filtered for viruses (but not for spam). When migrating messages, we recommend initially leaving legacy email in tact, deleting it only after people are successfully cut over to your final production deployment. When migrating messages from applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Google represents folders using its label feature. For details, see Email innovations on page 57. If users have large amounts of junk email stored on your server, we recommend they delete these messages prior to migration, to improve migration speed and performance.

Considerations
For messages to migrate properly, email headers and content must conform to the RFC email standard. Otherwise, a message might not be transferred, or it might contain errors such as the wrong date. The following information is not migrated to Google Apps: User settings (such as a signature file, and filtering or message processing rules). Large messages (varies by migration method; see below for details). Attachments resembling viruses (such as .exe, .sys, or .cmd files).

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Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange

Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange is a server-side tool that migrates your companys email, calendar and contact data from Microsoft Exchange, an IMAP server, or PST files to Google Apps. The key features of this tool include: Is easy to set up and use, yet provides the control you need to manage a large migration. Migrates hundreds of users at the same time. Lets users continue to use their email, calendar, and contacts during the migration.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits Requirements For most deployments for which your email administrator migrates your users email server-side to Google Apps. Low to Medium. Email administrator and IT administrator. The smoothest transition for your users from their legacy email environment to Google Apps. Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 or an IMAP server (Novell GroupWise or Gmail) Administrator access to source and destination servers

Features
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange is a free tool your IT administrator can download to migrate your users mail from: Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007 IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) mail servers. Administrators can use the tools IMAP capabilities to migrate email from other systems, such as Novell Groupwise or Gmail (public version), to Google Apps. PST (Personal Storage Table) files. Administrators can migrate PST files on behalf of users in their domain once they have aggregated the files into one location. Hosted Exchange. Administrators can migrate data from Hosted Exchange by running the migration tool on local servers, without requiring the Exchange hosting partner to run any additional software.

With this tool, you can: Migrate mail, calendar, or contacts (or any combination of these) from Microsoft Exchange with little to no intervention by the end user. Run the migration in parallel for hundreds of users. Specify a time frame for the email, calendar, and contacts you migrate. Estimate how many emails, calendar events, and contacts you need to migrate for a set of users before running the migration.

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Get realtime status updates on the progress of migration, as well as logging and reporting for quick updates and detailed debugging.

Note: You also have the option to run the tool from the command line to automate and script usage.

Resources
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange migration tool (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/exchangemigration) Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange Administration Guide (http://www.google.com/support/enterprise/static/gapps/docs/admin/en/ gapps_exchange_migration/2.0/index.html)

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Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook

Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook is a desktop utility that lets Microsoft Outlook users import their existing mail, personal contacts, and calendar events from a Microsoft Exchange account or PST file into their Google Apps account. Administrators can use the command-line version of the utility to migrate data on behalf of a single user.
Recommended Effort For small businesses with minimal IT staff, to have their users migrate their own email. Medium to High for users migrating their own data. High for administrators using the command-line version to migrate data on behalf of a single user. Staff None, if users download Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook and migrate their own data. IT or email administrator, if using the command line tool. Benefits Requirements Requires little or no administrative support (users migrate their own email). Windows: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista Business SP1 or later, Windows Server 2003 SP 2 or later. Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007

Features
Migration of multiple data types: In addition to their Exchange email messages, users can migrate all of their Exchange calendar events (including recurring meetings) and personal contacts to Google Apps. Exchange or PST file migration: Users are prompted to choose whether they want to migrate their data to Google Apps and to choose the source of the data: your Exchange Server (if its still available) or a PST file. Folders become labels: Google Apps can maintain any source folder hierarchy using Gmail labels. (For details, see Email innovations on page 57.)

Resources
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook migration tool (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/outlookmigration) Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook Setup Help for Administrators (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=176213) Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook Help for Users (http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=28813)

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Migrate messages with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook

For Microsoft Outlook users who want to continue to use the familiar Outlook interface, Google provides Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook, a plug-in for Outlook.
Recommended For users who want to do one of the following: Access their email in an email client on one or more computers rather than through a web browser. Use the Outlook interface rather than switch to the Google Apps interface. Pilot or transition to Google Apps while still retaining access to their Exchange accounts. During the pilot or transition, users can access either account from Outlook, easily switching back and forth. Effort Staff Benefits Low. None. Requires little or no administrator support (users can configure their own clients). Allows users to access their email in an environment theyre familiar with. Requirements Users must be running one of the following versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Outlook: Operating system requirements: Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit) Windows Vista SP1 (64 bit) Windows Vista SP1 (32 bit) Windows XP SP3 (32 bit) Microsoft Outlook requirements: Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32 and 64 bit) Microsoft Outlook 2007 with Office SP2 Microsoft Outlook 2007 with Office SP1 and this hotfix Microsoft Outlook 2003 with Office SP3 Each computer on which for Microsoft Outlook is installed must have port 443 open for the following applications: Outlook.exe ProfileEditor.exe

Resources
For step-by-step instructions on how to use this plug-in to migrate mail, see Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Setup Help for Administrators (https://www.google.com/ support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=148484)

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Migrate messages using IMAP

You can migrate messages from your mail server to Google Apps for everyone in your domain, by supplying user account information in a comma-separated values (CSV) file.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits Requirements For any size pilot or deployment for which your email administrator will perform the migration rather than individual users. Medium. Email administrator to perform migration, and network administrator to open firewall ports. Allows migrating email for some or all users at once, without user involvement. Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Cyrus IMAP Server, Courier-IMAP, or Dovecot. (Exchanges 2007 and Lotus Domino can also be used but arent fully supported by Google.) Temporarily opening firewall access to your mail server for select Google IPs (default port to open is 143).

Features
Migrate users in batches, or individually (such as for a small pilot). Folders become labels: Google maintains any source folder hierarchy using Gmail labels. (For details, see Email innovations on page 57.) API available: Optionally perform the migration programmatically using the Google Apps Mail Migration API. For details, contact your Google representative. Restart migration without duplications: You can stop and restart a migration, or restart a migration that fails, without duplicating messages that have already been transferred (although you still have to wait for all messages to be transferred again).

Considerations
The CSV file used for migration must include the password for each users source account, unless youre migrating from Microsoft Exchange, in which case you can migrate everyone with a single administrator password. Migration speed is determined by the number of messages, not their size, but a typical transfer rate is about 1 GB/hour. (Specifically, Google can add one message a second to each users mailbox.) After migration, messages are queued for virus filtering and can take up to 48 hours to appear in the users Inbox. To speed things up, you can set up multiple front-end IMAP servers to handle additional connections, set up blackout times to halt migration during peak business hours, and set connection limits to maximize the efficiency of your servers. Messages larger than 20 MB arent migrated, along with some user settings, certain types of file attachments, and other information listed under Email migration on page 120.)

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Getting started with IMAP migration

Go to Advanced Tools in your Google Apps control panel and follow instructions there to: 1. Set up the connection to the server youre migrating from:

2. Specify which accounts to migrate (by selecting individual users or uploading a CSV file):

3. Start the transfer.

Resources
IMAP Mail Migration for Administrators (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=61369) Best Approaches for Large Migrations (PDF) (http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/admins/pdf/ google_apps_imap_migration.pdf)

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Download messages using POP

To migrate email from a POP server, users can run Googles Mail Fetcher service. Mail Fetcher automatically imports email at regular intervals from up to five POP accounts, making it suitable for small pilots in which users want to continue receiving email in their existing account.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits For small pilots in which users will manage their own migrations from a mail server that supports POP download. Low. None. Requires no administrator support (users migrate their own email). Allows continued delivery to the users legacy email account, with no changes to your email environment. Requirements A mail server that supports POP access.

Features
Inbox or archive: Users can either move messages to their Google Inbox or archive them using Googles Archive feature. No spam: Mail Fetcher removes spam messages.

Considerations
Users run Mail Fetcher from their own Gmail account, so you have no administrative control over the process from your Google Apps control panel. Mail Fetcher downloads only 200 messages at a time, at which point it pauses, and then downloads the next 200, until it downloads all new messages. Messages larger than 20 MB arent migrated (along with some user settings, certain types of file attachments, and other information listed under Email migration on page 120.) Message state such as flags, read/unread status, and so on, are not migrated with Mail Fetcher. You can optionally disable the Mail Fetcher feature for your domain. For details, contact your Google representative.

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Getting started with Mail Fetcher

Each user logs in to their Google Apps account, and under Settings > Accounts, specifies which email account(s) to import email from:

Resources
Mail Fetcher Help (https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=21289)

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Migrate messages using Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes

You can migrate messages from your Lotus Domino mail server to Google Apps for everyone in your domain, using the Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool. This tool also migrates users calendars and personal contacts (including contact groups), and optionally allows you to provision users with Google Apps accounts prior to migration.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits Requirements For medium to large pilot or production deployment for which your email administrator will perform the migration rather than individual users. Medium. Email administrator to perform migration. Allows migrating email for some or all users at once, without user involvement. IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 6.5 or later. The migration tool must be installed on a Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher server. Mail files can reside on any operating system that supports Lotus Notes. A single Notes client with Domino Administrator installed Administrator access to the mail files being migrated through a trusted user or server ID Microsoft Core XML Services 6.0 when using ServerXMLHttp to feed Notes content to Google (download Microsoft Core XML Services 6.0)

Features
Multiple migration methods: One user at a time, by server folder, by invitation, or through the Domino Directory. Incremental updates: Users can continue to work with their Notes mail during the migration process) Automatic provisioning of Google Apps accounts: Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes will optionally create user accounts on Google Apps prior to migration. Event and exception logging by user: Easy-to-read logs help you address any problems that occur during the migration. Built in invitations and notification system: You can optionally invite users to start the migration process when theyre ready and notify them when migration is complete. Folders become labels: Google maintains any source folder hierarchy using Gmail labels. (For details, see Email innovations on page 57.) Full calendar migration: Support for meetings, appointments, reminders, and all day events; support for calendar privacy flags; handles single instance and recurring events Full personal contacts migration: Migrates contact details and private groups from each user's mail file

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Considerations
Only mail, contacts, and calendar data is migrated to Google Apps. Other Notes data, such as tasks, is not migrated. Messages larger than 20-25 MB arent migrated (along with some user settings, certain types of file attachments, and other information listed under Email migration on page 120.)

Resources
Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes overview (http://www.google.com/apps/notes) Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes download and help site (http://www.google.com/
support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=154630)

For the latest Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes Installation and Administration Guide, see the Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes help site (http://www.google.com/
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Migrate email from Gmail to Google Apps

You can migrate email from a public Gmail account to a Google Apps for Business account using Google Apps migration for Microsoft Exchange. See Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange on page 122. For more on transferring email from a public Gmail account to Google Apps and also how to migrate mail between Google Apps accounts, see Migrate Data Between Google Apps Accounts (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1041297).

Migrate messages from Novell GroupWise to Google Apps

We recommend organizations migrating from Novell GroupWise to go with a Google Apps partner experienced with migrating from GroupWise to Google Apps. You can migrate email from GroupWise to Google Apps by exporting your users GroupWise email as PST files. Using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange, you can arrange these PST files in folders and import them as email into Google Apps. See Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange on page 122 for more on migrating PST files to Google Apps. To find a Google Apps partner or Authorized Reseller who can help with GroupWise migrations, go to the Google Apps Marketplace and search under Professional Services. Note: Its also possible for your users to migrate their own PST files from GroupWise to Google Apps using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook, although because this can be a complex process for the general user, we dont recommend using this method. See Administrator Setup for Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=176213)

Resources
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange migration tool (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/exchangemigration) Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange Administration Guide (http://www.google.com/support/enterprise/static/gapps/docs/admin/en/ gapps_exchange_migration/2.0/index.html) Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace)

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Calendar migration
To help users with the transition to Google Apps, consider migrating calendar data from your existing system to Google Apps. Calendar data includes scheduled events, information about event attendees, and resources such as conference rooms. If you migrate calendar data for a pilot in which users are using Gmail, users can set up new meetings in Google Calendar and respond to meeting invitations in Gmail, giving them a more complete pilot experience. Your users wont have to switch back and forth between the legacy calendar system and Google Calendar. You also have the option of provisioning users in Google Apps without migrating calendar data.

Calendar migration methods

You have the following options for migrating to Google Calendar. Microsoft Import calendar data with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange. This tool migrates data server-side. (Recommended for Exchange Calendar). Import calendar data with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook. This tool migrates data client-side. Import calendar data with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook. This tool migrates data client-side and supports Microsoft Outlook 2010.

Lotus Notes Import calendar data with Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes. (Recommended for Lotus Notes calendar).

Other platforms Export user data to iCal or CSV format, and then import the data directly into Google Calendar. Use third-party tools or professional services. Google Apps partners and Authorized Resellers provide customized professional services to migrate your particular configuration. To find a provider, visit the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/).

Considerations
Consider migrating a limited amount of data; for example, for several months only, rather than migrating the entire calendar.

Resources
Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace)

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Import calendar data with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange
Administrators can migrate their users Microsoft Exchange data, including their calendar data using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange. For details, see Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange on page 122.

Import calendar data with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook
Users can use Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook to perform a one-time migration of their Exchange data, including calendar events, to Google Apps. For details, see Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook on page 124.

Import calendar data with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook
Users can use the for Microsoft Outlook plug-in to perform a one-time migration of their Exchange data, including calendar events, to Google Apps. This plug-in works with Microsoft Outlook 2010. For details, see Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Setup Help for Administrators (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=148484).

Import calendar data with Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes
Administrators can migrate their users Lotus Notes data, including their calendar data using Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes. This tool also migrates their users email messages and personal contacts, and automatically provisions users accounts on Google Apps. For more information about Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes, see Migrate messages using Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes on page 130. Additionally, during the pilot and migration phases, you may consider using Google Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes. Google Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes lets users in the same organization experience a level of coexistence between Notes Calendar and Google Apps Calendar. Its ideal for customers migrating to Google Apps from Lotus Notes who want to retain free/busy visibility across both systems during the migration period. Free/busy look-up is supported in both directions, so users who are still using Lotus Notes can schedule meetings with users on Google Apps. For more information, see Google Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=181256).

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Export user data

To migrate users to Google Calendar, consider having individual users export their calendar data from your current calendar system in iCal or CSV format, and then upload the data to Google Calendar. This method is fast, simple, and works with many different calendar systems.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits Requirements For small pilot or production deployments in which only small amounts of data need to be migrated. Low. Google Apps administrator to provide assistance; individual users. Very easy; export and import are built into calendar systems. Any calendar system that can export data in iCal or CSV format.(

Features
Easy to use. Best for a one-time synchronization prior to full adoption of Google Calendar. Works on any desktop computer operating system. Requires no special tools. Little involvement required from Google Apps administrators.

Considerations
May not be scalable for large pilot or production deployments.

Getting started
Read the Help Center topics on Import and Export (http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/topic.py?topic=15285)

Resources
Google Calendar Import and Export Help (http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/topic.py?topic=15285)

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Use third-party tools or professional services

Some Google Apps Solutions Providers provide tools that you can use to migrate from your current calendar to Google Calendar. Also, some Solutions Providers offer professional services and can create custom migration solutions to suit your needs.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits For any complex pilot or migration. May be high. Google Apps administrator; possibly an outside consultant. Expert consultants and documentation; technical support.

See the Google Apps Marketplace for additional migration utilities for migrating from Microsoft Exchange to Google Calendar. Use Google Apps partners and Authorized Resellers for any complex migration. Google Apps Solutions Providers can implement solutions using the Google Calendar API, the open-source Google Calendar Connectors, and proprietary software.

Features
Products available to address a wide range of needs. Google Apps Solutions Providers are familiar with many scenarios. Technical support available.

Considerations
Requires purchase and management of tools. Additional costs for professional services.

Resources
Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace) Synchronization and Migration Tools (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/ search?categoryId=3&orderBy=rating)

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Contacts migration
Contacts stored on Microsoft Exchange Server, IBM Lotus Domino, or other contactmanagement software are a valuable business resource. Migrating contact information to Google Apps for Business enables you to run your business more smoothly on a day-to-day basis.

Contacts migration methods

You have the following options for contacts migration to Google Apps: Microsoft Use Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange to import contacts. This tool migrates contacts server-side. (Recommended for Microsoft contacts). Use Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook to import contacts. This tool migrates contacts client-side. Use Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook to import contacts. This tool migrates contacts client-side and supports Microsoft Outlook 2010.

Lotus Notes Use Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes to import contacts (Recommended for Lotus Notes contacts).

Other platforms Export contacts in CSV format from Outlook or another address book application. Use third-party tools or professional services. Google Apps partners and Authorized Resellers provide customized professional services to migrate your particular configuration. To find a provider, visit the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/).

In addition: Use Google Apps Directory Sync to import contacts. Provision users, groups, and non-employee contacts based on data from your LDAP server using Google Apps Directory Sync. (Recommended for use with migration tools to provision users, groups, and non-employee contacts with Microsoft Active Directory or Lotus Domino LDAP servers).

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Use Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange to import contacts

Administrators can use Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange to migrate their users Exchange data, including personal contacts, to Google Apps. For details, see Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange on page 122.

Use Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook to import contacts

Users can use the Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook to migrate their Exchange data, including personal contacts, to Google Apps. For details, see Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook on page 124.

Use Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook to import contacts

Users can use the for Microsoft Outlook plug-in to perform a one-time migration of their Exchange data, including personal contacts, to Google Apps. This plug-in works with Microsoft Outlook 2010. For details, see Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook Setup Help for Administrators (https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=148484).

Use Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes to import contacts

Administrators can migrate their users personal contacts, including contact groups, using Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes. This tool also migrates all users email messages and calendar data, and automatically provisions user accounts on Google Apps. For more information about Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes, see Migrate messages using Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes on page 130.

Use Google Apps Directory Sync to import contacts

With Google Apps Directory Sync, you can automatically provision users, groups and nonemployee contacts based on the user data in your LDAP server, such as Microsoft Active Directory or Lotus Domino. Google Apps Directory Sync connects to your Google Apps directory and adds/deletes user accounts to match your existing organizational schema. For more information about Google Apps Directory Sync and how it can provision users from your LDAP directory, see Use Google Apps Directory Sync on page 80. Additional information can be found on the help center at Google Apps Directory Sync (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=106368).

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Export contacts
To migrate contact data, consider having individual users export their contact from Microsoft Exchange or your current address book system in CSV format, and then upload the data to Google Apps for Business. This method is fast, simple, and works with many different address book systems.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits For small pilot or production deployments in which only small amounts of data need to be migrated. Low. Google Apps administrator to provide assistance; individual users. Very easy; export and import are built into address book and contact systems.

Features
Easy to use. Works on any desktop computer operating system. Requires no special tools. Little involvement required from Google Apps administrators.

Considerations
May not be scalable for large pilot or production deployments.

Getting started
Read the Google Calendar Help Center topics on Import and Export.

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Use third-party tools or professional services

Some Google Apps Solutions Providers provide tools that you can use to migrate from your current address book to Google Apps for Business. Also, some Solutions Providers offer professional services and can create custom migration solutions to suit your needs.
Recommended Effort Staff Benefits For any complex pilot or migration. May be high. Google Apps administrator, consultant. Expert consultants and documentation; technical support. Customized solutions.

See the Google Apps Marketplace for additional migration utilities for migrating contacts to your users Google Apps accounts. Use Google Apps partners and Authorized Resellers for any complex migration. Google Apps Solutions Providers can implement solutions using proprietary software and Google APIs to migrate email, calendar, and contacts from your legacy environment to Google Apps.

Features
Products available to address a wide range of needs. Google Apps Solutions Providers are familiar with many scenarios. Technical support available.

Considerations
Requires purchase and management of tools. Additional costs for professional services.

Resources
Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace) Synchronization and Migration Tools (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/ search?categoryId=3&orderBy=rating).

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Google Apps on Mobile Devices

Chapter 8

Overview
Users in your organization can access Google Apps services from a wide variety of mobile devices, including Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile, and other devices. Depending on the device, users can synchronize email and calendar events between their Google Apps account and mobile device and use other Google services on their device. This section discusses various options for configuring Google Apps services on mobile devices. For help synchronizing your device with other desktop software such as BlackBerry Desktop Manager, Microsoft Outlook, or iTunes, please refer to your devices user guide. The Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/) has other third-party enhancements and features that may help your organization use Google Apps with mobile devices.

Enterprise Administrator Controls

The Google Apps administrator controls for any mobile device make Google Apps a powerful mobile platform for businesses. Administrators have many options to manage mobile devices in the control panel, including: Requiring devices to use data encryption Auto-wiping device after specified number of failed password attempts Disabling the phones camera Ensuring old passwords are not reused Requiring passwords to be changed after specified time interval Disabling data synchronization when device is roaming to reduce wireless overage charges

Available features vary by device. For additional details, see Mobile Security Settings (http:// www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=173393).

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Heres a look at the features supported for various devices: Android
Gmail Client Yes

BlackBerry
Yes

iPhone
No, but 3rd Party is available Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*

Windows
No

Other phones
Requires Javaenabled device Requires IMAPenabled device No 3rd Party 3rd party No

Native Device Email Client Push support Calendar Sync Contacts Sync Edit Google Docs (from mobile browser) Google Talk Enterprise admin controls 2-step verification

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*

Yes Yes* Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes Yes) No

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes* Yes

Yes Yes Yes

3rd Party Yes Yes

No No Yes

* Google Docs editing works in your phone browser for English-language users with an Android device with Froyo (version 2.2) and on iOS devices (version 3.0+) including the iPad. *Push support and enterprise admin controls for BlackBerry require BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

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Try it out now

You can quickly try Google Apps on any mobile device by running Gmail and Google Calendar as fast Web applications (no downloads required). Just point your mobile Web browser to http://mail.google.com/a/your-domain.com or http://calendar.google.com/a/yourdomain.com, replacing your-domain.com in each address with your actual domain name. You can find a host of other products and information for your device at the Google Mobile Products for Enterprise site (http://www.google.com/mobile/enterprise).

Additional resources
For additional information on Google features available on mobile devices, see the Google Apps for Mobile site (http://google.com/apps/intl/en/business/mobile.html). For the latest updates on Googles mobile offerings, see the Google Mobile Blog (http:// googlemobile.blogspot.com). See the Google Mobile site (http://www.google.com/mobile/) to download mobile apps.

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Android
Android offers the best user experience for Google Apps with data synchronization and speed. Users can go to the Android Marketplace and download applications for their Android like Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Talk. Additionally, Android users have access to Google Docs and Google mobile applications like Google Search, Google Maps, Google Translate, Google Authenticator, and many others.

Feature
Gmail: This downloadable email application allows users to access Gmail through a similar interface as on their computers web browser. Depending on your wireless carrier, this application syncs with Gmail in realtime. Google Talk: This downloadable application allows users to chat with contacts from their Android, and send and receive instant messages. Google Docs: Users can access and edit Google Docs from the web browser of their Android phone. This is a powerful tool for collaborating while on the go.

Google Apps on Android device management features

In addition to the Enterprise Administrator Controls that you can use with any mobile device from the control panel, Android has additional administrator controls. You can download the Google Apps Device Policy for Android application on your users phones to enforce security policies on Android devices, and to remotely wipe devices in case of theft or loss. The application runs as a service on the device, and communicates regularly with the device management server to ensure policies are being properly enforced. For more information, see the Google Apps Device Policy Administration (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?hl=en&answer=1056433).

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Resources
Google for Android: Best Android apps from Google (http://www.google.com/mobile/android) Android Market (http://www.android.com/market/) Android Developers Blog (http://android-developers.blogspot.com/)

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BlackBerry
BlackBerry users can access Google Apps using mobile applications made just for the BlackBerry. They can synchronize email, calendar events, and contacts between their Google Apps account and BlackBerry, use Google Talk, access Google Docs through the BlackBerry Web browser, and more. They can also access email from the native BlackBerry email application, either through an existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server or by using their mobile carriers Internet service.

BlackBerry scenarios
Once you deploy Google Apps company-wide, you can do one of the following to configure access to Google Apps on BlackBerry devices.

Scenario I dont have a BlackBerry Enterprise Server I have a BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Recommended for production deployment Google applications for the BlackBerry: Applications from Google that provide a consistent Google Apps experience on BlackBerry devices. Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server: Use your existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) to provide remote device management and security, without the need for a mail server (such as Microsoft Exchange Server). *Note: Because of the high amount of staff time it takes to set this up, we recommend you do not use this during the pilot phase, but only during the production deployment of all your BlackBerry users. BlackBerry Enterprise Server - dual-delivery solution: Use your existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and mail server (such as Microsoft Exchange Server) to provide remote device management and security. This should only be done if youre doing a dual delivery pilot or deployment. For more information, see Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173.

I have a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, and Im doing a dual-delivery pilot

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Google applications for the BlackBerry

Google offers several applications for the BlackBerry that provide users with the most consistent experience between accessing Google Apps on their computer and mobile device. In this scenario, users download Googles email, calendar, and chat applications to their BlackBerry, and they can use their mobile web browser to access Google Docs.
Recommended Effort Benefits For pilot or production deployments in which users configure and manage their own mobile devices. Low. Provides a consistent email experience between using Google Apps on a computer vs. a BlackBerry. Requires no administrator support or server infrastructure; users configure and manage their own mobile devices.

Features of the BlackBerry application suite

Gmail for Mobile: This downloadable email application allows users to access Gmail through a similar interface as on their computers Web browser. With Gmail for Mobile: Mobile users have access to Googles powerful email search. Messages are delivered without users having to refresh the mobile browser. Google checks for new messages every 15 minutes, and users can check manually at any time. Message state (for example, read/unread status) is reconciled between the BlackBerry and computers Web browser, so reading or deleting a message on one device is similarly reflected on the other. Google features such as email labels and conversations appear the same on the computer and BlackBerry.

Google Talk: This downloadable application allows users to chat with contacts from their BlackBerry, where they can see who's online, and send or receive instant messages. Google Talk runs in the background so users are notified of incoming chat messages while using other device features. Google Docs: Users can log in to Google Docs to access documents from the BlackBerrys web browser, by visiting their Google Docs web address (see below).

Getting started
To download each of these applications (or access Google Docs), users point their BlackBerrys web browser to the following addresses: Gmail for Mobile: http://m.google.com/mail OR http://gmail.com/app Google Sync: http://m.google.com/sync

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Google Talk: http://www.blackberry.com/googletalk Google Docs: http://docs.google.com/a/your-domain.com (and replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name)

Resources
Google Products for your BlackBerry (http://www.google.com/mobile/#p=blackberry) Install Gmail on Mobile Device (http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=14238) Help Center for Google Sync for BlackBerry (http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=14265) Mobile Device Setup Guide (customizable template) (http://docs.google.com/view?Docid=dg76nhkx_2dq6mh3gr&pageview=1)

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Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Note: Because of the high amount of staff time it takes to set up Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, we recommend you do not use this during the pilot phase, but only during the production deployment of all your BlackBerry users. If your organization currently manages BlackBerry devices using a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and an existing mail server such as Microsoft Exchange Server or IBM Lotus Domino server, you can continue to use BES to provide BlackBerry security and device management, without the need for a mail server. For this solution, you install the Google Apps Connector and a new instance of BES together on a server in your environment. Users can then access Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts from their native BlackBerry applications, and they can use other Google Apps services such as Google Talk and Google Docs as described at Google applications for the BlackBerry on page 147. Note: If youre running a dual-delivery pilot, you can use the Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server to support pilot users, and continue to use your existing BES with your mail server to support non-pilot users. However, you must remove the pilot users from your existing BESthat is, you cant provision the same email address on more than one BES on your network.

Recommended

For production deployments of Google Apps using your existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server and messaging server. Not recommended for Google Apps pilots.

Effort Benefits

High. Admin: Remote IT support and device management with minimal changes to your existing environment. User: Get the BlackBerry experience.

Staff Requirements

Email administrator, mobile administrator. BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES).

Features
Push email delivery to the native BlackBerry email application, whereby incoming email is sent immediately from your mail server to the device via the BES, rather than being periodically pulled by the device. Email state synchronization, such that email messages read/deleted on the BlackBerry are marked as read/deleted in Gmail, and vice versa. Also, email messages archived/starred on the BlackBerry are archived/starred in Gmail, and vice versa. BlackBerry folders synchronization with labels in Gmail. Global address list support, so users can search for contact information of coworkers on their BlackBerry devices. Automatic contacts synchronization between contacts in Gmail and the BlackBerry address book.

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Google Calendar access through the native BlackBerry application, with one-way synchronization from Google Calendar to your BlackBerry device. Two-way calendar sync with the ability to accept, decline, and schedule meetings from the BlackBerry device is not yet available. Remote device management, including the ability to wipe data from lost or stolen devices, and deploy new applications and updates. Access to other Google Apps services, such as Google Talk and Google Docs. See Google applications for the BlackBerry on page 147.

Considerations
The native BlackBerry email application doesnt support Googles powerful email search or conversations. Conversation threads appear as individual messages. Only events in a users primary user calendar are synchronized. Multiple calendars are not supported. Only contacts in a users My Contacts in Gmail are synchronized.

Resources
Google Apps Connector for BES overview (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/appsconnector) Google Apps Connector for BES Help page (http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=154346) Google Apps Connector for BES Installation and Administration Guide (http://www.postini.com/webdocs/gapps_connector/)

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BlackBerry Enterprise Server - dual-delivery solution

If your organization currently manages BlackBerry devices using a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and an existing mail server such as Microsoft Exchange Server or IBM Lotus Domino server, you can continue using this infrastructure to provide security and device management, while still providing a mobile Google Apps solution. Do this by deploying Google Apps alongside your existing infrastructure (see Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173). Users can then access Gmail from their native BlackBerry email application, and they can use other Google Apps services as described at Google applications for the BlackBerry on page 147.

Recommended Effort Benefits Staff Requirements

For production deployments of Google Apps using your existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server and messaging server. High. Remote IT support and device management with minimal changes to your existing environment. Email administrator, mobile administrator. Existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). Existing Microsoft Exchange Server, Lotus Domino, or Novell Groupwise server.

Features
Push email delivery to the native BlackBerry email application, whereby incoming email is sent immediately from your mail server to the device via the BES, rather than being periodically pulled by the device. Remote device management, including the ability to wipe data from lost or stolen devices, and deploy new applications and updates. Access to other Google Apps services as described at Google applications for the BlackBerry on page 147. To obtain BES-deployable versions of Google BlackBerry applications, such as Gmail for Mobile and Google Sync, please contact your Google representative.

Considerations
The native BlackBerry email application doesnt support Googles powerful email search, labels, or conversations. Labels arent represented at all on the BlackBerry, while conversation threads appear as individual messages. With dual delivery of email, message state isnt reconciled between the mobile device and computers web browser, so reading or deleting a message on one device isnt similarly reflected on the server or other device.

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iPhone
Apple iPhone users can access Google Apps servicesincluding Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, and Google Docsin the Safari web browser, where they enjoy the same rich user experience as with other iPhone applications. Or, they can access their: Google Calendar events and Google contacts using the Google Sync utility or a third-party solution Gmail from the iPhones native email application, using either their carriers Internet service or your existing Exchange Server ActiveSync program

Recommended iPhone scenarios

Based on the desired user experience and your existing infrastructure and corporate policies, Google recommends any of the following options for configuring and accessing Google Apps on Apple iPhones: Google Apps in the Safari web browser: Users access Google Apps services directly from the iPhones Safari browser. iPhone calendar and contacts with Google Sync: Users access their calendars and contacts from their native iPhone applications. iPhone email through IMAP: Users access Gmail from their native iPhone email application, using their carriers Internet service. Exchange Server ActiveSync solution: You use your existing Microsoft Exchange Server to provide remote device management and security.

Partner solutions
You can find additional Google Apps solutions for the iPhone from third-party Google Apps Solutions Providers. For details, see Partner solutions for mobile devices on page 164.

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Google Apps in the Safari web browser

Google offers a powerful Google Apps interface for the iPhone that takes advantage of the iPhones touch screen display, providing users with the same rich experience they enjoy with other iPhone applications. Using a customized iPhone interface in the Safari web browser, mobile users can launch all Google Apps services from one place, switch instantly between applications with a single tap, perform fast contact searches, and much more.

Recommended Effort Benefits

For iPhone users who dont require remote device management. Low. A rich user experience that takes advantage of the iPhones touch-screen display. Easy setup that requires no support from your IT staff.

Features
Access to Gmail features, including Googles powerful email search, email labels, and conversations. Immediate access to new email, since users access their account directly rather than periodically transferring new messages to the device. One-tap access to other Google Apps services, including Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Talk.

Considerations
Because users access Google Apps over the Internet from the iPhones web browser, they cant work offline when the Internet is unavailable.

Getting started
Users visit http://www.google.com/m/a/your-domain.com in the iPhones Safari Web browser (replacing your-domain.com with your actual domain name).

Resources
About Google Mobile (http://www.google.com/mobile/iphone/)

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iPhone calendar and contacts with Google Sync

Google Sync provides users with the most consistent experience between accessing Google Apps Calendar and Contacts on their computer and mobile device. In this scenario, users set up ActiveSync on their Apple iPhone for calendar and contacts, and they can use their mobile Safari web browser to access Gmail.
Recommended Effort Benefits For pilot or production deployments in which users configure and manage their own mobile devices. Low. Provides a consistent email experience between using Google Apps Calendar and Contacts on a computer vs. an iPhone. Requires no administrator support or server infrastructure; users configure and manage their own mobile devices.

Features of Google Sync

Google Sync: Uses the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol to synchronize calendar events and contacts between the Google Apps Calendar and the iPhones native calendar. With Google Sync, users can: Access Google calendar events from the iPhones native calendar. Receive alerts for upcoming appointments with sound or vibration. Add or edit calendar entries on either the iPhone or Google Apps web interface, and the iPhones calendar stays synchronized. Access the My Contacts group in Gmail from the iPhones native contacts application.

Getting started
Users dont need to download any software, because Google Sync uses the built-in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync on their iPhone. You simply need to enable the Google Sync option on the Administration Control Panel. Users can then set up their devices.

Resources
Google Sync for your iPhone (http://www.google.com/mobile/apple/sync.html) Help Center for Google Sync on iPhone (http://google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=14252)

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iPhone email through IMAP

Apple iPhone users can configure IMAP access to Gmail from the iPhones native email application. All it takes is following a simple set of instructions provided by Google.

Recommended Effort Benefits

For iPhone users who prefer using the native iPhone email application. Low. Easy setup that requires no support from your IT staff.

Features
Email access from the devices native email application. Reconciled message state between the iPhone and the computers web browser, whereby reading or deleting a message on one device is similarly reflected on the server and other device.

Considerations
The iPhones native email application doesnt support Googles powerful email search, labels, or conversations. Labels dont appear at all in the native application, while conversation threads appear as individual messages. Incoming email isnt immediately pushed to the device but is instead pulled from the server at an interval set by the user.

Resources
Configure iPhone email via IMAP (https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77702)

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Exchange Server ActiveSync solution

If your organization currently manages Apple iPhones using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, you can continue using ActiveSync to provide security and remote device management, while still providing a mobile Google Apps solution. Do this by deploying Google Apps alongside your existing infrastructure (see Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173). Users can then access Gmail from their devices native email application.

Recommended Effort Benefits Staff Requirements

For running a pilot or production deployment of Google Apps alongside your existing Microsoft Exchange Server. Medium to High. Remote IT support and device management with minimal changes to your existing environment. Email administrator, mobile administrator. Existing Microsoft Exchange server with ActiveSync.

Features
Push email delivery, whereby incoming email is sent immediately from your mail server to iPhones, rather than being periodically pulled by the mobile device. Remote device management, including the ability to wipe data from lost or stolen devices.

Considerations
The iPhones native email application doesnt support Googles powerful email search, labels, or conversations. Labels arent represented at all in the native iPhone application, while conversation threads appear as individual messages. With dual delivery of email, message state isnt reconciled between the mobile device and computers web browser, so reading or deleting a message on one device isnt similarly reflected on the server or other device.

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Windows Mobile users can access Gmail from their devices native email application, using either their carriers Internet service or your existing Exchange Server ActiveSync program. They can also access their Google Calendar events and Google contacts using the Google Sync utility or a third-party solution. Or, they can access Google Apps services by using Internet Explorer.

Recommended Windows Mobile scenarios

Based on the desired user experience and your existing infrastructure and corporate policies, Google recommends any of the following methods for configuring and accessing Google Apps on Windows Mobile devices: Windows Mobile calendar and contacts with Google Sync: Users access their Google calendars and contacts from their native Windows Mobile applications. Windows Mobile email through IMAP: Users access Gmail from their native Windows Mobile email application using their carriers Internet service. Exchange Server ActiveSync solution: You use your existing Microsoft Exchange Server to provide remote device management and security. With this option, email is dualdelivered to Exchange and the mobile device.

Partner solutions
You can find additional Google Apps solutions for Windows Mobile devices from third-party Google Apps Solutions Providers. For details, see Partner solutions for mobile devices on page 164.

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Windows Mobile calendar and contacts with Google Sync

Google Sync provides users with the most consistent experience between accessing Google Apps Calendar and Contacts on their computer and mobile device. In this scenario, users set up ActiveSync on their Windows Mobile device for calendar and contacts, and they can use their mobile Internet Explorer browser to access Gmail.
Recommended Effort Benefits For pilot or production deployments in which users configure and manage their own mobile devices. Low. Provides a consistent email experience between using Google Apps Calendar and Contacts on a computer vs. a Windows Mobile device. Requires no administrator support or server infrastructure; users configure and manage their own mobile devices.

Features of Google Sync

Google Sync: Uses the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol to synchronize calendar events and contacts between the Google Apps Calendar and the Windows Mobile native calendar. With Google Sync, users can: Access Google calendar events from the Windows Mobile native calendar. Receive alerts for upcoming appointments with sound or vibration. Add or edit calendar entries on either the Windows Mobile device or Google Apps web interface, and the Windows Mobile calendar stays synchronized. Access the My Contacts group in Gmail from the Windows Mobile native contacts application.

Getting started
Users dont need to download any software, because Google Sync uses the built-in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync on their Windows Mobile devices. You simply need to enable the Google Sync option on the Administration Control Panel. Users can then set up their devices.

Resources
Google Sync for your Windows Mobile phone (http://www.google.com/mobile/winmo/sync.html) Help Center for Google Sync on Windows Mobile (http://google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=14299)

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Windows Mobile users can configure IMAP access to Gmail from their devices native email application. All it takes is following a simple set of instructions provided by Google.
Recommended Effort Benefits For mobile users who dont require remote device management. Low. Easy setup that requires no support from your IT staff.

Features
Email access from the devices native email application. Reconciled message state between the Windows Mobile device and the computers web browser, whereby reading or deleting a message on one device is similarly reflected on the other. Recognition of Googles email labels, which appear as folders on the Windows Mobile device.

Considerations
The Windows Mobile native email application doesnt support Googles powerful email search, labels, or conversations. Labels dont appear at all in the native application, while conversation threads appear as individual messages. Incoming email isnt immediately pushed to the device but is instead pulled from the server at an interval set by the user.

Resources
Configure Windows Mobile 6 email via IMAP (http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78886) Configure Windows Mobile 5 email via IMAP (http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=10149)

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Exchange Server ActiveSync solution

If your organization currently manages Windows Mobile devices using Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync, you can continue using ActiveSync to provide security and remote device management, while still providing a mobile Google Apps solution. Do this by deploying Google Apps alongside your existing infrastructure (see Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173). Users can then access Gmail from their devices native email application.
Recommended Effort Benefits Staff Requirements For running a pilot or production deployment of Google Apps alongside your existing Microsoft Exchange Server. Medium to High. Remote IT support and device management with minimal changes to your existing environment. Email administrator, mobile administrator. Existing Microsoft Exchange Server with ActiveSync.

Features
Push email delivery, whereby incoming email is sent immediately from your mail server to Windows Mobile devices, rather than being periodically pulled by the device. Remote device management, including the ability to wipe data from lost or stolen devices. Recognition of Googles email labels, which appear as folders on the Windows Mobile device.

Considerations
The Windows Mobile native email application doesnt support Googles powerful email search or conversations (conversation threads instead appear as individual messages). With dual delivery of email, message state isnt reconciled between the mobile device and computers web browser, so reading or deleting a message on one device isnt similarly reflected on the server or other device.

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Other mobile devices

Users can access Google Apps from a wide variety of other mobile devices, by pointing their mobile browser to their Google Apps account, configuring IMAP through their mobile carrier, or downloading the Gmail for Mobile application on Java-enabled devices.

Recommended scenarios for other devices

Mobile applications: Users access Google Apps by downloading specialized mobile applications Mobile web browser: Users point their mobile browser to Google and using a more basic web interface. Email through IMAP: Users access Gmail using their devices native email application.

Partner solutions
You can find additional Google Apps solutions for a variety of mobile devices from third-party Google Apps Solutions Providers. For details, see Partner solutions for mobile devices on page 164.

Resources
Google products for other device types (http://www.google.com/mobile/default/)

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Access Google Apps through your mobile web browser

For a consistent experience between accessing Google Apps on the computers web browser and on a mobile device, users may be able to access the following Google Apps services from their mobile device, using their mobile web browser. Gmail for Mobile: Users with Java-enabled devices can download the Gmail for Mobile application by visiting http://gmail.com/app from their phone's Web browser. With Gmail for Mobile: Mobile users have access to Googles powerful email search. Messages are delivered without having to refresh the browser. Google checks for new mail every 15 minutes and users can check manually at any time. Message state is reconciled between the mobile device and computers Web browser, so reading or deleting a message on one device is similarly reflected on the other. Google features such as email labels and conversations appear the same on the computer and mobile device.

For devices that dont support Java, users may still be able to run Gmail as a fast Web application by visiting http://mail.google.com/a/your-domain.com on their mobile Web browser (replacing your-domain.com in this address with your actual domain name). Google Calendar: Users may be able to run Google Calendar as a web application by visiting http://calendar.google.com/a/your-domain.com from their mobile browser (replacing your-domain.com in this address with your actual domain name). Google Docs: Users may be able to access Google Docs from their mobile Web browser by visiting http://docs.google.com/a/your-domain.com, (replacing your-domain.com in this address with your actual domain name).

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Email through IMAP

Users who prefer to access email from their mobile devices native email application can configure IMAP access using their mobile carriers Internet service. This option is available for most devices that support IMAP. All it takes is following a simple set of instructions provided by Google.

Recommended Effort Benefits Requirements

For mobile users who dont require remote device management. Low. Easy setup that requires no support from your IT staff. A mobile device that supports email via IMAP.

Features
Email access from the devices native mail application. Reconciled message state between the mobile device and computers web browser, where reading or deleting a message on one device is similarly reflected on the server and other device. Access to other Google Apps services as described at Access Google Apps through your mobile web browser on page 162.

Considerations
Native mobile email applications dont support Googles powerful email search or conversations (conversation threads appear as individual messages). Depending on the mobile device, Googles email labels either dont appear at all in the native mail application, or they appear as folders. Incoming email isnt immediately pushed to the device but is instead pulled from the server at an interval set by the user.

Resources
Configure email via IMAP (then choose instructions for your device) (http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=75726)

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Partner solutions for mobile devices

You can find additional Google Apps solutions for mobile devices from Google Apps Solutions Providers. Below are just a few examples of what Solutions Providers can provide. Note, however, that the exact solutions available depend on the type of mobile device.

Features
Two-way synchronization of contacts and calendar events. Basic device management, including wiping data from lost or stolen devices and other remote configuration. Up-to-the-minute push email delivery, whereby email is delivered from the server at intervals of 1 minute or less. Specialized email clients that can do things like recognize Google labels as folders and reconcile message state (whereby reading or deleting a message on one device similarly marks or deletes it on the other).

Resources
Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/)

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Getting Started with Your Google Apps Pilot

Prepare for Your Pilot Set Up Your Google Apps Account Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot Test and Customize Your Pilot

In this section... The chapters in this section provide information to help you prepare for your pilot and instructions for setting up your Google Apps for Business account, including how to sign up, verify your domain ownership, and provision users. In addition, youll find detailed, step-by-step instructions for setting up a dual-delivery pilot with a Microsoft Exchange Server, as well as tips on testing and securing your pilot configuration.

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Prepare for Your Pilot

Chapter 9

Introduction
If youre familiar with the services offered in Google Apps for Business and the ways you can integrate them into your existing infrastructure, you can begin preparing for your pilot. This chapter reviews the key areas for pilot preparation: Support options Technical and staffing requirements for Google Apps Planning steps Configuration for email delivery User notifications

Review support options

There are a number of support options available to you as you plan and implement your pilot. These include technical documentation in the Google Apps Help Center as well as assistance from Google support or a Google Apps Solutions Provider that you choose. For a complete list of the help resources available to you during your pilot, see Support Resources on page 67.

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Review pilot requirements

Before you start to implement your Google Apps for Business pilot, review the following technical and personnel requirements. These basic requirements apply to most enterprise organizationsyour organization may need additional resources.

Technical requirements
All organizations must meet the following core technical requirements for piloting and deploying Google Apps. If a specific pilot configuration requires additional technical resources, the configuration instructions indicate those requirements.
Registered domain name Sign up for Google Apps with a domain (or subdomain) that you own and manage (hosting can be either in-house or through a third-party domain host). The domain name you use determines your users email addresses and the URLs at which they access services. For example, if you sign up with the domain solarmora.com, your users addresses will be in the format [email protected]. In most cases, you can pilot Google Apps using your organizations primary domain name, without interrupting any existing services at your domain. The domain name you use is primarily determined by the email configuration for your pilot. For details, see Choose Your Email Delivery Option on page 29. Access to MX records To have Google Apps handle email for your domain, you must point MX records for the domain to Googles mail servers. If you include email in your pilot, you need to change the MX records for either your primary domain or a subdomain under your primary domain. Your pilot configuration determines which records you change. For details, see Choose Your Email Delivery Option on page 29. When fully deploying Google Apps after the pilot, most organizations change the MX records for their primary domain name to point to Googles mail servers. If you choose to fully deploy email, youll need to be able to update these records as well. Access to CNAME records You use CNAME records to both verify that you own the domain youve signed up with and create custom URLs that allow your users to access services easily. If youre unable to update a CNAME record for your domain, you can verify ownership by uploading a special HTML file. Neither of these options has any affect on the existing services at your domain. If youre working directly with a Google representative to plan and run your pilot, you dont need to verify ownership of your domain by changing a CNAME record.

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Personnel requirements
The personnel required to implement a Google Apps pilot can vary across organizations, but they generally include the following: Executive sponsor IT decision makers Network administrator Mail administrator Security team Identity management team DNS administrator

Depending on your hosting and mail systems, you may also need to contact the following third-party teams for assistance with your pilot: Domain host support Mail server support Email client or mobile device support

Note: If you want guidance in planning and running your pilot, you can contact a Google Apps Solutions Provider. These providers specialize in planning and implementing custom pilot and deployment solutions for Google Apps for Business customers. You can learn more about Google Apps Solutions Providers in the Google Apps Marketplace (http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace).

Review pilot plan

The goals for your production deployment of Google Apps for Business determine how you proceed with your pilot. Therefore, review all the available options and set clear goals for your pilot before you implement it. The following are some of the key decisions you need to make. For more information about these and the other planning activities we recommend, see Plan Your Pilot on page 21. Which users will pilot Google Apps? Based on the goals and timeline of your pilot, youll select which of your users to include in it. We recommend that you select users who work with each other on a regular basis, so that they can fully explore the collaboration options offered by Google Apps for Business. For details, see Choose pilot users on page 21. Which Google Apps services and features will you include in your pilot? Based on your pilot goals, decide which Google Apps services to evaluate and whether youll need to use any APIs or implement single-sign on (SSO). For details, see Pilot the Google Apps core suite on page 23. For instructions on disabling services, see Disable services you dont want to pilot on page 191.

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How will you provide support to pilot users? Decide which personnel will provide support to users during the pilot, when to escalate issues to Google, and how youll provide users with access to self-help resources. For details, see Establish a support plan on page 25.

Review pilot options for email

If your pilot includes Gmail, be sure youve selected the appropriate pilot configuration to use for email delivery. This configuration determines the domain name you use when you sign up for Google Apps. The following are overviews of the most common configurations. For more details about these and other pilot configurations, including their requirements and how email is delivered, see Choose Your Email Delivery Option on page 29.
Dual delivery through your mail server

How it works: Inbound email is delivered to your mail server, as usual. Your server sends a copies of pilot users messages to their Google Apps accounts. Pilot users keep existing email addresses. What you need: Supported mail server, such as Microsoft Exchange
Server or IBM Lotus Domino server; and a subdomain or separate domain for which you can change MX records.

Domain name required: Sign up for Google Apps with your organizations primary domain name.
Dual delivery through Google Apps

How it works: Inbound email is delivered to Google Apps, which

routes non-pilot users email to your existing email system. Pilot users keep existing email addresses.

What you need: Existing email system that can accept mail routed
through Google Appsusually a mail server or a web-based email system.

Domain name required: Sign up for Google Apps with your organizations primary domain name.
Direct delivery to Google Apps

How it works: Inbound email is delivered directly to pilot users

Google Apps accounts. Pilot users use new email addresses.

What you need: A separate domain for which you can change MX
and CNAME records.

Domain name required: Sign up for Google Apps with a separate domain or subdomain that you organization owns (not your organizations primary domain name).

Prepare pilot user notifications

Before you begin implementing your pilot, you might want to prepare your notifications to pilot users. For details, and where to find a notification template, see Decide how and when to notify pilot users on page 27.

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Next steps
After you complete your pilot preparation, youre ready to create a Google Apps for Business pilot account, as described in Set Up Your Google Apps Account on page 187. With a Google Apps account, you can then begin configuring your pilot. If youre piloting Gmail, this guide provides a detailed walkthrough for configuring dual delivery through Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (see Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173). If you're using another type of mail server, we recommend that you review the Exchange 2003 steps to get a basic understanding of the configuration process. Then, you can work your server vendors technical support personnel or one of our Google Apps Solutions Providers to configure your mail server.

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Chapter 10

Introduction
If you want to use a dual-delivery configuration for your pilot, in which pilot users receive messages on both your existing email system and Google Apps, you must set up Google Apps and configure your mail server for dual delivery. For details about choosing a pilot configuration, see Choose Your Email Delivery Option on page 29. This chapter provides instructions for setting up Google Apps for a dual-delivery pilot; these instructions apply to any mail server. It also includes specific instructions for configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. If youre using another type of mail server, refer to Next steps on page 194 to find the appropriate steps to take after you set up Google Apps.

How dual delivery works

In a dual-delivery pilot, you can sign up for and pilot Google Apps with your organizations primary domain name but without changing in-production MX records and risking disruption of email service. Instead, you add a subdomain alias to Google Apps, and then add or change MX records for the alias to point to Google Apps. On your mail server, you add email addresses in the subdomain for each pilot user, and then configure the server to send a copy of each message for pilot user to that users subdomain address. Because you added or changed the MX records for the subdomain to point to Google Apps, pilot users receive their messages in their Google Apps Inboxes.

Dual-delivery configuration example

As an example, assume you signed up for Google Apps with the primary domain solarmora.com and you want to use the subdomain gtest.solarmora.com for your pilot. First, youll add the subdomain as an alias to your primary domain in the Google Apps control panel, and then add or change the MX records for gtest.solarmora.com to point to Google's mail servers.

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Dual delivery options

If you use a dual-delivery configuration, you can configure the following options: To ensure that your pilot users use only Gmail during your pilot, you can temporarily disable email delivery to their mailboxes on your server. Refer to your servers documentation for instructions. You can set up Google Apps to route pilot users outbound and intradomain email to your server, for purposes such as associating your mail servers IP address with all outbound messages, archiving messages, applying policies, and so on. For instructions, see Optional: Route outbound and intradomain email through mail server on page 185.

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Set up Google Apps for dual delivery

Before you set up dual delivery on your mail server, you must set up Google Apps to accept messages from your server, by adding a subdomain as a domain alias in your control panel. Youll also need to add or change the MX records for the subdomain, request activation of your Gmail service, and then test email delivery to an address in the subdomain. These setup steps apply regardless of the type of mail server you use. After you complete these steps, youll need to configure your mail server for dual delivery: If youre using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, see Configure dual delivery on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 on page 179 for detailed instructions. If youre using another type of server, you might want to work with technical support for your server or a Google Apps Solutions Provider to configure your server for the pilot.

For additional information, see Configure dual delivery http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?answer=96855

Add a domain alias in Google Apps

The first step in configuring dual delivery is to add a domain alias in Google Apps, so Google Apps can receive email sent to a subdomain or other non-primary domain. For example, if you add the alias gtest.solarmora.com to the Google Apps account for solarmora.com, all of your users can receive email at addresses in the format [email protected] in their inboxes for [email protected]. You can add a domain alias to Google Apps using any domain or subdomain for which you can create a CNAME record and MX records. In most cases, its best to create a subdomain at the existing primary domain and use it as alias in Google Apps; therefore, the following steps refer to adding an alias with a subdomain. However, the steps also apply to using an nonprimary domain. For directions, see Add domains and domain aliases http://www.google.com/support/a/ bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=53295

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Verify and configure the subdomain

After you add your subdomain in Google Apps as an alias, you must verify ownership of your domain and configure MX records for the subdomain to point to Googles servers. To ensure email delivery to the subdomain you added as an alias in Google Apps, you must verify ownership of your domain, before you change the MX records for the subdomain. The instructions for verifying domain ownership appear in the control panel after you complete the steps to add the alias, as described in Add a domain alias in Google Apps on page 175. To verify ownership of your domain and change MX records for your subdomain: 1. If you need to return to the instructions for verifying your domain: Log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/ your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password. In the control panel, click Domain settings > Domain names > Add a domain or a domain name alias. Type in a domain alias and click Continue and verify domain ownership.

2. Select the method you want to use to verify that you own your domain: Upload an HTML file: Create an HTML file containing a unique string of letters and numbers and upload it with your domain host to the location specified. Change your CNAME record: Create a unique CNAME record with your domain host. Make sure you create the CNAME record for your subdomain, rather than for your primary domain. For example, to verify the domain alias gtest.solarmora.com, create a CNAME record for google1ace5670012f99fe.gtest.solarmora.com, which points to google.com. Also, make sure to copy and paste your unique string from the control panel.

3. When you've made the necessary changes with your domain host, return to your Google Apps control panel and click Verify and continue to setup email delivery. 4. In the drop-down menu on the page that appears, select your domain host to display instructions for changing the MX records for your subdomain to point to Google's mail servers. However, do not follow the instructions exactly, because they explain how to set the MX records for your primary domain, not a subdomain. 5. Access your domain hosting system to create the subdomain you just added as an alias, then configure the MX records for the subdomain only to point to Google's mail servers, using the server addresses provided in the instructions. If you have questions about setting MX records for a subdomain, contact your domain host for assistance. 6. Once you've configured your MX records, return to the instructions page in your Google Apps control panel, and click I have completed these steps. Our system will begin checking for your HTML file or CNAME record and your MX records. The status of your verification appears on the Domain names tab. It can take up to 48 hours for our system to detect the changes you've made. If your alias isn't active after 48 hours, verify with your domain host that all settings are correct, and then contact Google support or your Google representative for further assistance. Once our system detects the changes for the subdomain, the alias appears as Active.

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Request email activation

After you've added your domain alias, verified ownership of your domain, and changed the MX records for your subdomain, you must request activation of Gmail for your primary domain. (Gmail automatically activates for your account only if you change the MX records for your primary domain to point to Google's mail servers.) Activation ensures that Gmail appears Active in the control panel. To request activation, you can submit a support ticket to Google support. If you're working with a Google representative, you can contact your representative for assistance with activation rather than submitting a ticket. To request activation of Gmail, submit a support ticket to Google as follows: 1. Log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/ your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password. 2. Click the Support tab at the top of the dashboard. 3. Under Email and phone, click Email, Calendar, and Chat. 4. Under Email Support, click Google Apps. 5. Categorize your issue under Email, and fill out the form to request manual activation. Make sure to include the domain name you want to activate and the subdomain you've added and verified as an alias. You should receive a reply to your email within 24 business hours.

Test email delivery to your domain alias

While you wait for the support team to activate email for your primary domain, you can test email delivery to your new domain alias, to verify that your Google Apps account and your MX records are configured correctly for use with dual delivery. Here's how: 1. Log into an email account not associated with your Google Apps domain. To avoid confusion, we recommend testing delivery by sending a test message from a personal Gmail account or another individual email provider, rather than from your domain. 2. Send a message to a provisioned user at the domain alias you added. For example, if you've created a user with the user name [email protected] and added the alias gtest.solarmora.com, send a message to [email protected]. 3. Access your Google Apps Inbox. To access your Inbox directly, visit http:// www.google.com/a/your_domain.com and log in with your Google Apps user name and password. The test message should appear in your Inbox within a few minutes of when it was sent.

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4. If you'd like to test outbound mail as well, send a reply to the test message. The reply message will come from your primary domain rather than the alias. For example, if you sent a test message to [email protected], the response will come from the primary account [email protected]. Therefore, if you reply to this message in the original sending account, the message goes to [email protected], which is still handled by your existing mail server until you set up your server for dual delivery.

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To configure dual delivery in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, youll add a Active Directory Contact object for each one of your pilot users, and then configure each users email account to forward email to the correct contact. Although these steps have only been tested in Exchange 2003, they should be very similar to the setup steps for other versions of Exchange. Heres how to add a Contact object for one of your users: 1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers. 2. Connect to the domain youre using in your pilot. 3. Create a new organizational unit to house Contact objects for your pilot users and name it Google Apps Pilot. Right-click the new organization, point to New, and select Contact. 4. Enter the new contact information as shown in the following figure. Enter the pilot users first and last name as usual, but make sure to note in the contacts display name that it is associated with your Google Apps Pilot. For example, Jane Smiths display name is Jane Smith (Google Apps Pilot). Its important to add this note to each contact you create for your pilot users, to help distinguish between the new contact and the existing primary user account.

5. Click Next. Accept the default alias provided.

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6. Verify that the Create an Exchange e-mail address check box is selected, and then click Modify.

7. In the New E-mail Address box, select SMTP Address, and then click OK.

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9. Click Next, and then click Finish.

Youve successfully added a Contact object for one of your pilot users.

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10. Optional: To avoid confusion, hide the newly created Contact object from the Exchange Global Address List for your domain, as follows: a. Return to Active Directory Users and Computers and navigate to the organization in which you stored your new contacts. b. Next, double-click the contact youd like to modify. c. In the Exchange Advanced tab, check the box next to Hide from Exchange address lists.

d. Click OK to save the change. Repeat this process for each Contact object. 11. Complete these steps for each pilot user. After youve added Contact objects for your pilot users, set up dual delivery for each user in Active Directory, as follows: 1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers. 2. Connect to the domain in which your pilot users are stored, and navigate to the appropriate organization. Note that in this phase of setup, you must access the settings for your primary user accounts, not the Contact objects you just created. 3. Double-click the user you want to modify.

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5. In the Forwarding address section, select Forward to, and then click Modify.

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6. Type in the address of the contact you entered for this user. You can click Check Names to look up the contact. Click OK.

7. In the Delivery Options window, verify that the correct display name is shown in the Forward to box. The contact should be labeled as Google Apps Pilot, which you added when you set up the Contact object. If you see only the users first and last names, you may have entered the users primary account rather than the secondary contact. If so, email wont be forwarded to Google Apps.

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8. Check or uncheck the box next to Deliver messages to both forwarding address and mailbox. Especially at the beginning of your pilot, you may want to deliver pilot users email to both Google Apps and your mail server, to ensure users have a backup. Uncheck the box if you want pilot users to access new messages only in Google Apps. Keep in mind that changes you make to this setting will take effect immediately. Make sure you communicate to your users about these changes before discontinuing delivery to their Exchange mailboxes. Note: If pilot users will migrate (import) existing email to Google Apps using for Microsoft Outlook, you must uncheck this box before they begin the migration. Otherwise, the migration process wont complete. After users migrate their email, you can check this box again, if necessary. For details about for data migration, see Migrate messages with Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook on page 124.

9. Click OK, then click OK again to complete configuration. 10. Repeat these steps for each pilot user. Youve now successfully configured dual delivery on your Exchange server. If you want your mail server to handle pilot users outbound and intradomain email, see Optional: Route outbound and intradomain email through mail server on page 185. Otherwise, see Test and Customize Your Pilot on page 195 to learn more about testing your setup, migrating old email to Google Apps, and accessing your mail on a POP or IMAP client or mobile device.

Optional: Route outbound and intradomain email through mail server

By default, if you configure dual delivery through your mail server, all outbound email from Google Apps is sent out to the internet, and then delivered based on your domains MX records. Messages to other users at your domain are handled the same way as messages to other domains. However, if your organization has additional needs for outbound and intradomain email, such as having messages filtered or archived by an existing service at your domain, you can route all email sent from pilot users on Google Apps through a server of your choice. To route outbound and intradomain email to your mail server: 1. Log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/ your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password. 2. At the top of the dashboard, click Service settings, and then select Email. 3. In the Outbound gateway section, enter the IP address or host name of the server through which you want to route outbound email. 4. Click Save changes.

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5. Make sure that the destination server is configured to accept and process all mail from Google Apps. This configuration may require whitelisting Googles IP addresses in your service. You can retrieve these addresses by querying Googles SPF records, as described in the Google Apps Admin Help Center. Note: Keep in mind that Googles IP addresses are not static, so you may want to rerun this query periodically and add any new IP addresses that it produces to your whitelist.

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Set Up Your Google Apps Account

Chapter 11

Setup overview
If youve completed the preparations for your pilot, as described in Prepare for Your Pilot on page 167, youre ready to sign up for Google Apps for Business and activate your pilot account. After youve successfully created, verified, and upgraded your Google Apps account, youll follow different steps to implement your pilot, depending on the pilot configuration you want to use. We suggest the steps to follow for several common pilot scenarios in Next steps on page 194.

Sign up for Google Apps

To begin your pilot, first create a Google Apps account. To ensure that you purchase the correct number of user accounts, we recommend that you first create an account under Google Apps (free version), and then upgrade to Google Apps for Business after youve provisioned your user accounts.

Domain requirements
The instructions below assume that you already have a registered domain or subdomain for which you can change the DNS settings. If you want to use a new domain to pilot Google Apps, you can do either of the following: Register the domain with your preferred domain host, and then sign up for Google Apps. Register the domain with one of our domain hosting partners during the signup process. See Register a new domain (http://google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?answer=53929).

Getting started
To create a new Google Apps account, follow the steps at https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/ premier/new

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After creating your Google Apps administrator account, you must verify that you own the domain with which you signed up. Follow these steps on how to Verify domain ownership (http://google.com/support/a/bin/ answer.py?answer=60216). Once you've successfully verified domain ownership, you can add your pilot users to your account.

Add pilot users to Google Apps

You can add pilot users to your Google Apps account using any one of these methods: Add users individually in the Google Apps control panel: Best for adding only a few users Upload users in a CSV file: Best for adding up to 1,000 accounts at a time. Use the Google Apps Provisioning API: Best for adding more than 3,000 users; requires programming.

For details about each method, including advise about which method to use for your pilot, see Provisioning users on page 76. Because a CSV upload is appropriate for most Google Apps pilots, this guide includes detailed instructions for using this method.

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Upload users in a CSV file

Follow these steps to add users to your Google Apps account by uploading a CSV file: 1. Create a properly formatted CSV file containing account information for your pilot users. Format the CSV file as a table, with the first line containing the following field names in this order: username, first name, last name, password. For example: username
rlee margot baker

first name
Raphael Margot Jen

last name
Lee Robertson Baker

password
59h731 6d8945 319w56

Note: Passwords in the file must be at least 6 characters. For an administrator account, first add information in the file as normal user account, and then assign administrator privileges to the account after you create it. For information about assigning administrator privileges, see Add administrators on page 190. If possible, export your users to a CSV file from your current user management system, and then open the file in a spreadsheet editing program to make sure that the entries are correctly formatted. You can also create a new spreadsheet to upload.

2. When youre ready to upload the CSV file to Google Apps, log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password. The number of users that currently exist in your account appears in the box at the top of your Google Apps dashboard. Below, youll see the number of accounts available at your domain. Check this number to make sure you have enough space for your pilot users. If you need more users, contact Google support or your Google representative. 3. Click the User accounts tab at the top of the dashboard. 4. Click Upload many users at once. 5. On the page, under step 2, Choose update options, the following appears: Create new accounts: Any accounts in your CSV file that dont currently exist at your domain are added to your account. This option cannot be unchecked. Update existing accounts: If this box is checked, any user names in the CSV file that also exist in your Google Apps account are updated with the display names and passwords in the CSV file. If the box is unchecked, entries for existing users in the file are skipped. Require a password change: If this box is checked, users must change their passwords when they first access their accounts.

6. Click Browse... to find and open the CSV file containing your user accounts, and then click Upload and Continue.

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7. On the next page, preview the entries to upload. If the system detects any issues with your file, an error appears on this page, indicating which part of the file was affected. 8. If all your entries are correct, click Confirm and upload. However, if there are any errors, click Upload a different file to go back and correct the errors. After you submit the CSV file, the system begins provisioning the users you specified. A message appears, to indicate that the update is in progress. Depending on the size of the file youre uploading, provisioning can take up to 24 hours to complete. No other status reports appear on this page. However, if you want to check your upload, click the User accounts tab, where newly provisioned accounts appear in the user list. Youll also receive an email notification when the upload is complete. If a user appears in the user list, you can change the settings for that user, including assigning administrator privileges. The next section provides instructions for assigning administrator privileges.

Add administrators
In Google Apps for Business, you can assign administrator privileges to multiple user accounts. Administrators can access the Google Apps control panel, as well as use all enabled services. Follow these steps to assign administrator privileges to a user at your domain. If the users account is not already added to Google Apps, create the account, as described in Add pilot users to Google Apps on page 188. 1. Log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/ your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password. 2. Click the User accounts tab at the top of the dashboard to view a list of Google Apps users at your domain. 3. Select the account to which you want to assign administrator privileges. 4. In the Privileges section on the page that appears, check the box next to Allow [user] to administer [your_domain.com], and then confirm the change in the pop-up box. 5. Click Save changes. The user must agree to the administrator terms of service upon signing in, and will then be able to administer Google Apps.

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Customize your Google Apps account

We recommend you pilot the Google Apps core suite, which includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites, and Google Talk. These products represent the core of Googles message and collaboration suite, and will give your pilot users experience working with Google Apps. In addition to the core suite, Google Apps offers many more Google applications which you can turn on or off for your organization during your production deployment. These other Google applications include Picasa Web Albums, Blogger, Google Reader, and many more. For pilot purposes, we recommend the administrator only turn on the core suite of messaging and collaboration services. We recommend that you customize Google Apps with custom URLs, your companys logo, and custom colors on your login page. If you want to skip these steps, see Next steps on page 194.

Disable services you dont want to pilot

You can disable any services you dont want to include in your pilot at any time after you create your account. During the pilot, we recommend that you keep the Google Apps core suite enabled. This includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites, and Google Talk. In addition to these, some organizations may want to keep Google Video and services like Picasa enabled. Evaluate which services are essential to your business, and which services you users will use the most during the pilot, and enable those. We recommend you disable all services outside of the core suite by doing the following: 1. Log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/ your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password. 2. Click the Organization & users tab. 3. Select the Services tab. 4. You can disable a service by clicking No next to the service and selecting Save changes at the bottom of the page. The service no longer appears in your Google Apps administrator dashboard, and you and your users wont be able to use it.

Re-enable services
You can re-enable access to disabled services as follows: 1. Log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/ your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password. 2. Click the Organization & users tab. 3. Select the Services tab. 4. You can enable a service by clicking Yes next to the service and selecting Save changes at the bottom of the page. 5. Click the Dashboard tab. The service now appears in the Service settings section of the dashboard, and you and your users can now use it.

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Create custom URLs

With Google Apps for Business, you can customize the URLs at which your users access services at your domain. For example, you can allow users to access their email at mail.your_domain.com, or m.your_domain.com. We recommend creating custom URLs for all the services you plan to include in your pilot. Although you havent yet configured email for your pilot, you can add a custom URL for that service now as well. To create a custom URL, follow these steps: 1. Log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/ your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password. 2. Click the Service settings tab at the top of the dashboard, and select the service for which you want to create a custom URL. 3. In the Web address section, click Change URL. 4. On the page that appears, select the button to enter a custom URL, and then edit the URL as desired. At this time, Google Apps supports only custom URLs in the format
subdomain.your_domain.com. Make sure to use a subdomain that isnt currently

associated with another service at your domain, to avoid interrupting that service. 5. Click Continue. 6. Follow the instructions that appear to create a CNAME record with your domain host. Point the subdomain youre using in the custom URL to ghs.google.com. For example, if youre creating a custom URL using mail.your_domain.com, point a CNAME record for mail to ghs.google.com. Note that, unlike during domain verification, the CNAME record should point to ghs.google.com rather than google.com. 7. Once youve set the CNAME record, click Ive completed these steps. After you create the CNAME record, the dashboard appears, showing the new custom URL in green text below the associated service. 8. Test your new custom URL by clicking its green link. Keep in mind that it may take up to 48 hours for your new CNAME record to propagate, so if the link doesnt work right away, check back later.

Upload a logo
You can upload a custom logo for your domain. Your logo appears in place of the Google or Gmail logo when you and your users access Google Apps services (although it doesnt replace the Google Apps logo in your control panel). Your logo must be either a PNG or a GIF file and exactly 143 x 59 pixels. Although you may be able to upload a file thats not the recommended size, the image is likely to appear distorted. To upload a custom logo, follow these steps: 1. Log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/ your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password.

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2. Click the Domain settings tab at the top of the dashboard, and then click Appearance. 3. In the Header logos section, select Custom logo. 4. Click Browse... to find the image file with your logo, and then click Upload to add the logo to your account. 5. Preview your new logo in the Custom logo section. If the logo doesnt display properly, make sure that your logo is in the correct format and retry the upload. 6. Click Save changes.

Change colors on your login page

To change the color of your domains login boxes: 1. Log in to your Google Apps control panel: Visit http://www.google.com/a/ your_domain.com and enter your administrator user name and password. 2. Click the Domain settings tab at the top of the dashboard, and then click Appearance. 3. In the Sign-in box color section, do either of the following: Pick a preset color scheme. Use custom colors, by clicking Custom, and then filling in the hexadecimal values for the colors.

4. Click Save changes.

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Next steps
After you create, activate, and optionally customize your Google Apps for Business account, proceed to the next steps, which depend on the pilot configuration you want to use:
Dual delivery through Microsoft Exchange Server See Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173 for information that applies to all mail servers and specific, detailed instructions for configuring Exchange Server 2003. If youre using another version of Exchange Server, these instructions provide an excellent guide for configuration, although there may be minor differences in some steps. Dual delivery through another mail server If youre using IBM Lotus Domino server, go to the Google Apps Admin Help Center for configuration instructions. If youre using another type of mail server, see Configure a Dual-Delivery Pilot on page 173, for instructions on configuring Google Apps to receive email through dual delivery. Youll also need to refer to the support resources for your server or work with a Google Apps Solutions Provider to complete the setup. Dual delivery through Google Apps Direct delivery to Google Apps Non-email pilot Refer to the Google Apps Admin Help Center for email setup instructions. You can find instructions for setting up email for your test domain or subdomain in the Google Apps Admin Help Center. If youre not piloting email, youre nearly finished with your pilot setup. If you have questions about managing your other services, visit the Google Apps Admin Help Center.

After youve set up all services at your domain, we recommend that you see Test and Customize Your Pilot on page 195 to learn more about securing your pilot and configuring additional features such as client and mobile access to email. Youll also find advice on testing and troubleshooting your email setup before you invite your pilot users to access their accounts.

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Test and Customize Your Pilot

Chapter 12

Introduction
After youve configured your dual-delivery environment, we recommend you do the following: Test email flow to ensure pilot users can send and receive messages. Optionally customize your pilot to best fit your environment, including migrating email, importing contacts, and setting up client-based email clients and mobile access. Secure your Google Apps services, to prevent unauthorized access to your organizations data.

Test email delivery

After youve configured your dual-delivery environment, we recommend performing the following email tests: Test access to your mail accounts Check access to your login page and sign in to your mail account at the default URL: http://mail.google.com/a/your_domain.com or if configured, a custom URL. Troubleshooting: If you can access your email at the default URL but not at the custom URL, check that the CNAME record for the subdomain points to ghs.google.com and that record has propagated (may take up to 48 hours).

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 Test mail to and from an external account. From an external email account, send a test message to one of your Google Apps pilot users at their primary address. If you configured dual delivery with your mail server, the message should arrive in both Google Apps and your existing email client. For details on the dual delivery email flows, see Dual delivery through your mail server on page 31. Troubleshooting: If you cannot receive email from an external account or reply to a message: Check that the test message (or your reply) wasnt accidentally marked as spam. Check the MX records for your domain and domain aliases. The records may not have propagated or were formatted correctly. If youve verified that your MX records are correct but cannot receive email from an external address or send messages to the external account, contact Google support for assistance (click Manage account information on the dashboard).

Test email flow between Google Apps accounts. Send test messages between your pilot user accounts. If you configured dual delivery, the messages should also arrive in the pilot users inboxes on your mail server. For flow diagrams, see Intradomain email flow on page 32. Test email to and from a non-pilot account at your domain. Verify that your Google Apps pilot users can send and receive messages with the other users in your domain as usual. Troubleshooting: If your test message arrives in the users account on your existing mail server but not in Google Apps, or you receive a bounce message: Check your spam filter to see if the test message was marked as spam. If so, mark the message as Not spam in Gmail to help ensure that future messages from that sender will be delivered. If youre using an inbound gateway and find that email is being marked as spam, you can add the gateway to the IP whitelist in your Google Apps control panel. Make sure that your mail server isnt set as authoritative for messages to the domain alias youre using for dual delivery. In some cases, the mail server tries to deliver these messages internally, which can cause messages to bounce or be dropped. You can resolve the issue by configuring your mail server to not process these messages internally. Check the MX records for your domain and domain aliases. The records may not have propagated or were formatted correctly. Review the configuration of your mail server, and test other pilot accounts to see if they are affected. If youre using Microsoft Exchange, review the instructions provided in this guide. If you used another type of server, refer to your mail servers documentation.

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Getting help
If you need assistance, please contact Google support by logging into your Google Apps control panel and clicking Manage account information. In the Admin support section, youll find support contact information and your support PIN number.

Customize your pilot

If youve successfully configured email delivery for your pilot, and email is flowing to your pilot users accounts, you can enable additional features and customize your configuration. Integration options, such as migrating mail and contacts, help ensure a full user experience for your pilot group.

Migrating email, calendar, and contacts

Google Apps for Business includes several options to help you migrate pilot users email from your existing system to their new Google Apps accounts. For most businesses, we recommend you have your IT staff migrate your users email, calendar, and contacts data server-side using Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange. You can find more information on this and other tools to migrate date in the chapter on Email migration on page 120.

Email client and mobile access

The preferred Gmail experience is in a web browser, which allows your users to easily access all the functionality of their accounts from any computer or internet-enabled device. However, to meet the customized needs of our users, we also support email access in a number of client and mobile environments. You can find a detailed overview of mobile options in Google Apps on Mobile Devices on page 141.

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Secure your pilot

Google Apps for Business offers multiple ways to keep your organizations data secure. Several of these options are built into the service and can be configured in the control panel, while other options, such as the Google Single Sign-On service, can be used to integrate Google Apps with your existing directory, security, and authentication systems. You determine which security configurations your organization needs to implement during your pilot, and which options you want to add in your production deployment.

Controlling sharing options

Google Apps for Business allows you to set a maximum sharing level for most services at your domain. Each services setting is managed separately, allowing you to set exactly the level of security your organization needs.
Calendar Choose from one of three options for sharing calendars outside your domain: Only free/busy information is shared: People outside your domain can see if your users are free or busy, but cannot see event details. All information can be shared: People outside your domain can view event details, but cannot make changes. All information is shared and editable: People outside your domain can view and edit event details on your users calendars if they choose to share them. These settings are applied to your entire domain and cannot be overridden by users. You can also set the default sharing level for users within your domain, though individual users can edit this setting. For more information about calendar sharing and other settings, see the Google Apps Admin Help Center. Docs Choose from one of three options for sharing documents outside your domain: No external sharing: Users cannot share docs outside your domain. If you select this option, you can also restrict users from receiving docs from external users. Share with warning: Users can share outside the domain, but receive a warning each time. Share with no warning: Users can share documents with people outside your domain with no warning. These settings are applied to all users at your domain and cannot be overridden by an individual user. For more information on document sharing settings, see the Google Apps Admin Help Center.

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Sites

Choose from one of four options for sharing sites outside your domain: No external sharing: Users cannot share sites outside your domain. Share with warning: Users can share outside the domain, but receive a warning each time. Share with no warning: Users can share sites with people outside your domain with no warning. Users can publish sites: Users have the ability to publish sites so that anybody on the internet can view them at a public URL. Sites may be indexed by search engines. These settings apply to all sites created by users at your domain. For more information about sites sharing settings, see Google Apps Admin Help Center.

Video

The sharing options for videos in Google Apps are different from the sharing options for the other services. Videos may only be shared within your domain. When you upload a video, you can choose to share it with specific users, or with the entire domain. For more information about video sharing settings, see the Google Apps Admin Help Center.

Chat

Users at your domain can chat with anybody on the Google network, which includes all Google Talk and Gmail chat users. However, you can set the following security options: Hide users status outside your domain: Users can still chat with people outside the domain, but their status messages wont show for external users. Chat with warning: Warns users when they chat with people outside your domain. Disable chat outside the Google network: Disables chat with users on the larger federated network. These settings are applied to all users within your domain. For a detailed look at chat security options, see Google Apps Admin Help Center.

Message Security and Message Discovery by Postini

Google Apps for Business includes Message Security, powered by Postini. You can use this service to filter messages for spam and viruses, and enforce any content policies your organization requires. If you upgrade the service to Message Discovery, you can also capture all email to and from your domain in a secure, easily accessible central archive. Because you need to change your domains MX records to point to Postinis mail servers to activate Message Security, it may be preferable to activate the service after your pilot. To learn more, see Message Security and Message Discovery on page 106 or contact your Google representative.

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Single sign-on
The Google Single Sign-On service allows you to integrate Google Apps with your existing authentication systems, such as your LDAP directory or enterprise single sign-on application. This integration allows you to securely manage user authentication with your existing system. You can learn more about the Single Sign-On service in Single sign-on on page 93.

Additional security options

Disable POP and IMAP access: If youd like to make sure users access their email only in the Gmail interface, you can disable POP and IMAP access in Email Settings in the control panel. Learn more at the Google Apps Admin Help Center. Enable SSL: Enhance security by making sure that users who access Google Apps in a browser do so using SSL. To enable SSL, select the SSL option in Domain Settings in the Control Panel. Visit the Google Apps Admin Help Center to learn more and enable this feature.

Contact your Google representative if you want to discuss other security controls, such as enforcing TLS, enabling IP whitelisting, or restricting automatic email forwarding.

Next steps
Now that youve customized Google Apps for your organization and implemented security measures, you can begin your pilot. Depending on your pilot plan, your next steps might be to notify and train your pilot users, confirm your support plan, and other steps described in Plan Your Pilot on page 21.

During your pilot

If you have questions or feature suggestions, or would like to discuss a production deployment, we encourage you to contact your Google representative or Google support. Youll find support information and options for working with Google Solutions Providers in Support Resources on page 67.

A final word...
We at Google are excited that youve started on your journey to pilot Google Apps for Business. We hope youll find that our messaging and collaboration services offer the ideal combination of value, convenience, and functionality. Welcome to Google Apps, and enjoy your new services!

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