Bard Email

Gmail How Tos

• Password Change 
  All password changes can be performed by going to the Email Password Change Tool.  If you do not know your current password, please call the HelpDesk at 758-7500 with your Bard ID number handy so they can reset it. To log in to your email, access e-mail forwarding, vacation messages, and quotas, go to BardMail.

  Password Change Tool
• Quotas and Storage 
  You will have unlimited storage space in Gmail and Google Drive (no more quota warnings!).
• Email Client Settings 
  The following settings can be used to configure desktop email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird or Mac Mail, as well as many mobile devices. The Bard helpdesk is able to provide assistance with configuring desktop email clients.HelpDesk supports the following desktop clients: Mozilla Thunderbird and Mac Mail.
  
  Email Client Server Settings
  
  Incoming mail server:

  • Account Type: IMAP
  • Incoming Server: imap.gmail.com
  • Incoming Secure Connection: SSL
  • Incoming Username: Bard username
  • Authentication: Bard password

  Address book server:

  • LDAP Name: bard
  • LDAP Hostname: ldap.bard.edu
  • LDAP Base DN: o=bard.edu

  Outgoing mail server:
  For laptops, mobile devices, and off-campus computers

  • Outgoing server: smtp.gmail.com
  • Authentication is required, type is: password
• Mobile Settings 
  Android: use Gmail application
  To setup your Gmail on an Android phone:

  • Open the Settings menu and go to Accounts (& sync settings) on your device.
  • The Accounts settings screen displays your current sync settings and a list of your current accounts.
  • Touch Google to add your Google Apps account.
  • Sign in with your full Bard Gmail username and account.

  iDevices: use Google option
  To add Google account (Gmail and contacts) to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus:

  • Go into Settings.
  • Select the Mail, Contacts, Calendars tab.
  • Tap on Add Account.
  • Select the Google tab.
  • Sign in with your full Bard Gmail username and password and hit Next.

  If you need help adjusting these settings on a desktop email client, please contact the HelpDesk. Although the Bard HelpDesk does not support mobile devices such as phones or tablets, you can configure your mobile device using the settings above. Contact your mobile device’s vendor for all other questions and connection issues.
• Phishing Attempts 
  Phishing attempts are emails maliciously sent under the guise of a trusted source, such as Bard IT, that requests you to enter your account information into a mock-up version of one of our sites or utilities. As we will never request your password, any emails of this nature, should be considered suspicious and if you are ever uncertain, you should contact HelpDesk.Bard.edu.
  
  If you think your account has been compromised:
  Change your password.
  
  Change your Gmail settings.

  • settings>general>check and verify signature and vacation responder are correct
  • settings>accounts>check and verify ‘send mail as’ is correct
  • settings>filters>check and verify filters are correct
  • settings>forwarding>check and verify that the forwarding address is accurate

  Contact [email protected] (if necessary).
• Vacation Message 
  You can create an automatic respond message in Bard Gmail that will be sent to anyone who emails you during a specific time period.

  • Login to your Bard Gmail.
  • Click the Settings Gear button in the upper right hand corner of the window.  
  • Click the General tab. Scroll down until you see the Vacation Responder section.
  • Fill out the information necessary
  • Click the radio button for Vacation responder on when you’re finished
  • click the Save Changes button.