I have an issue that I'm unable to figure out –
I have a Gmail for Work account setup to send from my domain (me@mydomain.com.au) – sends and receives perfectly, MX records setup to point at gmail.
I want to be able to send from the above Gmail for Work account as info@myotherdomain.com.au.
I go into my Gmail for Work account, into settings, accounts, send mail as, follow the prompts though 'add another email address you own' and get this:
I'm thinking that the MX records are wrong or something needs to be added/configured on the domain side of things.
Also when I go to admin.google.com I can't access any Gmail settings that other forums have hinted at. The below Gmail Settings link takes me straight to my Gmail for Work account:
Do I have to point the MX records at Gmail for Work for this to work? (they are currently pointing to the host's).
Best Answer
The above help in the comments I succeeeded. My issue was that although the account I had was a Google apps account, it was not the administrator account.
I found out who was via Ruben's link above leading to Google's Forgot Admin Account Info
After entering my information I could see the domain of the backup address where the admin details had been sent (
havealook.com
) - these were the guys who originally setup the account and had the admin info I was looking for!Once inside the admin account I was able to
More Controls
click onApps
Google Apps
Google Apps
click onGmail
Gmail
click onAdvanced Settings
at the bottomEnd User Access
sectionAllow per-user outbound gateways
This did not imediately work, I had to wait 5ish minutes, after which I was able to log in as my normal gmail user, go to settings/accounts/send as and add my alternate email address, to which the second page asked me for SMTP settings :)