Setting up Macintosh Mail to send/receive medportal email

Last updated June 3, 2019
Created July 2, 2014

In your medportal email, first enable IMAP.

  1. In your email, click "Settings" at the top right
  2. Click "Forwarding and POP/IMAP"
  3. Click "Enable IMAP"
  4. Click "Save Changes"

In Macintosh Mail, do the following

  1. Click "File" --> "Add Account..."
  2. Type in your name, medportal username and password where prompted
  3. Fill in the following information:
    • Account Type: - IMAP
    • Description: - "medportal" or any other words that best describe your account
    • Incoming Mail Server: - imap.gmail.com
    • Username: - Your full medportal username (including the "@medportal.ca")
    • Password: - Your medportal password
  4. Click "Continue"
  5. On the Outgoing Mail Server page, enter the following information:
    • Description: - "medportal" or any other words that best describe your account
    • Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.gmail.com
    • Check "Use Authentication"
    • User Name: - Your full medportal username (including the "@medportal.ca")
    • Password: - Your medportal password
  6. Click "Continue"
  7. Click "Create"