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Use Gmail for Email to Ticket – Old

Efficiently integrate your Gmail account as a mailbox in Support Genix by following these organized steps. This guide ensures seamless ticket creation and management from your Gmail inbox.

Benefits: #

Seamless Integration: Effortlessly connect Gmail with Support Genix for a centralized ticketing system.
Enhanced Security: Secure your email integration with 2-Step Verification and App Passwords.
Streamlined Ticket Creation: Automatically convert unread emails into tickets for improved response management.
Google Workspace Compatibility: Extend functionality with Google Workspace (G Suite) for business emails.
Customizable IMAP Settings: Enable IMAP settings for complete mailbox control.

Steps to Integrate Gmail with Support Genix #

Step 1: Access Google Account Settings #

  • Navigate to Manage My Account.
  • Go to the Security Tab and proceed with the following configurations.
Use Gmail for Email to Ticket

Step 2: Enable 2-Step Verification (2FA) #

  1. In the Security Tab, locate and enable 2-Step Verification.
  2. Click Get Started and follow the prompts to complete the setup.
Use Gmail for Email to Ticket
Enable 2-Step Verification
Use Gmail for Email to Ticket
Click Get Started

Step 3: Generate an App Password #

  1. In the Security Tab, locate the App Passwords section.
  2. Set up a new App Password:
    • Select Other (Custom Name) from the drop-down menu.
    • Enter “Support Genix” as the custom name and click Generate.
  3. Copy the generated password and save it securely.
Set up App Password
Set up App Password
Select Other (Custom name)
Select Other (Custom name)
Copy and save the password

Step 4: Use the App Password in Support Genix Mailbox #

  • Open Support Genix and navigate to Settings > Email to Ticket > Traditional.
  • Enter the generated app password when creating a mailbox.

Notes: #

  • Ensure all previous emails in your Gmail inbox are marked as Read.
    Unread emails might be mistakenly converted into tickets.

For Google Workspace (G Suite) Users #

If you’re using Google Workspace, follow these additional steps:

  1. Go to Google Admin > Apps > Google Workspace > Gmail.
  2. Navigate to End User Access and enable IMAP.
Go to End User Access
Go to End User Access
Enable the IMAP
  1. Find your Test Domain Alias:
  2. Add Two Mailboxes in Support Genix:
Find your Test Domain Alias
Find your Test Domain Alias

Optional: Change IMAP Security Settings #

If previous steps don’t work, adjust your IMAP security settings:

  • Edit IMAP settings to ensure they align with Gmail’s access requirements.
Change Security Setting
Change Security Setting