Follow these steps to configure settings on your mail client application e.g. MsOutlook, Gmail App on Android, ipads etc;
Incoming IMAP Server Name: imap.gmail.com
Incoming Server Port: 993
Use SSL (required): Yes
Email: Your full email address e.g. xyz@students.uonbi.ac.ke or abc@uonbi.ac.ke
Username: Your full email address e.g. xyz@students.uonbi.ac.ke or abc@uonbi.ac.ke
Password: Your email password.
Incoming POP3 Server Name: pop.gmail.com
Incoming Server Port: 995
Use SSL (required): Yes
Email: Your full email address e.g. xyz@students.uonbi.ac.ke or abc@uonbi.ac.ke
Username: Your full email address e.g. xyz@students.uonbi.ac.ke or abc@uonbi.ac.ke
Password: Your email password.
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.gmail.com
Outgoing Server Port: 587 for TLS OR
Outgoing Server Port: 465 for SSL OR
Enable authentication
Email: Your full email address e.g. xyz@students.uonbi.ac.ke or abc@uonbi.ac.ke
Username: Your full email address e.g. xyz@students.uonbi.ac.ke or abc@uonbi.ac.ke
Password: Your email password.
These changes are as a result of the need for increased security measures required to safeguard online sensitive information like username and passwords during transit between mail server and mail clients.