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Before you can use any Google Workspace service, you must associate a verified domain with the Google Workspace account. Domain information is managed via a domain registrar (hosting service) that stores Domain Name System (DNS) records for the domain. These records allow organizations to connect to online services like email or websites.
In this exercise, you will sign into your domain registrar’s console. This can be done through the admin console if you purchased your domain as part of the Google Workspace sign up process. If you didn’t, you must sign in to your domain registrar's own console to review and update your records.
Existing domain considerations
Existing domain considerations
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Exercise directions
Exercise directions
Every domain registrar uses a unique interface. These instructions apply to domains formerly on Google Domains, now managed via Squarespace Domains.
Step 1
If you are not already signed in, sign in to your domain as the Administrator at admin.google.com.
Step 2
From the main menu, select Account. Click Domains, then Manage domains.
Step 3
You’ll be redirected to a page that contains a table listing your domains. Locate the row containing your primary domain (typically the first row).
Under the Actions column, click the View Details link in that row.
Step 4
A panel will pop up containing a dropdown menu for advanced DNS settings. Expand the Advanced DNS settings option to see the login information for the DNS console, and click the SIGN IN TO DNS CONSOLE link within that section. You will be redirected to the Squarespace Domains dashboard.
Step 5
On the Squarespace login page, select "Continue with Google" and use your Google Workspace administrator credentials to sign in.
Once in the Squarespace DNS panel, you will see a number of records already populated for you. These include:
Mail Exchanger (MX) records. (These ensure mail is routed to Google's servers.)
A Sender Policy Framework (SPF) TXT record (This allows receiving mail servers to verify that the sending servers are authorized to send mail on your domain’s behalf.)
Example: Sender Policy Framework (SPF) TXT record
Example: Sender Policy Framework (SPF) TXT record
Example: Email Exchanger (MX) records
Example: Email Exchanger (MX) records
Starting in April 2023, we made it possible to use one MX record to set up Gmail. This change has no impact on mail delivery or reliability.
Important: We recommend using these instructions if you’re setting up new MX records or if you need to change your MX records. If your current configuration is working, don't change your MX records. The Legacy version (5 MX records, as shown below) will continue to work indefinitely.
If you started using Google Workspace before 2023, you already added the 5 MX records shown in the following table. You can review the values and notes to check your current records:
Notes
Notes
Your MX record column names may vary from those above depending upon the registrar you chose when you signed up for the Google Workspace trial.
Help Center resources
Help Center resources
If you are bringing your own domain, you might find it helpful to read these articles from the Google Workspace Admin Help Center:
Verify your domain for Google Workspace ↗
Make sure no one else can use your domain with Google Workspace.
Manage MX (Mail Exchange) records ↗
Mail Exchange (MX) records direct a domain's email to the servers hosting the domain's user accounts. To set up Gmail for Google Workspace, you need to point your MX records to Google mail servers.
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