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How do I set up Google Workspace (Gmail) Archiving?

How do I set up Google Workspace (Gmail) Archiving?

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Written by Harriet Christie

Summary

How do I set up Google Workspace (Gmail) Archiving?

Prerequisites

  • Access to MirrorWeb Insight and relevant permissions for this workflow.

Step-by-Step Instructions

If you have Enterprise Edition of Google Workspace, please refer to the following set of instructions: https://support.google.com/a/answer/7276605?hl=en. Please note, these are external instructions from Google and may be subject to change.

This guide walks you through archiving your entire tenant for email archiving. If you require only selected users in your tenant captured, please refer to the Google Workspace Archiving document for selected users.

By the end of this guide, you will have:

Configured email archiving on your Google Workspace account for all users within your tenant.

Prerequisites

Before starting this guide, please ensure that you have the following information:

Adding a New Route

  1. In any web browser, go to admin.google.com. Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

  2. In the Admin console, go to Menu

    ""
    and then
    ""

    Apps

    and then

    Google Workspace

    and then

    Gmail

    and then

    Hosts.

  3. Click Add Route.

  4. In the Add mail route box, take these steps:Setting Option Action NeededName MirrorWeb InsightEnter a host name or IP Paste: us.mirrorwebmail.com.:25 Type :25Perform MX lookup on host Please check this box.

  5. At the bottom of the Add mail route box, click Save.

Google note that changes can take up to 24 hours but in most cases happen more quickly.

Example:

Adding a Route Setting

  1. Navigate to Routing : Apps

    and then

    Google Workspace

    and then

    Settings for Gmail

    and then

    Routing.

  2. Click Configure

Setting Option Action NeededName MirrorWeb InsightEmail Messages to affect Inbound, Outbound, Internal - Sending, Internal - ReceivingAdd more recipients Select the check box & click add when this appears

3. Paste in the Journal Feed Address within Add Setting but do not click save.

Example:

Screenshot

5. Select the Basic dropdown and change to Advanced.

Setting Option

Action Needed

Route Change Route, Select MirrorWeb Insight (Do not select Change Route elsewhere in the settings other than within Advanced)Envelope Recipient Change Envelope Recipient

When you change Envelope Recipient, your journal feed address will automatically populate.

Example:

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6. Click Save

7. Configuring full tenant email archiving on Google Workspace is now complete. Please contact your Onboarding Engineer to continue the MirrorWeb onboarding process.

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