How do I make Gmail my default email client?

NOTE: We recommend using Google Chrome to access your AUS G Suite account. However, we provide instructions for both Chrome and Firefox in this article.

For Google Chrome:

Step 1: Login to http://email.aus.edu (for faculty and staff members) or http://studentmail.aus.edu (for students) using Chrome.

  • Click on the Service Handler icon, next to the "Bookmarks" icon, select “Allow”, and click on Done.

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If you don’t see the icon, follow the rest of the steps below.

Step 2: Click on the Settings button on Chrome (3 vertical dots on the top-right corner of the screen), and click on Settings.

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Step 3: Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and click on Advanced.

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Step 4: Scroll down and click on Content Settings and then select “Handlers”.

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  • Make sure that the "Allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols (recommended)" option is enabled.
  • Make sure that Gmail (or mail.google.com) is confirmed as a handler.

For Mozilla Firefox:

Step 1: Login to http://email.aus.edu (for faculty and staff members) or http://studentmail.aus.edu (for students) using Firefox.

Step 2: Click on the Settings button on Firefox (Hamburger menu on the top-right corner of the screen), and click on Options.

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Step 3: Under General Settings, scroll down to “Applications”. From the list under “Mailto” and select “Use Gmail” from the drop-down menu.

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