Before you get started, there are a few things to check:
- You need to have access to the account that has Global Admin permissions for your Google Workspace. You'll need to log in to Google using this email address when prompted.
- You'll need to be logged into the Upfort portal using the same email address that has Global Admin permissions on your Google Workspace. If there is not a corresponding Upfort account for that email address, you'll need to add it as an Internal Admin user and then sign in the the admin portal using that email address.
- To add the new Internal Admin account, you'll need access to the Google Global Admin account's mailbox to respond to the Upfort account creation email. Therefore, you'll need to make sure a mailbox is set up for that Google Global Admin account.
Once you have made sure that you're logged into the Upfort Admin Portal using the correct email address that has Global Admin permissions on your Google Workspace, you can continue with the installation steps below:
- Navigate to https://dashboard.upfort.com/admin/inbox-defender
- Click on "Set up Inbox Defender"
- Select your team's email provider. Inbox Defender is currently compatible with Google and Microsoft emails.
- You will then see the steps needed to get set up.
- Connect to your Google Account by clicking the link in Step 1.
- Once connected, you'll be directed to your Google Workspace. Click on "Add New" at the top of the screen and paste in the Client ID and OAuth Scopes.
- Click "Authorize".
- Once the configuration is saved, a success message will appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Head back to your Upfort Admin Portal and click on "Validate".
- You'll see a loading screen when validating.
- Once verified, you'll receive an email to confirm.
- You will be prompted to start your Inbox Defender Gold trial if you wish. Inbox Defender Gold includes mobile email scanning and attachment scanning. You can select Skip for Now if you prefer not to start the trial.
- You will then see the page reflect that you have the Inbox Defender set up for Google. As with the other Upfort protections, you can toggle the Inbox Defender on and off as needed.