Our team provides expert guidance for using Active Directory, so please reach out about this using the form at the bottom of the page. You can now manage users through AD rather than the Admin Console. This is a one-way sync and will push all users/groups in AD to Google Workspace/G Suite. If you want to manage users/groups with Active Directory (AD), you can use this free tool to sync data to your Google Workspace/G Suite account. For instance…Ĭreate Groups with Google Cloud Directory Sync Any email sent to an alias will be received by members of the Google Group. Keep in mind, you can also have external parties or people with accounts in your Admin Group.Īccess Settings-If you click to adjust Group settings, you will be taken to the Groups for Business service.Īliases-Use this tab to set up multiple aliases. Manage Users-You can directly add members from this panel. Create Aliases and Adjust Google Group SettingsĪfter you create a group, click the group name to manage users, adjust settings, and add aliases. Otherwise, people outside of your organization will not be able to send emails to that address. Start with “team,” and you can allow anyone to email the group by checking the relevant box. When you create a group, you need to choose the Access Level. Often, Admin Groups are hidden in the “More Controls” section at the bottom of the Admin console. OUs are not used for distribution lists or employee collaboration.Ĭreate Admin Groups How to Create a Google Workspace Admin Group (Distribution List)įrom the Google Workspace/G Suite Admin Console, select the Groups tile. Organizational Units do not have a team email address and are simply an administrative aspect of User Management. OUs exist solely for the purpose of applying admin settings (eg: restricting access to Google Drive for a subset of users), and in no way function as group email or distribution list. Organizational Units (OUs)-Accessed within the User Management tab, Organizational Units exist to give different settings to a group of users or devices within your company. It occupies a G Suite/Google Workspace license.
For example, you may want to have its own separate inbox rather than functioning as a distribution list. Shared Inboxes-A Shared Inbox is a user account that has been configured to be shared by team members.
Groups for Business will also be used to adjust settings for your Admin-created Groups. Groups for Business-A separate service that allows your employees to create and manage Groups without access to the Admin Console. Google admins can create Groups for your entire organization using the Groups Control in the Google Admin console. DefinitionsĪdmin Groups-We’ll use the term “Admin Groups” through this guide to refer to Groups that are created and managed by Google Workspace Admins. Finally, the guide concludes with an to alternative using Google Groups called Shared Inboxes. Then, you’ll learn about how to enable the separate Groups for Business service, allowing your employees to create their own Groups. We’ll highlight a tool you can use to provision users/Groups via Active Directory if preferred. Starting with an overview of Admin-created Groups, you’ll learn about the Groups feature set and how to create Groups in the Admin Console. This guide provides an overview of Google Groups in G Suite/Google Workspace. As a Google Admin, one key feature to utilize is Google Groups.
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