| Configuration step | Action | Reference |

| Select Configuration Task(s) | Select the configuration tasks that you need to perform. CloudLink builds a list of additional configuration steps that you need to complete, based on your selections. | See Selecting the CloudLink configuration tasks for Google account synchronization . |

| Specify CloudLink Service Account | Provide the credentials of the prepared Windows service account. | See Specifying the CloudLink service account . |

| Register Domain Controller | Register a domain controller from each domain in the Active Directory forest from which you want to select the users or groups to synchronize. | See Registering the domain controllers . |

| Cloud Archive Credential | Specify the credentials for Management Console login account that has the System Administrator role. | See Specifying the Management Console account credentials . |

| Configure Sync Properties | The settings are not applicable for Google account synchronization. You can ignore these settings and go on to the next configuration step. | See Configuring the sync properties . |

| Additional AD Sync Options | Determine what happens to Arctera Insight Archiving archive accounts if the associated Active Directory account is disabled. | See Configuring the additional AD synchronization options . |

| Configure SMTP Server | Configure the details for email alerts that CloudLink sends if the CloudLink AD Sync services fail to synchronize any accounts. | See Configuring the SMTP server settings for email alerts . |

| Report Management | Configure the CloudLink log settings and report settings. | See Configuring report management and logging . |

| Welcome Message Template | If required, configure the template for Insight Personal Archive welcome email messages that CloudLink sends. | See Configuring the welcome message template . |