Iphone setup for pop or imap

Want to set up your mobile phone for POP3/IMAP email? It's easy, but remember you need to set up your mobile phone for internet before you can use this function.

 

1. Find "Mail"
Tap Settings.
Tap Mail.

2. Create new email account
Tap Accounts.
Tap Add Account.
Tap Other.
Tap Add Mail Account.

3. Enter sender name
Tap Name and key in the required sender name.

4. Enter email address
Tap Email and key in your email address.

5. Enter password
Tap Password and key in the password for your email account.

6. Enter account name
Tap Description and key in the required name.
Tap Next.

7. Select server type
Tap IMAP or POP.

8. Enter incoming server
Tap Host Name and key in the name your email provider's incoming server. if using  POP then mail.yourdomain or using IMAP use mail.yourdomain. (replace "yourdomain" with your own domain name for this account)

9. Enter username
Tap Username and key in the username for your email account (This is your full email address).
Enter the password if requested.

10. Enter outgoing server
Tap Host Name and key in mail.yourdomain. (replace "yourdomain" with your own domain name for this account)
 
11. Enter username
Tap Username and key in the username for your email account.
Enter the password if requested.
 
Tap Save / Next.
 
The iPhone will attempt to establish an SSL connection to your POP and SMTP servers.
If using the secure server names this will succeed, you can proceed to step 18.

If you are not using the server names and the domain has just been added, you will be prompted with "Do you want to try setting up the account without SSL?"

  • Tap No.
  • Tap Save.
  • When prompted, "This account may not be able to send or receive emails. Are you sure you want to save," tap Save.
Additional Settings to check.

11. Select email account
Tap the name of the email account you've just set up.

12. Turn off encryption of outgoing email
Tap SMTP.
Tap the field below "PRIMARY SERVER".
Tap the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn off the function.

13. Turn off password encryption
Tap Authentication.
Tap Password.
Tap arrow left.

14. Enter outgoing port number
Tap Server Port and key in 587. (SMTP)
Tap Done.
Tap arrow left.

15. Turn off encryption of incoming email
Tap Advanced.
Tap the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn off the function.

16. Turn off password encryption
Tap Authentication.
Tap Password.
Tap arrow left.

17. Enter incoming port number
Tap Server Port and key in 110 (POP) or 143 (IMAP).
Tap arrow left.
Tap Done.

18. Select setting for retrieval of new email
Tap Fetch New Data.
Tap the indicator next to "Push" to turn the function on or off.
If you turn off the function, tap the required setting.
Tap the required email account and follow the instructions on the screen to select settings for the specific account.

19. Return to the home screen
Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.


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