Email Setup for iPhone

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Setting up your email on Apple iOS

You will need your incoming mail server, outgoing mail server, full email address, and your email password. The
default settings are listed below.

Step 1: Go to your phone Settings.

Step 2: Swipe up to Passwords & Accounts.

Step 3: Tap Add Account.

Step 4: Select Other

Step 5: Tap Add Mail Account.

Step 6: Fill in the following information:

  • Name: How you want your name to appear in emails (example: Jane Test)
  • Email: Your full mailbox address (example: test@example.com)
  • Password: Your mailbox password
  • Description: Distinguish this email connection from others you might have set up on your
    Apple device.

Step 7: Select Next.

Step 8: Choose IMAP. IMAP synchronizes the email on your phone with the contents of
your account on the server.

Step 9: Fill in the following information.

IMAP

  • Name: The name to display on your email

  • Email: Your full mailbox address.
  • Description: Distinguish this email connection from others you might have set up on your Apple device.
  • Incoming Mail Server: IMAP.
  • Host Name: mail.domain.co.za
  • User Name: Your full email address.
  • Password: Your email account password.
  • Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) Host Name: mail.domain.co.za
  • User Name: Your full email address.
  • Password: Your email account password

Step 10: Tap Save.

Step 11: Go back to Accounts and select the newly set up email to input the port numbers.

Step 12: Swipe up and tap Advanced.

Step 13: Fill in the following information:

  • Use SSL: toggle the slide button to switch on and off SSL.
  • Authentication: Password.
  • S/MIME: Off
  • Server Port: 993

Step 14: Go back to the previous page and tap SMTP.

Step 15: Go to the Outgoing Primary Server.

Step 16: Fill in the following information:

  • Server: On
  • Host Name: mail.domain.co.za
  • User Name: Your full email address
  • Password: Your email account password 
  • Use SSL: Off
  • Authentication: Password
  • Server Port: 465

Step 17: On the top right corner, hit Done.

Step 18: Go back to the email account settings page and tap Done.

Step 19: Select Continue if you get a message stating that the server identity could not be verified.

The email setup for your Apple Device is now complete. You can view your messages through your device’s Mail app.

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