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Apple iPhone & Apple iPod with iOS 7 (POP3)

Attention

This article contains instructions for an outdated version of iOS. Instructions for the latest version are available at:

Apple iPhone & Apple iPod with iOS 11 / iOS 12

 

To configure iPhone or iPod to receive and send email using our servers over POP3 and SMTP, you can follow the steps below. In this manual we are using example domain name and email address, so please make sure to replace:

Attention username@domain-name-example.com with your email address
domain-name-example.com with your domain name

 

1. On your iPhone's home screen, tap Settings.

Settings

 

2. Scroll down and tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

Mail, Contacts, Calendars

 

3. Tap Add Account.

Add Account

 

4. Tap Other -> Add Mail Account.

Other

Add Mail Account

 

5. In the Name field you should enter the name that would appear on the messages you send.
Enter username@domain-name-example.com in the Email field.
In the Password field you need to enter the current password for this particular mailbox.
In the Description field you need to add a short description of your account in your e-mail client. This name would show up only in your own mail program. You can set a name such as "Work Account", "Sales mail" or your name, for example.

New Account

Tap the Next button.

 

6. Tap POP.

POP

 

7. For Host Name in the Incoming Mail Server section use mail.domain-name-example.com (replace domain-name-example.com with your domain name).
Enter username@domain-name-example.com in the User name field (replace username@domain-name-example.com with your email address).
The Password field should be filled in for you from the previous screen.

Incoming Mail Server

 

8. Scroll to the Outgoing Mail Server section.
Tap the Host Name field and type in mail.domain-name-example.com (replace domain-name-example.com with your domain name).
Enter username@domain-name-example.com in the User Name field (replace username@domain-name-example.com with your email address).
In the Password field enter the current password for this particular mailbox.

Outgoing Mail Server

Tap the Save button at the top of the screen.

 

9. Mail will verify your settings by connecting to the server. You will need to have an active Internet connection for that.
At this point, you may receive a warning stating that Mail Cannot Verify Server Identity - tap Cancel, and then tap Yes if asked whether you want to continue setting up the account without SSL.

 

Tap Cancel on the Cannot Verify Server Identity warnings

 

 

 

10. Tap your account under Accounts.

 

Tap your account under Accounts

 

11. Scroll to the Outgoing Mail Server section.

12. Tap on the SMTP setting.

Outgoing Mail Server

 

13. Under Primary Server tap mail.domain-name-example.com.

Primary Server

 

14. Make sure that Use SSL is set to OFF and that Server Port is set to 587.

Make sure that Use SSL is set to OFF and that Server Port is set to 587

Tap on the Done button.

Tap on the back arrow button at the top of the page.

Tap on the back arrow button at the top of the page

 

15. Tap Advanced.

Advanced

 

16. Make sure that Use SSL is set to OFF, and that the Server Port is 110, then go back to the previous page.

Make sure that Use SSL is set to OFF, and that the Server Port is 110

Tap the Done button at the top right corner of the screen.

You can add additional email accounts by repeating the same procedure.