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Manually Creating a New Account in Mobile Apple Mail
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This article describes how to add your email to your iOS device.
For iPhone & iPod Touch
 
Use these instructions only if you have not synced your mail settings.
 
  
==Creating new account==
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==GusMail users==
1. Select '''"Settings"''' on the home screen of your iPhone or iPod Touch
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Please see our [https://gustavus.edu/gts/Google_Mail#Configuring_iOS_.28iPhones_and_iPads.29 Google Mail] web page for instructions on setting up GusMail on an IOS device.
  
[[Image:1HomeScreen.jpg]]
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[[Category:IOS]]
 
 
2. Select '''"Mail"''' from the list
 
 
 
[[Image:2SettingsHome.jpg]]
 
 
 
3. Touch '''"Add Account"'''
 
 
 
[[Image:3AddAccount.jpg]]
 
 
 
4. Select '''"Other"''' and then "'''IMAP'''":
 
 
 
[[Image:4E-mailTypeSelection.jpg]]
 
[[Image:5InitialAccountSetup.jpg]]
 
 
 
==Basic account settings==
 
5. A page with account information fields appears
 
Fill out the information fields as follows:
 
 
 
Account information
 
Name: Enter your full name as you would like it to appear on the messages that you send.
 
Address: Enter your full email address i.e. johndoe@gac.edu
 
Description: Name your account something descriptive such as "GAC e-mail".
 
Incoming Mail Server
 
Host Name: imap.gac.edu
 
User Name: yourusername i.e. johndoe
 
Password: your email password
 
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
 
Host Name: smtp-auth.gac.edu
 
User Name: yourusername i.e. same as "User Name" above
 
Password: your email password i.e. same as "Password" from above
 
 
 
[[Image:6DefaultGACInfo3.jpg]]
 
 
 
6. When you are done configuring your account touch '''"Save"''' at the top of the screen and you will be directed back to the '''"Mail Settings"''' page.
 
 
 
[[Image:9EditCurrentE-mailAccount.jpg]]
 
 
 
==Security settings==
 
7. Touch the '''"GAC e-mail"''' account which you just saved
 
Touch '''"Advanced"''' at the bottom to configure security options.
 
 
 
[[Image:10AdvancedButton.jpg]]
 
 
 
8. The Advanced Settings screen will appear.
 
Match these settings:
 
 
 
Mailbox Behaviors
 
Drafts Mailbox: Drafts
 
Sent Mailbox: Sent Messages
 
Deleted Mailbox: Trash
 
Deleted Messages
 
Remove: Never
 
Incoming Settings
 
Use SSL: On
 
Authentication: Password
 
IMAP Path Prefix: /
 
Server Port: 993
 
Outgoing Settings
 
Use SSL: On
 
Authentication: Password
 
Server Port: 465
 
 
 
[[Image:11InitialAdvancedScreen2.jpg]]
 
 
 
9. You are done configuring your mobile device for e-mail access.  Push your home button to get back to the home screen and start using the Apple Mobile Mail application.
 

Latest revision as of 14:16, 6 May 2020

This article describes how to add your email to your iOS device.

GusMail users

Please see our Google Mail web page for instructions on setting up GusMail on an IOS device.