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This article describes how to add your email to your iOS device.
  
'''Manually Creating a New Account in Mobile Apple Mail'''
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==GusMail users==
'''Use these instructions only if you have not synced your mail settings in [[iTunes]].'''
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Please see our [/gts/Google_Mail#Configuring_iOS_.28iPhones_and_iPads.29 Google Mail] web page for instructions on setting up GusMail on an IOS device.
  
==Creating new account==
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[[Category:IOS]]
1. Select '''"Settings"''' on the home screen of your [[iPhone]], [[iPad]] or [[iPod Touch]]
 
 
 
[[Image:Ipadmail1.png|480px]]
 
 
 
2. Select '''"Mail, Contact, Calendars"''' from the list and select '''"Add Account"'''
 
 
 
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3. Select '''"Other"'''
 
 
 
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4. Select '''Add Mail Account'''
 
 
 
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==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 [[e-mail address]] i.e. johndoe@gustavus.edu
 
* Password: Your 鶹Ƶ e-mail password
 
* Description: Name your account something descriptive such as "鶹Ƶ".
 
 
 
[[Image:ipadmail5.png|480px]]
 
 
 
6. Select '''IMAP'''.
 
 
 
'''Incoming Mail Server'''
 
 
 
* Host Name: imap.gac.edu
 
* User Name: your [[鶹Ƶ username]] i.e. johndoe
 
* Password: your [[鶹Ƶ password]]
 
 
 
'''Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)'''
 
* Host Name: smtp-auth.gac.edu
 
* User Name: your [[鶹Ƶ username]] i.e. same as "User Name" above
 
* Password: your [[鶹Ƶ password]] i.e. same as "Password" from above
 
 
 
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7. Click '''Next'''
 
 
 
8. Click '''Save''' at the next screen to complete the mail setup. You will be directed back to the '''"Mail Settings"''' page.
 
 
 
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==Security settings==
 
7. Touch the '''"鶹Ƶ"''' account which you just saved.
 
 
 
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8. Select '''"yourusername@gustavus"''' at the bottom to configure security options.
 
 
 
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9. Select the '''Advanced''' button.
 
 
 
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10.  The Advanced Settings screen will appear
 
Fill out the information fields as follows:
 
 
 
'''Mailbox Behaviors'''
 
* Drafts Mailbox: Drafts
 
* Sent Mailbox: Sent Messages
 
* Deleted Mailbox: Deleted Messages
 
 
 
'''Deleted Messages'''
 
* Remove: After one week
 
* Incoming Settings
 
* Use SSL: On
 
* Authentication: Password
 
* IMAP Path Prefix: /
 
* Server Port: 993
 
[[Image:ipadmail13.png|480px]]
 
 
 
'''Outgoing Settings'''
 
*Use SSL: On
 
*Authentication: Password
 
*Server Port: 587
 
[[File:ipadmail10.png]]
 
 
 
 
 
10. 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.
 
 
 
[[Category:Apple]]
 

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.