Users
with Apple iOS devices that choose not to use the Exchange ActiveSync
add-on will need to configure their iOS device to retrieve messages
using either IMAP or POP3.
With POP3, your mail is saved in a mailbox on the remote server until
you check your mail. When you check your mail, all of the mail is
downloaded to your device and is no longer maintained on the server. If
you use POP3 and are traveling or check your mail from multiple
locations, you will not be able to view any of your old mail because the
messages only exist on the device/computer on which you originally
received your mail.
Follow these steps to create a POP3 connection to SmarterMail on an Apple iOS 4 device like the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch:
- On the iPhone, tap Settings.
- Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Tap Add Account.
- Tap Other.
- Tap Add Mail Account.
- Complete the Name, Address (email address), Password and Description fields.
- Click Next.
- Ensure POP is selected.
- Enter your incoming mail server information:
- Hostname is generally mail.yourdomainname.com. If you aren't sure, contact your email hosting company
- Username is your full email address
- Password is the same password used to access webmail.
- Enter your outgoing mail server information:
- Hostname is generally mail.yourdomainname.com. If you aren't sure, contact your email hosting company
- Username is your full email address
- Password is the same password used to access webmail.
- Tap Save.
- The iPhone will attempt to establish an SSL connection to your
POP and SMTP servers. If this succeeds, you will be done and can proceed
to step 13. If this fails, you will see the prompt, "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.
- Tap the account you just added (identified by your email address).
- Scroll down and tap the SMTP button.
- Select the server you just added, identified by the hostname from step 9.
- Select OFF for Use SSL.
- Select Password for Authentication
- Select 25 for Server Port.
- Tap the Done button to go back.
- Tap your email address to go back.
- Tap Advanced.
- Scroll down to Incoming Settings.
- Select OFF for Use SSL.
- Select Password for Authentication.
- Select 110 for Server Port.
- Tap your email address to go back.
- Tap Done to go back.
- Tap the Home button.
- Tap the Mail App to check your configuration.
Article ID: 1097, Created On: 1/17/2012, Modified: 4/26/2012