How to Configure IMAP Email on your iPhone

This article will help you create an IMAP email account on your iPhone

Jun. 29, 2014

Follow these steps to configure your Full Blown email account on your iPhone or iPad.

1. On the iPhone, click the Settings button.
2. Click Mail, Contacts, Calendars button.
3. Click Add Account button.
4. Click Other.
5. Complete the Name, Address (email address), Password and Description Fields
6. Click Save.
7. Ensure IMAP is selected.
8. Enter your Incoming Mail Server information
   • Hostname is mail.yourdomainname.com
   • Username is your full email address
   • Password is the same password used to access webmail.
9. Enter your Outgoing Mail Server information
   • Hostname is mail.yourdomainname.com
   • Username is your full email address
   • Password is the same password used to access webmail.
10. Click Save.
11. The iPhone will attempt to establish an SSL connection to your IMAP and SMTP servers.
    • If this fails, you will see a prompt "Do you want to try setting up the account without SSL."
    • Click No.
    • Click Save.
    • When prompted "This account may not be able to send or receive emails. Are you sure you want to save?", select Save.
12. Click the account you just added (identified by your email address)
13. Scroll down and click the SMTP (outgoing mail) button.
14. Select the server you just added, identified by the hostname from step 9a.
15. Select OFF for Use SSL.
16. Select Password for Authentication
17. Type 587 (or 25) for Server Port.
18. Click the SMTP button to go back.
19. Click your email address to go back.
20. Click Advanced.
21. Scroll down to Incoming Settings.
22. Select OFF for Use SSL.
23. Select Password for Authentication.
24. Type 143 for Server Port.
25. Click your email address to go back.
26. Click Mail to go back.
27. Hit the Home button.
28. Hit the Mail App to check your configuration. Send an email to yourself from your iPhone to see if you can send & receive mail.

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