Mac Mail Email Account Setup Guide Print

Manually configuring Mac Mail

Note: You should make note of your email settings--see the cheat sheet below. Contact U.A.C Infotech Solutions if you’re having problems. During the setup process, you will need these details to complete the setup process. You can either print the sheet and write on it, or paste it into a text document and fill it in on your Mac. Keep the sheet for later reference in case you need it.

1. Open Mail (click it on the Dock or open it from the Applications folder).
2. If the "Welcome to Mail" assistant does not appear, choose Add Account from the File menu.
3. Fill in the Full Name, Email address, and Password fields.
   
   Note: Your email account password will be stored in Keychain to allow you to automatically log in to your email account when you open Mail.
4. Deselect "Automatically set up account" if it is enabled. Click Continue to proceed.
5. Choose  Account Type: POP3.
6. Give your account a useful description, such as "Anne's account" or "Juan's email account". It can be called whatever you want.
7. Enter your Incoming Mail Server,
   mail.yourdomainname. e.g mail.somedomain.com.au
8. User Name
   your full email address
9.  Password.
   Your email account password
   Click Continue to proceed.
10. If prompted, enter your Incoming Mail Security settings.
    security type: none
    authentication: select password
     Click Continue to proceed.
11. For Outgoing Mail Server, a useful description such as "Outgoing Mail Server" or " Outgoing Mail Server".
12. Enter the Outgoing Mail Server details
    mail.yourdomainname. e.g mail.somedomain.com.au
13. If necessary, select "Use Authentication" and enter your User Name and Password. Click Continue to proceed.
14. If prompted, enter your Outgoing Mail Security settings.
    security type: none
    authentication: password
     Click Continue to proceed.
15. Verify your settings in the Account Summary. Check "Take account online". Click "Create" to complete the process.