How to setup email on Apple iPhone

Follow the steps below to set up your domain emails address on your Apple iPhone mobile device:

  • Open Settings on the iPhone mobile device.
  • Scroll down, Select ‘Passwords and Accounts’.
  • Select ‘Add Account’.
  • Various email options will appear, select ‘Other’.
  • Under Mail, select ‘Add Mail Account’.
  • Enter your full name.
  • Enter your email address.
  • Enter the password for your email address.
  • Select the type of mail account you want, IMAP or POP. We suggest you use IMAP.
  • Select ‘Next’ at the top right to continue.
  • Scroll down to enter the ‘Incoming mail server’ settings.
    Host Name - mail(dot)the domain name. eg:mail.yourdomainname.co.za
    Username - enter your email address and the
    Password - enter the password.
  • Scroll down to enter the ‘Outgoing mail server’ settings.
    Host Name - mail(dot)the domain name. eg:mail.yourdomainname.co.za
    Username - enter your email address and the
    Password - enter the password.
  • Select ‘Next’.
  • Your account details will be verified, and blue ticks will display once verification is complete.
  • Select ‘Save’.

You can now go to your mail application and your new mailbox has been added.

Server ports:

  • IMAP uses port 993 with SSL secure encryption and port 143 for non SSL encryption.
  • POP uses port 995 with SSL secure encryption and port 110 for non SSL encryption.
  • SMTP uses port 465 with SSL secure encryption and port 587 or 25 for non SSL encryption.