Setting Up iPhoneâ„¢ Email

Last Updated: 03-16-2009

Setting up an IMAP Email Account

  1. Select Settings / Mail, Contacts, Calendars / Add Account
  2. iPhone Add Account Screen

  3. Click 'Other', located at the bottom of the list.
  4. Enter the following information in the spaces provided:
    • Name - Enter your full first and last name, as you want it to be displayed in the emails you send.
    • Address - Enter your full email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com).
    • Description - Enter a descriptive name for your account (e.g., My Work Account). This description will be visible only to you.
  5. Click the 'Save' button.
  6. On the next screen, in both the 'Incoming Mail Server' and 'Outgoing Mail Server' sections, enter the following information:
    • Host Name - Enter the name of the secure email server: secure.emailsrvr.com
    • User Name - Enter your full email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com).
  7. iPhone Mail Servers Screen

  8. Click the 'Save' button.
  9. You will be returned to the 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars' screen. Click the name of the account you just created.
  10. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and click the 'Advanced' button.
  11. In the 'Mailbox Behaviors' section, you can "map" your iPhone email mailboxes to the associated folders stored on the email server. For each of the following mailboxes, click the arrow next to the folder name. A new window will appear, where you can select the associated "On the Server" folder:
    • Drafts Mailbox - Select "Drafts"
    • Sent Mailbox - Select "Sent"
    • Deleted Mailbox - Select "Trash"
  12. Mailbox Behaviors Screen
    On My iPhone Screen
  13. After completing these steps, you should be able to send and receive email successfully.