Auto configuration downloads necessary e-mail server settings so that you do not need to enter them manually.

4.Once Auto configuration has finished, tap Next.

5.Enter your name and your password.

If Auto configuration was successful, your user name is already entered and you can tap Next, and then Finish to complete setting up your account, or tap Options to access additional settings. For example:

Change the time intervals for downloading new messages.

Download attachments.

Limit the number of messages that are downloaded.

If Auto configuration is unsuccessful or you have an account you access using a VPN server connection, contact your ISP or network administrator for the following information and enter it manually:

Setting

Description

 

 

User name

Enter the user name assigned

 

to you by your ISP or network

 

administrator. This is often the

 

first part of your e-mail

 

address, which appears

 

before the at sign (@).

 

 

Password

Choose a strong password.

 

You have the option to save

 

your password so you do not

 

need to enter it each time you

 

connect to your e-mail server.

 

 

Domain

Not required for an account

 

with an ISP. May be required

 

for a work account.

 

 

Account type

Select POP3 or IMAP4.

 

 

Account name

Enter a unique name for the

 

account, such as Work or

 

Home. This name cannot be

 

changed later.

 

 

Incoming mail server

Enter the name of your e-mail

 

server (POP3 or IMAP4).

 

 

Outgoing mail server

Enter the name of your

 

outgoing e-mail server

 

(SMTP).

 

 

Require SSL connection

Select this to ensure you

 

always send e-mail from this

 

account using an SSL

 

connection. This enables you

 

to send personal information

 

more securely. Note that if

 

you select this and your ISP

 

does not support an SSL

 

connection, you will not be

 

able to send e-mail.

 

 

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