Mail Client Manual Settings
Connecting your device to your mailbox is easy using the auto-configuration scripts available in your cPanel account (Email > Email Accounts > Manage an Account > Connect Devices). If you don’t have cPanel access, you can manually configure your mail client using the settings below.
IMPORTANT – substitute your domain name and email address for mine shown below.
IMAP or POP3?
Auto/Manual Setup & Typical Setup Mistakes
If your PC or device tries to automatically set up your account, allow it to try. If after auto-setup your email account is not working, then you’ll need to manually adjust your email account settings, referencing the settings above. The most common auto-setup problems are:
- Incorrect Incoming or Outgoing mailservers.
- Username is not your complete email address.
- Secure Login is checked, and shouldn’t be.
- Outgoing Mailserver requires authentication is not checked, and should be.
- Outgoing SMTP port is not correct.
- Attempting SSL setup, but do not have an SSL certificate installed.
Helpful Instructions for Email Account Setup and Maintenance
For step-by-step instructions on how to add/change email accounts on your particular PC, iPhone, iPad or smartphone, use your Help function or Google “how do I setup a POP email account on my …” to find the instructions you need. Here are some helpful references: