Mac Email Setup

Configuration for MACINTOSH (Mac OS X, Outlook Express)

Mac OS X Mail

1. Start by opening up the Macintosh Mail program.

2. Select the Mail menu from the top navigation bar, and then select Preferences.

3. In the Accounts window, click Add Account in the upper right-hand corner of this window.

4. Select the Account Information tab.

5. Click on the Account Type pull-down menu and select POP.

6. In the Description field, enter a brief description that will help you quickly identify this e-mail account.

7. Enter your full e-mail address (including the @yourdomain.com suffix) into the Email Address field.

8. In the Full Name field, enter the name you would like your recipients to see in the From field of e-mails that you send.

9. Type your incoming mail server. This was supplied in your welcome email.

10. In the User Name field, enter your full e-mail address again (including the @yourdomain.com suffix). 

11. Enter the password for this e-mail account into the Password field.

12. Select the Outgoing Mail Server pull-down menu.  If you have no servers added yet, select Add Server.  If you have an outgoing server set-up already that you’d like to edit, select the server name using the pull-down menu and then click the Options button found immediately beneath the menu.

13. Type your Outgoing Mail Server.

14. If in step 13 you used your Internet Provider’s SMTP server you can go on to step 16.

15. If you chose to use Arken's SMTP server in step 13, please use the following instructions to complete your e-mail account setup:

1. First, set the Outgoing Server Port to 25.

2. Check the box next to Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

3. Under the Authentication pull-down menu, select Password.

4. Next, enter your username (i.e. your full e-mail address) into the User Name field, followed by your password in the Password field. 

5. Click OK to close this window and continue setting up your mail.

16.  Now, select the Advanced tab.

17. Click the Enable this Account check box. This will allow you to be able to send and receive mail on this account. Make sure that the incoming mail port is set to 110 and that the Authentication field is set to Password.

18. Click OK to complete setting up your e-mail.

    
    

Outlook Express

1. Start by opening Outlook Express.

2. Select the Tools menu from the top navigation bar, and then select Accounts.

3. Click on the New tab. The Account Setup Assistant should now open.

4. In the Display Name field, enter the name you would like your recipients to see in the From field of e-mails that you send.

5. Click on the right arrow to continue.

6. In the E-mail Address field, enter your full e-mail address.

7. Click on the right arrow to continue.

8. Select POP from the “My incoming mail server is a(n) … server” drop-down menu.

9. Type your incoming and outgoing mail server. This was supplied in your welcome email.

10. Click the right arrow to continue.

11. In the Account ID field, type your account name. NOTE: the account name is your entire e-mail address, including the @yourdomain.com suffix.

12. Type your password in the Password field.

13. Click on the right arrow to continue.

14. In the Account name field, enter your full e-mail address, including the @yourdomain.com suffix.

15. If in step 9 you used your Internet Provider’s SMTP server, click on Finish, and your e-mail client is now configured.

16. If you chose to use Arken's SMTP server in step 9, please use the following instructions to complete your e-mail account setup.

1. Click Configure account manually.

2. Under the Sending Mail header, go to “Click here for advanced sending options”

3. Check the box next to the “SMTP server requires authentication” field. 

4. Select the radio button next to “Use same settings as incoming mail server”.

5. Click Finish to complete your e-mail client configuration.