How To Setup A New Email Account On Apple Mac Print

Follow these steps to add a new email account or an additional email account on your Mac:

• Open Mail on your Mac.

• Select Add Account. If this is your first email account setup on your Mac, it will automatically redirect you to the Add Account window.

• Choose Add Other Mail Account at the end of the default list displayed.

• Click Continue.

• Enter the following information:

  • Full Name: The name you wish to display as the sender.
  • Email Address: The email address you have set up with your ISP.
  • Password: The password for the above email address.

• Click Next.

• You may receive an Account must be manually configured message because Mail will attempt to contact the mail default server, which will not work. Click Next.

• Enter the following information for the Incoming Mail Server:

  • Mail Server: mail.yourdomainname.co.za (or your IP address).
  • User Name: Your email address.
  • Password: Your email password.

• Click Next.

• For the Incoming Mail Server additional details:

  • Path Prefix: Leave this text box blank.
  • Port: Based on your settings:
    • IMAP: 143 (use 993 for SSL)
    • POP3: 110 (use 995 for SSL)
  • SSL Checkbox: Tick this box if you wish to use SSL encryption, and select the appropriate port.
  • Authentication: Must be set to Password from the drop-down menu.

• Click Next.

• Enter the following information for the Outgoing Mail Server:

  • SMTP Server: mail.yourdomainname.co.za (or your IP address).
  • User Name: Your email address.
  • Password: Your email password.

• Click Create.

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• On the Mail menu, select Preferences.

• Select the Accounts tab.

• Choose your new email account from the left-hand column.

• Select the Advanced tab.

• Uncheck Automatically detect and maintain account settings.

• Navigate back to the Accounts tab.

• From the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) drop-down menu, select Edit SMTP Server List.

• Select the Advanced tab.

• Uncheck Automatically detect and maintain account settings.

• Set the Port to 587 (without SSL) or 465 (with SSL), as many ISPs block the default port 25.

• Authentication: Select Password from the drop-down menu.

• Check Allow insecure authentication.

  • Note: If you do not see this option, you may need to update Apple Mail or macOS to the latest version.

• Click OK.

Now your email account is set up on your Apple Mac!