Follow these steps to add a POP email account on your iPad:
1. Locate and press the Settings icon.
2. Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap Add Account.
3. Choose Other.
4. Press Add Mail Account.
5. Enter the following information:
- Name: Your display name.
- Email Address: The email address for the account you’re adding.
- Password: The password for the email account.
6. A Description will automatically appear, but you can change it if you like. When finished, press Next.
7. In this tutorial, we are creating a POP account, so ensure the POP option is selected here.
8. Enter your Incoming Mail Server settings:
- Host Name: (e.g.,
mail.yourdomainname.co.za) - User Name: Your email address.
- Password: Your email password.
9. Next, enter the Outgoing Mail Server settings:
- Host Name: (e.g.,
mail.yourdomainname.co.za) - User Name: Your email address.
- Password: Your email password.
10. When finished, press Save.
11. Success! The POP email account has been set up on your iPad, and you can see it listed under Accounts.
12. To return to the home screen, press the Home button on the iPad. To check your email, press the Mail icon (Note: the icon may be in a different location on your iPad).
13. If you have multiple email accounts set up on your iPad, they’ll all be listed here.
14. Select the email account we just set up, and any emails in your inbox will be displayed.
That’s it! You now know how to set up a POP email account on your iPad.
