How to Set Up Email on on iOS Devices
This article will show you how to setup email on your iOS 7 based device.
These settings will work on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. While the screen shots are from an iPhone running iOS 7 the same settings should work on any iOS device.
These settings will work on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. While the screen shots are from an iPhone running iOS 7 the same settings should work on any iOS device.
Tap Setting
Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-settings.png)
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-settings.png)
Add Mail Account
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-add-mail-account.png)
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-add-mail-account.png)
Choose Other
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-add-account-other.png)
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-add-account-other.png)
New Account Information
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-new-account-general.png)
Enter your Name
Enter your email address as the Address
Enter the password for your email address
Tap Next
Incoming Mail Server
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-imap-settings.png)
Host Name: This is typically your domain name preceded by "mail.". Example: mail.yourdomain.ae
User Name: Your email address.
Password: The password for your email address.
Outgoing Mail Server
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-smtp-settings.png)
Although iOS may indicate these fields as optional, please enter your full email address and password
Host Name: This is the same as the incoming server.
User Name: This is required and again is your email address.
Password: The password for your email address.
Tap Next.
Cannot Verify Server Identity
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-ssl-mismatch.png)
This error message it is due to the SSL certificate being used for the mail server is *.aeserver.com. To use the SSL Certificate simply click Continue.
How to store Sent, Drafts and Trash on the server
To do this please go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
Choose your email account
Tap Advanced
Under Mailbox Behaviors choose the mailbox you wish to configure
.![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-mailbox-behavior.png)
.
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-mailbox-behavior.png)
Choose the corresponding folder on the server you wish to save the email in
![](https://my.theplanet.com.sa/ma/ios7-imap-folder-server.png)
Repeat the above steps for any other folders you wish to store on the server.