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Set up your mobile phone for IMAP email
You can set up your mobile phone to send and receive email from your email accounts. Using IMAP, your email are kept on the server and are synchronised between all of your devices. It is therefore possible to access your email from different devices. Before you can set up your mobile phone for IMAP email, you need to set up your mobile phone for internet.
Find "Accounts"
Create new email account
Enter email address
Enter password
Select server type
Enter username
Enter incoming server
Turn off encryption of incoming email
Enter incoming port number
Enter outgoing server
Turn off encryption of outgoing email
Enter outgoing port number
Turn off SMTP authentication
Return to the home screen
Find "Email"
Turn email notifications on or off
Turn on email synchronisation
Enter account name
Enter sender name
Select settings for retrieval of new email
Return to the home screen
Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Tap the settings icon.
Tap Cloud and accounts.
Tap Accounts.
Tap Add account.
Tap Email.
Tap Email address and key in your email address.
Tap Password and key in the password for your email account.
Tap SIGN IN.
If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your mobile phone.
Tap IMAP account.
Tap the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email account.
Tap the field below "IMAP server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server. If Optus is your email provider, key in mail.optusnet.com.au as your incoming server.
Tap the drop down list below "Security type".
Tap None to turn off the function.
Tap the field below "Port" and key in 143.
Tap the field below "SMTP server" and key in smtp.optusnet.com.au.
Tap the drop down list below "Security type".
Tap None to turn off the function.
Tap the field below "Port" and key in 25.
Tap the indicator next to "Authentication required before sending emails" to turn off the function.
Tap SIGN IN.
Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.
Slide your finger upwards on the screen.
Tap Samsung.
Tap Email.
Slide your finger right starting form the left side of the screen.
Tap the settings icon.
Tap Notifications.
Tap the indicator next to the required email account to turn the function on or off.
Tap the Return key.
Tap the required account.
Tap the indicator next to "Sync account" to turn on the function.
Tap Account name.
Key in a name for the email account and tap OK.
Tap Your name.
Key in the required sender name and tap OK.
Tap Sync schedule.
Tap Set sync schedule.
Tap the required setting.
Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.
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