Setting up the iPhone/iPad with MyWashburn Email

  1. Step 1Touch "Settings" to begin .
  2. Step 2Select "Mail, Contacts, Calendars."
  3. Step 3Select "Add Account."
  4. Step 4Select "Other."
  5. Step 5Select "Add Mail Account."
  6. Step 6"Name" is what others see when you send an email. "Description" is the name you pick to describe your email on your device. Enter your MyWashburn email address and password. Select "Next. " (Your MyWashburn email account must already be activated prior to setting it up on any device)
  7. Step 7Select "IMAP" then scroll down to enter data for the Incoming and Outgoing Mail Servers.
  8. Step 8 Enter "mail.washburn.edu" as the Host Name for both the Incoming and Outgoing Mail Servers, as well as your username and password. Then select "Next."
  9. Step 9After it has successfully verified the account we can select "Save."
  10. Step 10Here we see our "Washburn" email account we just setup. There are a few more changes we need to make to the Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server settings. Select the account you just created.
  11. Step 11We want to go into the account settings. Select your Account name.
  12. Step 12Scroll down to "Outgoing Mail Server" and select " SMTP".
  13. Step 13Select "mail.washburn.edu" under "Primary Server."
  14. Step 14We want to scroll down and turn Use SSL to "ON" and change the Server Port to 465. Select "Done." This returns you to the SMTP screen. Then select the "Account" button at the top left which takes you back to the Account information screen.
  15. Step 15Select "Advanced."
  16. Step 16We want to confirm that Use SSL is set to "ON" and that the Server Port is 993. These are usually set correctly but it doesn't hurt to double check. Click on "Account" and then click "Done." Now try sending an email to yourself to test you are able to send and recieve email from your device.