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How to setup email account in Mac Mail

by | Jan 27, 2014

Choose Preferences, from the Mail menu.
The Mail Menu
Select Preferences.
Click on the Accounts tab.
On the Accounts window, click the + sign.
Create a new Account
Account Settings

New Account Creation Window
Enter your Full Name, or as you would like it to appear on your sent email.
Enter your Email Address.
Enter your email account’s Password.
Click the Next button.

Incoming Mail Server

When entering the information for your Incoming Mail Server you will need to decide if you would like to use POP3 or IMAP POP3 will download and remove all of the emails from our server, where as IMAP will synchronize the emails between your email client(s) and our server. IMAP is recommended if you will be using this email account with multiple devices.

Mail – Account Type
Choose your account type. You may select either POP or IMAP.

POP3: POP3 will download the emails from the server and store them on your phone.
IMAP: IMAP will store the emails on the server and show a cached copy on your phone.
Exchange: Exchange is not supported as it requires a Microsoft Exchange server

Give this account a description for quick reference.
Please enter your Incoming mail server.

POP3 server with SSL webmail.globalmcs.net Port 995 (Recommended)
POP3 server mail.globalmcs.net Port 110

or

IMAP server with SSL webmail.globalmcs.net Port 993 (Recommended)
IMAP server mail.globalmcs.net Port 143

 

Enter your full email address as the User Name.
Enter the Password of your email account.

Click Next.

Outgoing Mail Server

Outgoing Mail Server Window
Enter a Description for your Outgoing Mail Server.
The Outgoing Mail Server is the same as your incoming mail server.

SMTP server with SSL webmail.globalmcs.net Port 465 (Recommended)
SMTP server mail.globalmcs.net Port 25

Check the Use Authentication box.
Enter your full email address as the User Name.
Enter the Password of your email account.
Click the Next button.
Complete the Setup Process

Account Summary Page
Verify that the information in the Account Summary window is correct and click Next

Mail is now correctly configured to send and receive emails.

How to setup email account in Mac Mail was last modified: July 8th, 2024 by Global MCS, LLC

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