Configure Apple Mail Print

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To watch a one minute video about how to set up your Apple Mail, click here.
  1. Open Mail (click it on the Dock or open it from the Applications folder).
  2. If the "Welcome to Mail" assistant does not appear, choose Add Account from the File menu.
  3. Fill in the Full Name, Email address, and Password fields
  4. Deselect "Automatically set up account" if it is enabled. Click Continue to proceed.
  5. Choose the proper Account Type? - we prefer that you use POP.
  6. Give your account a useful description, such as "My Mail" or "CNC Mail". It can be called whatever you want.
  7. Enter your Incoming Mail Server, User Name and Password. Click Continue to proceed.
    *** The incoming mail server for ConnectNC users will be mail.connectnc.com and for hosting customers it will be mail.domainname.com replacing domainname.com with your actual domain name.
  8. If prompted, enter your Incoming Mail Security settings. Click Continue to proceed.
  9. For Outgoing Mail Server, a useful description such as "ConnectNC" or "Domain Name".
  10. Enter the Outgoing Mail Server details.
    *** The outgoing mail server for ConnectNC users will be mail.connectnc.com and for hosting customers it will be mail.domainname.com replacing domainname.com with your actual domain name.
  11. Select "Use Authentication" and enter your User Name and Password. Click Continue to proceed.
  12. If prompted, enter your Outgoing Mail Security settings. Click Continue to proceed.
  13. Verify your settings in the Account Summary. Check "Take account online". Click "Create" to complete the process.

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