Important Points
- These instructions assume your email account has already been setup and is collecting email correctly.
- Take a note of any settings you change.
- Only change the items specified - you should not need to change either your email address, POP3 server, POP3 username / password.
- These instructions are only for Mac Mail Version 3.6 - OS X - for other email programs please see How To Setup inboxFX SMTP Server or contact us.
Instructions
- Open Mac Mail
- On the Mail menu - click 'Preferences'
- Select the 'Accounts' tab
- Select the 'Account Information' tab
- Select ‘Edit Server List’ from drop-down menu
- In the window that appears, select and highlight the current server from list provided
- Locate and click Minus (-) button immediately below window on left (this will remove the account)
- Locate and click Plus (+) button immediately below window on left
- At top of window double click on ‘Description” and add the name of the account (I.e. Admin)
- At top of window double click on “Server Name” and add the following into the field provided: smtp.inboxfx.com
- Enter Description into field provided below (i.e. Admin)
- Locate and click on ‘Advanced’ tab
- Select radio button ‘Use Custom Port’ and enter 2525 into Port Number field provided
- From ‘Authentication’ select “Password” from drop-down menu provided
- Enter your designated InboxFX username and passwords in the boxes provided
- Click ‘OK’ button
- Now go back to “Account Information” screen and locate “Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)” - check that the server being displayed matches the server you added.
- If box says “None” or displays an alternative server use the drop-down menu to locate the server name you just added
- Ensure the “Use only this server” box is ticked
All Done.