Configuring Your iPhone to Use VUmail

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Configuring Your iPhone to Use VUmail

Follow these steps to configure your iPhone to use Vanderbilt's VUmail e-mail system:

  1. If this is the first account you are setting up, tap the Mail icon. Otherwise from your iPhone's home screen select Settings > Mail > Add Account.
  2. Select Other > IMAP.
  3. Enter your name in the Name field and your Vanderbilt email address in the Address field.
  4. In the Description field, enter "Vanderbilt email" or the designation you choose.
  5. Configure Incoming Mail Server as follows:
    • Host Name: X.mail.vanderbilt.edu
      1. 'X' above represents the first letter of your VUnetID
    • Username: your VUnetID
    • Password: your epassword
  6. Configure Outgoing Mail Server as follows:
    • Host Name: X.smtp.vanderbilt.edu:25
      1. 'X' above represents the first letter of your VUnetID
    • User Name: leave this field blank
    • Password: leave this field blank
  7. Click Save.

    Note: If an error message displays, go to your iPhone home page and select Settings > Mail > Vanderbilt Email. Click Advanced near the
    bottom of the screen and ensure Incoming Uses SSL is set to On.
  8. Customize your mail settings as desired. A synopsis of Advanced options follows:
    • Mailbox Behaviors enables you to specify behaviors for drafts, sent, and deleted emails.
      1. Drafts Mailbox should be set to 'Drafts'
      2. Sent Mailbox should be set to 'Sent Items'
      3. Deleted Mailbox should be set to 'Trash'
    • Deleted Messages specifies how to handle deleted emails. Select a time period after which they will be removed, or select Never [remove].
    • Settings contains SSL options and allows you to specify your IMAP root level:
      • Incoming Uses SSL: On
      • Outgoing Uses SSL: Off
      • IMAP Path Prefix - leave at the default '/'

Support

iPhone support is available at http://www.apple.com. The following resources may be particularly helpful: