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| iPhone | iPod | iPad | Mail Setup

Found in this article are the steps needed for the iPhone, the iPod, and theiPad mail setup for hostek.com MailServers.

  • NOTE: In this tutorial, we are using the domain sampledomain.com. Be sure to replace sampledomain.com, mail.sampledomain.com, and mail10.hostek.com with your domain in the proper fields.


Step - 1

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                                        *Select "Settings"                                                       *Select "Add Account"

Step - 2

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                                            *Select "Other"                                               *Enter your: 
                                                                                                                        - Name 
                                                                                                                         - (Full) Email Address 
                                                                                                                          - Password (Case-sensitive)
                                                                                                                           - (Custom) Description

Step - 3

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                * Select protocol type: IMAP or POP3.                                 * The fields: Name, Address, and Description, should have been already                                        
                 - We advise you to use IMAP.                                                             filled in due to your previous settings.  
                  - The selected one will be highlighted in blue.
                                                                           * Enter the Incoming MailServer settings:     * Enter your Outgoing MailServer settings:
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                 - Host Name: mail.sampledomain.com             - Host Name: mail.sampledomain.com 
                                                                                  - Username: (Full) Email Address               - Username: (Full) Email Address 
                                                                                   - Password: (Case-sensitive)                   - Password: (Case-sensitive)

Step - 4

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                 * If you use IMAP, It is possible to enable the following services.                             * Select "Advanced"

Step - 5

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                                * If you set IMAP connection you need to use the ports:  
                                                                                       - 993 (with SSL) or 143 (without SSL).                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                        - Please leave IMAP Path Prefix field empty.

Step Six

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Select "Save" (iPhone will attempt to verify the account information... this can take 1-2 minutes initially)

NOTE: You may get a message about "Secure Connection Failed"... just hit Continue (you'll likely then get the same message again, related to SMTP this time)... just hit Continue again.


Step Seven

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After the account is setup, go back into the account.


Step Eight

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Under the "Outgoing Mail Server" section select on "SMTP"


Step Nine

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Under "Primary Mail Server", enter the following:


- Set Use SSL to ON

- Set Authentication to "Password"

- Change Server Port to 465

NOTE: If you are on a VPS Mail Server, and there is no SSL Certificate for your mail server, than you will keep SSL switched OFF


Select on the "SMTP" at the top-left to go back, then select "Email Address" at the top-left to go back once more.

Step Ten

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Select "Advanced"

- Set "Use SSL" to ON

- Change Server Port to "993" for IMAP, "995" for POP.


Congratulations! Your new email account setup is complete. You may now re-enable your 'Wi-Fi' setting.

iPhone / iPod App for Control Panel

We have an iPhone App for the WCP (Windows Control Panel). You can review and download the app at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hostek/id497702422?ls=1&mt=8

iPhone / iPod App for Control Panel for Resellers

We have created a white label version of our iPhone App for the WCP for our Resellers. The white label app is called MochaPanel and can be branded by a reseller to have the reseller logo. The MochaPanel version for Resellers and Reseller customers can be found at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mochapanel/id503347627?ls=1&mt=8

iPhone Calendar sync with SmarterMail

NOTE: hostek.com is used in this example, so you will need to replace hostek.com with your domain.

On your iPhone do the following:

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Go to Mail, Contact, Calendars
  3. Go to Add Account...
  4. Select Other
  5. Select Add CalDAV Account
  6. Server: mail.hostek.com/webdav (NOTE: The /webdav part will disappear after you tap the User Name field)
  7. User Name: enter your full email address (see screen shot for example)
  8. Password: enter your password for this email address
  9. Description: Leave or change as desired
  10. Select Next (NOTE: You will get a message about the certificate not being verified. Just accept the certificate).
  11. That's it. You should get a message it verified the account.

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