Webhosting and mail box with cPanel
1.1. Objective
Configure your email address in the Mail application for Windows.
1.2. Requirements
• You need to have an email address in OVS Corp Web Hosting plans.
• You need to have the Mail app installed on your device.
• You need to have the required credentials for the email address you would like to configure.
1.3. Instructions
1.3.1. Launch the Mail application on your device,
1.3.2. There will be 2 scenarios:
• When you open the app for the first time: A window will appear, asking you to Add account.
• If an account has already been set up: If you've used the Mail app before, at the bottom of the left navigation pane, select Settings ,
1.3.4. Select Add account.
1.3.5. Choose Advanced Setup.
1.3.6. Choose Internet email account.
1.3.7. Enter the following information in the Advanced setup window.
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Information |
Description |
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Mail address |
Enter your full email address. |
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Username |
Enter your full email address. |
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Password |
Enter the password for your email address. |
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User name |
Enter a name that will distinguish this account from any other accounts shown in your Mail app. |
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Send your messages using this name |
Enter the name that you wish to be displayed in the sender field when sending emails from this address. |
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Incoming email server |
Enter the server “whm3.ovscorp.net”. |
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Account type |
We recommend using IMAP4. You can also select POP (in which emails are stored locally on your Mail app) in the drop-down menu. |
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Outgoing email server |
Enter the server “whm3.ovscorp.net”. |
Make sure that the checkboxes are ticked
for the following options:
Outgoing server requires authentication
Use the same user name and password for sending mail
Require SSL for incoming email
Require SSL for outgoing email
Once you have entered this information, click Sign in. If all the information you have entered is correct, you will be able to log in to your account straight away.
To check that the account has been correctly configured, you can send a test email.
1.4. Use the email address
Once you have configured your email address, you can start using it! You can now send and receive emails.
OVS Corp also has a web application you can use to access your email account from your browser. You can access this application via the following address: https://whm3.ovscorp.net/roundcube/.You can log in using your email credentials.
Once you have configured your email address, you can start using it! You can now send and receive emails.
OVS Corp also has a web application you can use to access your email account from your browser. You can access this application via the following address: https://whm3.ovscorp.net/roundcube/.You can log in using your email credentials.