Configuring the iPhone Mail Client to Work with Stanford Email (using IMAP)
There are two ways to configure your iPhone Mail application to sync to your Stanford email account—using an ActiveSync connection or using a standard IMAP connection. An ActiveSync connection pulls in your calendar and contacts in addition to your email. An IMAP connection can sync email messages only.
The iPhone can sync email messages to any number of IMAP accounts but it can only sync to one ActiveSync (Exchange or Zimbra) account at a time.
These instructions configure the iPhone Mail application to use a standard IMAP connection for mail transfer. Instructions for configuring the Mail application to use ActiveSync are also available.
Press the Home button to access the Home screen. Then:
- Tap the Settings icon.
- Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Tap Add Account.
- Tap Other.
- Tap Add Mail Account.
- Enter your full name and email address as you would like them to appear on outgoing messages, and your SUNet ID password. You can use the Description field to label the account with a unique identifier, e.g., “Jane Doe Stanford Mail.”
- Tap the Save button in the upper-right corner of the screen to move to the New Account dialog.
- IMAP should be selected by default. Scroll down and enter the
following values for your Incoming Mail Server:
- Host Name: sunetid.pobox.stanford.edu (replacing “sunetid” with your own SUNet ID)
- User Name: Your SUNet ID
- Password: This field is pre-populated with your SUNet ID password from step 5.
- Scroll down and enter the following values for your Outgoing Server:
- Host Name: smtp-roam.stanford.edu
- User Name: Your SUNet ID
- Password: Your SUNet ID password
- Tap the Save button in the upper-right corner of the screen. Mail will verify your account settings and return you to the Mail, Contacts, Calendars configuration screen.
- Tap your new account.
- Scroll down and tap Advanced.
- Scroll down and
verify the following Incoming Settings:
- Use SSL: ON
- Server Port: 993
- Authentication: Password
- Return to the configuration screen for your account by tapping the button in the upper-left corner of the screen. Scroll down to Outgoing Mail Server and tap SMTP.
- Tap the entry for smtp-roam.stanford.edu and verify the
following settings
- Use SSL: ON
- Server Port: 465
When finished, press the Home button and tap the Mail icon to test your settings. If you entered anything incorrectly you may receive a generic error message. Check your settings or try re-entering your password (the source of most errors).
