Email Client Configuration settings
| Outbound Server SMTP (STARTTLS) | us2.smtp.mailhostbox.com | Port 25/587 |
| Inbound Server IMAP (SSL) | us2.imap.mailhostbox.com | Port 993 |
| Inbound Server POP (SSL) | us2.pop.mailhostbox.com | Port 995 |
Configuring your Email Client
Now that you have located and identified the settings you need, you can proceed to configure your Email Client accordingly. Based on which product you have with us viz. Free Email, Business Email, or Enterprise Email, you can use the above-mentioned configurations: SSL hostnames or Non-SSL hostnames to configure your Email Account on the Email Client of your choice.
Outlook 2016
This section will take you through a step-by-step guide on how to configure your Email Account with us on Microsoft Outlook 2016.
Note: We will be configuring the email account using SSL Hostnames for SMTP and IMAP protocols.
Step 1: Launch Microsoft Outlook 2016 on your computer. If you are launching it for the first time, you will directly see the window as shown below. If you have already configured some other email accounts on Outlook already, you can click on File Menu > Add Account to see the window as shown below.
Enter your Email Address
Check the box that reads “Let me set up my account manually”
Click on Connect
Step 2: Select POP or IMAP depending upon the Incoming Protocol you prefer. In this article, we have selected IMAP.
Step 3: Refer to the tables in the Email Client Configuration settings section above and based on your preferences, enter the respective hostnames, port numbers, and encryption methods for the Incoming Mail and Outgoing Mail servers.
Step 4: Enter the password for your email account with us and click on Connect.
Step 5: Your email account has been configured successfully!
Click on Done to conclude the process.
Step 6: You can now send and receive emails on your Email Client.
Outlook 2019
This section will take you through a step-by-step guide on how to configure your Email Account with us on Microsoft Outlook 2019. The process is similar to that of Microsoft Outlook 2016 with a few changes in UI.
Note: We will be configuring the email account using SSL Hostnames for SMTP and IMAP protocols.
Step 1: Launch Microsoft Outlook 2019 on your computer. If you are launching it for the first time, you will directly see the window as shown below. If you have already configured some other email accounts on Outlook already, you can click on File Menu > Add Account to see the window as shown below.
Enter your Email Address
Check the box that reads “Let me set up my account manually”
Click on Connect
Step 2: Select POP or IMAP depending upon the Incoming Protocol you prefer. In this article, we have selected IMAP.
Step 3: Refer to the tables in the Locating the Email Client Configuration settings section above and based on your preferences, enter the respective hostnames, port numbers, and encryption methods for the Incoming Mail and Outgoing Mail servers.
Click on Next.
Step 4: Enter the password for your email account with us and click on Connect.
Step 5: Your email account has been configured successfully!
Click on Done to conclude the process.
Step 6: You can now send and receive emails on your Email Client.
Set up POP or IMAP account in Outlook for Android
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In Outlook for Android, go to Settings > Add Account > Add Email Account.
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Enter email address. Tap Continue. When asked to select an email provider, choose IMAP or POP3.
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Toggle Advanced settings on and enter your password and server settings.
IMAP Incoming Mail Server:
- Server: us2.imap.mailhostbox.com
- Port: 993
- Secure Connection Type: SSL/TLS
POP Incoming Mail Server:
- Server: us2.pop.mailhostbox.com
- Port: 995
- Secure Connection Type: SSL/TLS
SMTP Configuration:
- Do not change the username or password.
- Scroll down and update the SMTP outbound mail server to us2.smtp.mailhostbox.com and change the port to 587.
- Secure connection Type : StartTLS
Click Continue.
