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How to Set Up Email on on iOS Devices
This article will show you how to setup email on your iOS 7 based device.
These settings will work on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. While the screen shots are from an iPhone running iOS 7 the same settings should work on any iOS device.
 
 
Tap Setting
Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars                                                                  
 


 Add Mail Account   
                                                                                          


    Choose Other      
                                                                                           
 
    New Account Information
                                                                                                                                         
Enter your Name
Enter your email address as the Address
Enter the password for your email address
Tap Next
Incoming Mail Server
                                                                                                                                       
 
Host Name: This is typically your domain name preceded by "mail.". Example: mail.yourdomain.ae
User Name: Your email address.
Password: The password for your email address.
Outgoing Mail Server
                                                                                                                                           


Although iOS may indicate these fields as optional, please enter your full email address and password
Host Name: This is the same as the incoming server.
User Name: This is required and again is your email address.
Password: The password for your email address.
Tap Next.
Cannot Verify Server Identity
                                                                                                                                           


This error message it is due to the SSL certificate being used for the mail server is *.aeserver.com. To use the SSL Certificate simply click Continue.

How to store Sent, Drafts and Trash on the server
To do this please go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
Choose your email account
Tap Advanced
Under Mailbox Behaviors choose the mailbox you wish to configure     
          

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Choose the corresponding folder on the server you wish to save the email in

Repeat the above steps for any other folders you wish to store on the server.

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