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Irvine OnLine Email Setup Instructions


If you will be accessing your Irvine OnLine email account from multiple devices, use the IMAP instructions below instead of the POP instructions.

To set up your Outlook Express or Windows Mail client to work as a "POP" server with Irvine OnLine Email:

  1. Open Outlook Express or Windows Mail.
  2. Click the Tools menu, and select Accounts.
  3. Click Add, and then click Mail.
  4. Enter your name in the Display Name field, and click Next.
  5. Enter your full Irvine OnLine email address including the @irvineonline.net in the email address field, and click Next. 
  6. Enter pop.gmail.com in the Incoming mail server field.
  7. Enter smtp.gmail.com in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field. Click Next.
  8. Enter your full email address including @irvineonline.net in the Account name field.
  9. Enter your email password in the Password field, and click Next
  10. Click Finish.
  11. Highlight pop.gmail.com under Account, and click Properties. 
  12. Click the Advanced tab.
  13. Fill in the following information:
    • Check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL) under Outgoing Mail (SMTP)
    • Enter 465 in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) field.
    • Under Outgoing Mail (SMTP), check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
    • Under Incoming mail (POP3), check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL). The port will change to 995.
  14. Return to the Servers tab, and check the box next to My server requires authentication.
  15. Click OK.

Congratulations! You're done configuring your client to send and retrieve Irvine OnLine messages.

 

 

To set up your Outlook Express or Windows Mail client to work as an "IMAP" server with Irvine OnLine Email:

  1. Enable IMAP in Gmail. Don't forget to click Save Changes when you're done.
  2. Open Outlook Express or Windows Mail.
  3. Click the Tools menu, and select Accounts.
  4. Click Add, and then click Mail.
  5. Enter your name in the 'Display name' field, and click Next.
  6. Enter your full email address including the @irvineonline.net in the 'Email address' field, and click Next. For 'My incoming mail server3 is a ______ server', please select IMAP in the drop-down menu.
  7. Enter 'imap.gmail.com' in the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server' field. Enter 'smtp.gmail.com' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server' field.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Enter your full email address including the @irvineonline.net in the 'Account name' field. Enter your password in the 'Password' field, and click Next.
  10. Click Finish.
  11. Highlight imap.gmail.com under Account, and click Properties.
  12. Click the Advanced tab.
  13. Under Outgoing Mail (SMTP), check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL).'
  14. Enter '465' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' field.
  15. Under Incoming mail (IMAP), check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)'. The port will change to '993'.
  16. Click the Servers tab, and check the box next to 'My server requires authentication.'
  17. Click OK

 

 

 

To set up your IPhone to work with Irvine OnLine Email:

If you're running software update 1.1.2, here's how to set up POP:

  1. Tap Mail from your iPhone's Home screen.
  2. Tap Gmail.
  3. Enter your name, your Irvine OnLine email address with the @irvineonline.net, and password in the appropriate fields.
  4. Tap Save. Now you're done!

If you're running software update 1.1.3, please note that tapping the 'Gmail' button will automatically configure Gmail IMAP. Here's how to set up POP:

  1. Tap Mail from your iPhone's Home screen.
  2. Tap Other.
  3. Select POP from the tab menu.
  4. Enter your name, email address, and password in the appropriate fields. The Address field should be your full email address including the @irvineonline.net. 
  5. Under Incoming Mail Server, fill in the Host Name field as 'pop.gmail.com.' Under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP), fill in the Host Name field as 'smtp.gmail.com.'
  6. Tap Save. Now you're done!

If you notice that POP access isn't working properly, please ensure that all your settings are correct by following these instructions:

  1. From the Home menu, tap Settings.
  2. Select your Gmail address.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and tap Advanced.
  4. Ensure that your settings are as follows:
      Incoming Uses SSL: ON
      Outgoing Uses SSL: ON
      Authentication: Password
      If you're accessing your Gmail from multiple POP clients, we recommend setting Use Recent Mode to ON. Heading