SmarterMail IMAP Setup

Follow our screenshots to have Smartermail IMAP Setup on your device. These instructions were made from an IOS 13.3.1 device. This config is applicable to the SmarterMail email plans.

Key Pieces of Information Required

  • Email Address
  • Email Password – best way is to check by logging into webmail.
  • Server Name: mail2.hosting.ca
  • For IMAP:
    • IMAP Incoming Port: 993 SSL Encryption or 143 TLS Encryption
  • For POP:
    • POP Incoming Port: 995 SSL Encryption
  • SMTP Outgoing Port: 587 TLS Encryption or 465 SSL Encryption works too

Setting up on an iOS Device

1. Click the Settings Icon

2. Select Passwords & Accounts

ios add imap account

3. Select Add Account

4. Select Other

5. Select “Add Mail Account”

6. Enter in the details, and select NEXT when done

7. It will ask you to enter in the server settings. Selext Next when done.

INCOMING MAIL SERVER:
HOST NAME: mail2.hosting.ca
USERNAME – email address
PASSWORD – email password

OUTGOING MAIL SERVER:
HOST NAME: mail2.hosting.ca
USERNAME: email address
PASSWORD: email password

8. Once the details have verified, it will ask you to save the settings. Make sure the Mail icon toggle is GREEN and enabled. Select Save to save your new mailbox.

Now your account has been added.

Seeing SMTP Settings

If you would like to see the SMTP settings, you can go to the new account you created. Go to the settings of the mailbox to check the SMTP server settings. Select the “mail2.hosting.ca” outgoing mail server. Without these settings your SmarterMail IMAP setup will not work.

Make sure the primary server mail2.hosting.ca is set to ON. Select it to see the details.

Next make sure the settings are all configured as below.

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