How do I set up my Blue Valley email on a smartphone?
Question
How do I set up my Blue Valley email on a smartphone?
Answer
To set up your Blue Valley email on an iPhone, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add New Account > Other
- Enter first, last name
- Email address
- Password
- Description will Auto Populate
- Select Next
- Select IMAP
- Incoming Host Name > mail.bluevalley.net
- Username (please use your full bluevalley.net email address)
- Password
- Outgoing Host Name > mail.bluevalley.net
- Username (even though it says optional, enter it anyway)
- Password (same as above)
- Select Next > Save > Save Again
Tip: SSL must be ON! Your email will not work if SSL is off. To ensure SSL is indeed off, go to:
- Settings
- Mail, Contacts, Calendars
- Blue Valley Account > Click on the Account
- Advanced Settings (make sure the SSL option is on)
To set up your Blue Valley email on an Android smartphone, follow these steps:
- Go to Email App > Select Other > Enter email address & password > Select Manual Setup > Select IMAP Account
- Username (please use your full bluevalley.net email address)
- Password
- Incoming IMAP Server > mail.bluevalley.net
- Port 993
- Security Type > None
- Select Next
- Outgoing SMTP Server > mail.bluevalley.net
- Port 587 or 465
- Security Type > SSL
- Require Sign in > Yes
- Select Next > Give the Account a Name > Select Done