Mac OS X Mail Setup

[Method 1 for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard): Welcome to Mail]

Please make sure that you have your Cruzio Login Information before starting these directions.

• Method 1 for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard): Welcome to Mail
• Method 2 for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard): Mail Preferences
• Method 1 for Mac OS X 10.1-10.4: Welcome to Mail
• Method 2 for Mac OS X 10.1-10.4: Mail Preferences

Mail Setup for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

If you are setting up Mail on this computer for the first time, use Method 1. If you wish to make changes to existing settings, use Method 2.

Method 1 for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard): Welcome to Mail

1. Open Mail (the postage stamp icon in your Dock).
2. If you have never entered any email settings on this computer, you will be shown a window titled "Welcome to Mail." If you do not see this window, use Method 2, below.

3. In the Full Name box, enter your name as you would like it to appear in your outgoing email messages.

   Enter your Email Address and Email Password from your Cruzio Login Information.

   If a checkbox titled "Automatically set up account" checkbox appears, deselect it.

4. In the Account Type menu, select POP.

   In the Description box, enter anything you like. We recommend entering your full email address.

   Enter the Incoming Mail Server from your Cruzio Login Information.

   Mail should fill out the User Name and Password boxes for you. If not, enter your Email Login and Email Password from your Cruzio Login Information.

   Click Continue. If a message saying "Checking connection to mail server" appears, click Cancel and then click Continue again to proceed.

5. In the Description box, enter the Outgoing Mail Server from your Cruzio Login Information.

   In the Outgoing Mail Server box, also enter the Outgoing Mail Server from your Cruzio Login Information. You may leave the checkbox labeled "Use only this server" selected. (Note: If you use an Internet Service Provider other than Cruzio for your Internet access, you need to use their SMTP setting instead.)

   Ignore the Use Authentication section and click Continue. If a message saying "Checking connection to mail server" appears, click Cancel and then click Continue again to proceed.

6. In the Outgoing Mail Security window, ignore the "use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" checkbox and click Continue.

   Deselect the checkbox titled "Take account online." Click Create.

7. In the menu, choose Mail -> Preferences. Click the Accounts icon. Select your new account in the left pane. On the right, select the Advanced tab. Deselect the Use SSL checkbox. Close the Accounts window, clicking Save when prompted.
8. Connect to the Internet. In the Mail menu, go to Mailbox -> Get New Mail and choose your new account.

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Method 2 for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard): Mail Preferences

1. Open Mail (the postage stamp icon in your Dock). In the menu, choose Mail -> Preferences. Click the Accounts icon.
2. Click the plus sign button in the lower left-hand corner.

3. In the Full Name box, enter your name as you would like it to appear in your outgoing email messages.

   Enter your Email Address and Email Password from your Cruzio Login Information.

   Click Continue.

4. In the Account Type menu, choose POP.

   In the Description box, enter anything you like. We recommend entering your full email address.

   Enter the Incoming Mail Server from your Cruzio Login Information.

   Mail should fill out the User Name and Password boxes for you. If not, enter your Email Login and Email Password from your Cruzio Login Information.

   Click Continue. If a message saying "Checking connection to mail server" appears, click Cancel and then click Continue again to proceed.

5. In the Description box, enter the Outgoing Mail Server from your Cruzio Login Information.

   In the Outgoing Mail Server box, also enter the Outgoing Mail Server from your Cruzio Login Information. (Note: If you use an Internet Service Provider other than Cruzio for your Internet access, you need to use their SMTP setting instead.)

   Leave the Use Authentication checkbox unselected.

   Click Continue. If a message saying "Checking connection to mail server" appears, click Cancel and then click Continue again to proceed.

6. Leave the Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) checkbox unselected. Click Continue.
7. Deselect the checkbox titled "Take account online." Click Create.
8. Select your new account in the left pane. On the right, select the Advanced tab. Deselect the Use SSL checkbox. Close the Accounts window, clicking Save when prompted.
9. Connect to the Internet. In the Mail menu, go to Mailbox -> Get New Mail and choose your new account.

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Mail Setup for Mac OS X 10.1-10.4 (Puma, Jaguar, Panther or Tiger)

If you are configuring Mail on this computer for the first time, use Method 1. If you wish to make changes to existing settings, use Method 2.

Note: The Mail program for Mac OS X 10.1 uses slightly different wording, which will be noted in parentheses.

Method 1 for Mac OS X 10.1-10.4: Welcome to Mail

1. Launch Mail. To do this, click on the postage stamp icon in your Dock. The Dock is usually located at the side or bottom of your screen.
2. If you have never entered any email settings on this computer, you will be shown a window titled "Welcome to Mail" (on 10.1, it is titled "Mail Setup"). If you do not see this window, use Method 2, below.
3. In the "Your Name:" box, enter your name as you would like it to appear on the email you send out.
4. In the "Email Address:" box, enter the "Email Address" from your Cruzio Login Information.
5. In the "Incoming Mail Server:" box, enter the "Incoming (POP) Mail Server" from your Cruzio Login Information.
6. Next to "Mail Server Type:", select "POP".
7. In the "User Name:" box (on 10.1, the "User Account ID:" box), enter the "Email Login" (not your "Dialup Login", not your "Email Address") from your Cruzio Login Information. (For example, if your email address is "mary@cruzio.com", your email login is "mary".)
In the "Password:" box, enter the "Email Password" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet. In the "Outgoing Mail Server" box (on 10.1, the "Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server" box), enter the "Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet. (Note: If you use an Internet Service Provider other than Cruzio for your Internet access, you need to use their SMTP setting instead.) Click "OK". You will be shown a window called "Import Mailboxes". After the question, "Would you like to import mailboxes from another email client?" click either the "No" or the "Yes" button. If you have previously used another email client on this computer, click "Yes". After "select email client:" select the client that you used before from the list. Click on the button with the double right angle brackets, and then click again on the next button with double right angle brackets. Mail will import your mailboxes and messages from the client you specified. To check for new mail, you must first be connected to the Internet. When you are connected to the Internet, either click on the "Get Mail" icon, or from the menu, choose "Mailbox -> Get New Mail".

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Method 2 for Mac OS X 10.1-10.4: Mail Preferences

1. Launch Mail. To do this, click on the postage stamp icon in your Dock. The Dock is usually located at the side or bottom of your screen.
2. Under the "Mail" menu, choose "Preferences".
3. In the "Mail Preferences" window, select "Accounts".
4. Click the "Add Account" button (on 10.1, the "Create Account" button).
5. Select the "Account Information" tab.
6. Under the "Account Type:" popup menu, select "POP Account".
7. In the "Description:" box, enter any description you wish.
8. In the "Email Address:" box, enter the "Email Address" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet.
9. In the "Full name:" box, enter your name as you would like it to appear on the email you send out.
10. In the "Incoming Mail Server:" box (on 10.1, the "Host Name:" box), enter the "Incoming (POP) Mail Server" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet.
11. In the "User Name:" box, enter the "Email Login" (not your "Dialup Login", not your "Email Address") from your Cruzio Login Information sheet. (For example, if your email address is "mary@cruzio.com", your email login is "mary".)
12. In the "Password:" box, enter the "Email Password" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet.
13. From the "Outgoing Mail Server" popup menu, select "Add Server..." (on 10.1, skip this and go directly to the next sentence). In the "Outgoing Mail Server" box, enter the "Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server" from your Cruzio Login Information sheet and click "OK". (on 10.1, make sure that "use authentication when sending mail" is unchecked.) (Note: If you use an Internet Service Provider other than Cruzio for your Internet access, you need to use their SMTP setting instead.)
14. Select the "Advanced" tab (on 10.1, the "Account Options" tab).
15. Check the boxes next to "Enable this account" and "Include this account when checking for new mail".
16. Unless you want to save copies of your email messages on the Cruzio mail server, check "Remove copy from server after retrieving a message" (on 10.1, the checkbox says "Delete messages on server after downloading").
17. Make sure "use SSL" is unchecked (on 10.1, this checkbox does not appear).
18. Click "OK".
19. In the Mail Preferences window, from the "Check for new mail:" popup menu (on 10.1, from the "Check accounts for new mail:" popup menu), select the option desired (Manually, Every minute, etc.). Close the Mail Preferences window.
20. To check for new mail, you must first be connected to the Internet. When you are connected to the Internet, either click on the "Get Mail" icon, or from the menu, choose "Mailbox -> Get New Mail".

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