Mac OS X: Setting up an account in Mail
The standard E-mail client for Mac is Mail
Setting up an Exchange account in Mail (only for employees with an Outlook membership)
1. Go to Mail -> Accounts...
2. Choose Exchange and press Continue
3. Enter your name, e-mail address and password. Press Continue
4. Enter an account description, your UiB username and password. The server Address is kalender.uib.no. Press Continue
5. Proof read the info and press Continue
6. Choose the apps to use with your account and press Done
Setting up IMAP account in Mail as an employee
1. Go to Mail -> Accounts...
2. Choose Add Other Mail Account... and press Continue
3. Insert your name, your E-mail address and password. Press Create
4. You will get a message saying Account must be manually configure, press Create one more time
5. Incoming Mail Server Info:
Account Type: IMAP Mail Server : imap.uib.no User Name : Your UiB Username Password : Your UiB password
SMTP Server : smtp.uib.no User Name : Leave empty Password : Leave empty
Note: Login might take a while
7. To send messages outside UiB, see Advanced settings in IMAP
Setting up IMAP account in Mail as a student
1. Go to Mail -> Accounts...
2. Choose Add Other Mail Account... and press Continue
3. Insert your name, your E-mail address and password. Press Create
4. You will get a message saying Account must be manually configured, pressCreate one more time
5. Incoming Mail Server Info:
Account Type: IMAP Mail Server : imap.student.uib.no User Name : Your UiB Username Password : Your UiB password
6. Outgoing Mail Server Info:
SMTP Server : smtp.student.uib.no User Name : Leave empty Password : Leave empty
Note: Login might take a while
7. If you are asked for the Port for Outgoing Mail Server Info, setting shall be as followed:
Port : 465 Authenti... : Password Make sure "Use SSL" is checked
8. To send messages outside UiB, see Advanced settings in IMAP
Advanced settings for IMAP
1. Go to Mail -> Preferences
2. Go to Accounts, choose the appropriate account in the menu to the left.
3. Outgoing Mail Server SMTP: -> Choose Edit SMTP Server List
4. Check the settings:
Use custom port: 465 Check Use Secure Sockets Layer(SSL) Authentication: Password User Name: Your UiB User name Password: Your UiB Password
5. Go to Advanced, fill in the following:
IMAP Path Prefix: Leave empty Port: 993 Authentication: Password.