Configuring Cox Business Email on Your iOS Device

Follow the steps below to enable your iOS device to send and receive Cox Business Email using IMAP or POP settings.

Note: For the steps to change the email server settings on your iOS device, see Changing Email Server Settings for Mail on iOS.

From the Home screen, tap Settings.

From the Settings screen, scroll down and tap Mail.

From the Mail screen, tap Accounts.

From the Accounts screen, tap Add Account.

From the Add Account screen, tap Other.

From the Add Account screen, complete the following steps.

1. Tap Add Mail Account.
2. From the New Account screen, enter your information in the following fields.
   • Name - Your full name as you want it displayed
   • Email
   • Password
   • Description - This will display in your Accounts list in the Settings
3. Scroll to the top right-hand side of the screen, tap Next.
   
   

From the New Account screen, complete the following steps.

1. Select either the Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) or Post Office Protocol (POP) tab.
   
   
   
   For further information, the table below outlines the differences between IMAP and POP.
   
   

   Server Type	Benefits
   IMAP	IMAP allows you to access your email wherever you are, from any device. When you read your email using IMAP, you aren't actually downloading or storing it on your computer. You can check your email from different devices, anywhere in the world: your phone, computer, or a friend's computer.
   POP	POP works by contacting your email service and downloading all of your new messages from it. Once they are downloaded onto your PC or Mac, they are deleted from the email service. This means that after the email is downloaded it can only be accessed using the same computer. If you try to access your email from a different device, the messages that have been previously downloaded won't be available to you.

2. From the IMAP or POP tab, enter the following information in the INCOMING MAIL SERVER and OUTGOING MAIL SERVER fields.
   
   

   Server Type	Details
   Incoming Mail	Enter your information in the following fields. Host Name - choose one of the following: IMAP - imap.coxmail.com, or POP – pop.coxmail.com User Name - Enter your email address. Password - Defaults to the previously-entered password. If not, re-enter password
   Outgoing Mail	Host Name – Enter smtp.coxmail.com

3. Tap Next.

From the IMAP or POP screen, tap Save.