Setting up an email account on iPhone or iPad

In order to add an email account to your mobile iOS device you will need to go through the following steps:

1. Tap Settings

2. Scroll down and tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

3. Tap Add Account.

4. Select “Other” for the email account provider:

5. Add the Settings

Username: Full email address (i.e. example@example.co.uk)

Password: The corresponding password for the email account

Incoming mail server settings

Server: mail3.gridhost.co.uk
Protocol: IMAP

Port: 993

Outgoing server supports SSL: Yes

Outgoing mail server settings

Server: mail3.gridhost.co.uk
Protocol: SMTP

Port: 465

Outgoing server supports SSL: Yes

Note: The device will say that the Username and Password for the outgoing mail server are optional, however you will need to set them in order for the email account to function properly.

Once you’ve done that, click ‘Advanced‘

Set the IMAP Path Prefix to INBOX

Save that, and your iPhone is now set up to use your cloud hosting email account.