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Set Up E-mail on an iPad

Follow the steps below to set up your 1&1 e-mail account on your iPad, allowing you to access your 1&1 e-mail account wherever you go.

This article only applies to standard 1&1 e-mail accounts, not Exchange accounts.

The images used in the article below are based on the iOS 5.0 operating system.

Step 1

Please first make sure that your iPad has a connection, either via 3G or Wi-Fi. Then select theSettings icon from the home screen.

Step 2

Select Add Account from the Mail, Contacts, Calendars section.

Click the Settings icon

Step 3

For the e-mail account type, select Other.

Select Add Account

Step 4

Select Add Mail Account.

Select Add Mail Account

Step 5

Enter the required information:

Field	Data
Name	This is the name that will be shown when others receive your e-mail
Address	Your full e-mail address
Password	The password for your 1&1 e-mail address
Description	Your full e-mail address

When you are finished, click the Next button.

Enter the appropriate information and click Next

Step 6

The iPad will attempt to auto-detect the rest of your e-mail settings.

The iPad will attempt to auto-detect

Step 7

Most likely, you will need to fill out the remaining mail server information:

Field	Data
Incoming Mail Server Host Name	imap.1and1.com
Outgoing Mail Server Host Name	smtp.1and1.com
User Name	Your full e-mail address
Password	The password for your 1&1 e-mail address

Make sure that the account is set up as IMAP otherwise all e-mail will be downloaded to your iPad and you will not be able to view your e-mails from other devices.

When finished, click the Next button.

Enter the appropriate information and click Next

Step 8

The iPad will attempt to verify the settings once again...

The settings will need to be verified

Step 9

Once verified, you will be able to select which features of the e-mail account you want to sync with the iPad. At the very least, you must sync Mail to get your e-mails on the iPad.

When finished, click the Save button.

Sync Mail and click Save

Step 10

You should now be brought back to the Settings menu where you account has been added. You can now click on your account to change advanced settings such as saving mail sent from the iPad to the Sent folder of the e-mail server.