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Apple iPhone

  1. Select Settings.
  2. Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
  3. Select Add Account...
  4. Select Other.
  5. In the 'New Account' section, enter the following:


    Your Name: The name you want to be displayed to people you email
    Address: The email address you want to be displayed to people you email
    Password: The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail
    Description: A description for your reference (we normally just use the email address again)

    When finished, select Save

  6. On the next screen, select IMAP then scroll down the page to the 'Incoming Mail Server' section.
  7. In the 'Incoming Mail Server' section, enter the following:


    Host Name: pop.powerpanel.co.uk
    User Name: Your email address
    Password: The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail

  8. Scroll down the page to the 'Outgoing Mail Server' section and enter the following:


    Host Name: mail.powerpanel.co.uk
    User Name: Your email address
    Password:The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail

    When finished, select Save

Your iPhone is now ready to send and receive email!


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Apple Mail (Leopard)

  1. Click the Mail icon in the Dock.


    If you are launching Mail for the first time, it prompts you to set up an account. If you already have an account in Mail, and wish to add another account for your Daily.co.uk email, open the Mail application and follow the menu path Mail, Preferences & Accounts, then click on the + (plus) sign in the lower-left corner.

  2. In the Welcome to Mail window, fill in the following fields:


    Full Name: Your Name
    Email Address: The email address your are setting up the account for
    Password:The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail

    Click Continue.

  3. In the Incoming Mail Server section, fill in the following fields:


    Account Type: POP3
    Description: A description for the mail account
    Incoming Mail Server: pop.powerpanel.co.uk
    User Name: Your full email address
    Password:The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail

    Click Continue.

  4. In the Incoming Mail Security windows, make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is ticked and that Authentication: is set to Password.


    Click Continue.

  5. On the Outgoing Mail Server screen, fill in the followin sections:


    Description: A description for the mail account you are creating
    Outgoing Mail Server: mail.powerpanel.co.uk
    Use only this server: Ticked
    Use Authentication: Ticked
    User Name: Your full email address
    Password:The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail

    Click Continue.

  6. Make sure the settings on the Account Summary screen match the details in this article and that SSL: on is set for Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server.


    Click Create to finish creating your account and save the settings.


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Microsoft Outlook Express

  1. Open your Outlook Express, go to the Tools menu and select Accounts...
  2. Select the Add button on the right and then Mail in the menu that appears.
  3. This will now take you through the set-up wizard. You start by enterring your name (this is the name you want to be displayed on the emails you send out) and then selecting Next.
  4. Next enter your email address and select next.
  5. You now enter the connection details:


    Incoming Server: POP3
    Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: pop.powerpanel.co.uk
    Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: mail.powerpanel.co.uk

    Then select next.

  6. You now enter your login details:


    Account name: Your email address
    Password:The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail

    Then select next and finish to return to your account screen

  7. Your email account will now display in the mail tab. You now need to select the properties button.
  8. Select the Servers tab and ensure the check box is ticked for My server requires authentication at the bottom of the page.
  9. Select the Advanced tab.


    If you connect to the Internet using AOL, BT Internet or Orange, then please change the number in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) box from 25 to 587. If you do not connect with any of these ISPs, then you can leave this section alone unless you experience any problems in sending.

    If you want to leave a copy of your emails on the server (usually if you want to read your emails from more than one computer) then tick the Leave a copy of messages on the server. This is optional and we recommend that if selecting this option then you regularly delete any old emails to stop your mail box running out of space.

  10. Your email is now ready to send and receive. You can select OK to exit the new account wizard and return to your main page.


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Microsoft Outlook 2003

  1. Open your Outlook 2003, go to the Tools menu and select E-mail Accounts...
  2. Select Add a new e-mail account and select Next.
  3. Select POP3 and select Next.
  4. You can now enter your email account details:


    Your Name: This is the name you want to be displayed on the emails you send out
    E-mail Address: Your email address
    User Name: This will be your email address again
    Password: The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail
    Incoming mail server (POP3): pop.powerpanel.co.uk
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mail.powerpanel.co.uk

    Once you have entered your details, select More Settings...

  5. Select the Outgoing Server tab and ensure the check box is ticked for My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
  6. Select the Advanced tab.


    If you connect to the Internet using AOL, BT Internet or Orange, then please change the number in the Outgoing Server (SMTP) box from 25 to 587. If you do not connect with any of these ISPs, then you can leave this section alone unless you experience any problems in sending.

    If you want to leave a copy of your emails on the server (usually if you want to read your emails from more than one computer) then tick the Leave a copy of messages on the server. This is optional and we recommend that if selecting this option then you regularly delete any old emails to stop your mail box running out of space.

  7. Your email is now ready to send and receive. You can select OK, Next and Finish to exit the new account wizard and return to your main page.


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Microsoft Outlook 2007

  1. Open your Outlook 2007, go to the Tools menu and select Account Settings...
  2. The first tab which will already be selected is the E-mail tab. Select New..
  3. Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and select Next (there is no need to fill in the fields above).
  4. Select Internet E-mail and select Next.
  5. You can now enter your email account details:


    Your Name: This is the name you want to be displayed on the emails you send out.
    E-mail Address: Your email address.
    Account Type: POP3
    Incoming mail server (POP3): pop.powerpanel.co.uk
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mail.powerpanel.co.uk
    User Name: This will be your email address again
    Password:The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail

    Once you have entered your details, select More Settings...

  6. Select the Outgoing Server tab and ensure the check box is ticked for My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
  7. Select the Advanced tab.


    If you connect to the Internet using AOL, BT Internet or Orange, then please change the number in the Outgoing Server (SMTP) box from 25 to 587. If you do not connect with any of these ISPs, then you can leave this section alone unless you experience any problems in sending.

    If you want to leave a copy of your emails on the server (usually if you want to read your emails from more than one computer) then tick the Leave a copy of messages on the server. This is optional and we recommend that if selecting this option then you regularly delete any old emails to stop your mail box running out of space.

  8. Your email is now ready to send and receive. You can select OK, Next and Finish to exit the new account wizard and return to your main page.


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Thunderbird

  1. In the Thunderbird Tools menu click on Account settings...
  2. Click the Add Account... button.
  3. In the Account Wizard select Email account and click Next.
  4. Enter Your Name and the email address you are setting up the connection for, then click Next.
  5. Select POP as the incoming server type. In the Incoming Server box type in pop.powerpanel.co.uk then click Next.
  6. Type your full email address in the Incoming User Name: field then click Next.
  7. Type in a name for your account in the Account Name: text box. Click Next then Finish on the next screen.
  8. In the Account Settings box, highlight Outgoing Server (SMTP) and click Add.
  9. In the SMTP Server dialog box, make sure the following settings are correct:


    Description: A descriptive name for your account
    Server Name: mail.powerpanel.co.uk
    Port: 25 (some Internet Service Providers, such as AOL, BT Internet and Orange block this and use port 587 instead).
    User name and password: Ticked
    User Name: Your full email address
    Use secure connection: TLS if available

  10. Click OK in the SMTP Server dialogue box, then OK in the Account settings window.


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Vista Mail

  1. Open your Windows Mail, go to the Tools menu and select E-mail Accounts...
  2. Select Add.
  3. Select e-mail Account and select Next.
  4. Enter your name in the box (this is the name you want to be displayed on the emails you send out) and select Next.
  5. Enter your email address and select Next.
  6. You can now set up your e-mail servers:


    Incoming e-mail server type: You can leave this as POP3
    Incoming mail server (POP3): pop.powerpanel.co.uk
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mail.powerpanel.co.uk

    Once you have entered your details, please ensure you tick the box beside Outgoing server requires authentication. Then select Next.

  7. You will now be on the Internet Mail Login screen:


    E-mail username: This will be your email address
    Password:The mailbox password assigned to you or set by you in WebMail

    Select Next.

    You have now set-up your Windows Vista mail to send / receive.

    You do have two more optional settings however:

  8. Go back to the Tools menu and select E-mail Accounts... You will now see your new email account listed as pop.powerpanel.co.uk.


    Select this mail account and then select the Properties button.

  9. In the new window that appears, select the Advanced tab.


    Outgoing mail (SMTP): This will be 25 however you can change this to 587 (if you connect to the Internet with certain ISP's such as AOL, BT Internet or Orange then you will need to change this to 587 or you will be unable to send email)
    Leave a copy of messages on the server: If you want to read your emails from more than one computer, or still use your webmail then tick this box. Please note that if selecting this option then you should regularly delete any old emails to stop your mail box running out of space.


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