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# Email Account Setup in MacMail OS X Yosemite

This tutorial will show you how to set cPanel email account in MacMail OS X Yosemite.

We will use test email account **test@sftest.com**. Check this [article](https://help.serverfreak.com/en/article/what-server-is-my-account-hosted-on-at-serverfreak-1j7j6pt/) to find out what server your account is hosted on. 


1. Select **Preferences** in **Mail** menu.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/1f03655f-d8fd-4e95-be90-d08b1e031c51.png)



2. Go to **Accounts** tab, and click on **+** icon
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3. Select **Add Other Mail Account** option
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4. In **Add a Mail Account** window enter your full name, email address and email account password, then click on **Create**
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/011a4a32-9244-4807-8162-8e6c89bdc52f.png)



5. Application will try to detect the settings automatically. Disregard the result, click on **Next**

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6. In the **Incoming Mail Server** screen select **POP** or **IMAP** protocol for **Account Type**, and enter your account details: 

**Mail Server:** server your account is hosted on 
**Username:** full email address 
**Password:** password for your email account 

Click on **Next** once the details are filled

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/c48243b8-2cfe-4c17-880a-24aea0d0857e.png)



7.  Mac Mail may require specifying additional settings at this point: 

**IMAP Path Prefix:** leave this field empty 
**Port:** 993 with SSL enabled or 143 without SSL for **IMAP protocol **
         995 with SSL enabled or 110 without SSL for **POP3 protocol **
**Authentication:** set to Password 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/4c8e4399-11ac-4168-b91b-298678a13b60.png)



8. In **Outgoing Mail Server** window, fill out the details as follows: 

**SMTP Server:** [server your account is hosted on ](https://help.serverfreak.com/en/article/what-server-is-my-account-hosted-on-at-serverfreak-1j7j6pt/)
**User Name:** full email address 
**Password:** password for your email account 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/fac7ccad-3819-4b8f-ab65-69051ee8ee98.png)


9. You might be prompted to configure additional settings on this stage. Details are to be as follows: 

**Port:** 465 with SSL enabled 
         26 or 587 with SSL disabled
 
**Authentication:** set to Password

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/a91dcf4e-e5e6-4ffb-89e6-2f5dfb349c45.png)




10. One last step is to configure **Advanced Server Settings**.

Go to **Accounts** and select the account in question. 

Then select **Account Information** tab and go to **Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)** section, click on **Edit SMTP Server List** option: 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/19b8e688-c145-4e1f-9383-1f416288c867.png)


Verify that your settings are as follows: 

Automatically detect and maintain account settings: should be switched off 
**Port: **465 with SSL enabled 
           26 or 587 with SSL disabled 
**Authentication:** set to Password 
**Allow insecure authentication: **should be switched on 
**User Name:** full email address 
**Password:** password for your email account 


![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/9b142018-d0a7-4b7f-9ee8-e815f702291f.png)