Email

Students

If you own a smartphone such as an iPhone, Blackberry, or Android, you can probably use the built-in mail application on your phone to connect to APSU's LiveMail email application. Please follow the general instructions below to establish a connection.

1. Go to your mail application and add a new account.
2. Choose either IMAP or Exchange ActiveSync as the connection type.
3. Enter your email address such as "jsmith34@my.apsu.edu" and your password.
   1. Note: Your password is initially set to the six-digit date of your birth.
4. If your phone asks for an Incoming Mail Server Host Name, enter m.outlook.com
5. Use the settings below for IMAP or External SMTP server:
   
   1. External IMAP setting:
      Server name: pod51000.outlook.com
      Port: 993
      Encryption method: SSL
   2. External SMTP setting:
      Server name: pod51000.outlook.com
      Port: 587
      Encryption method: TLS

For further information on connecting specific phones to the APSU LiveMail email system, please check out the full set of Microsoft instructions at: http://help.outlook.com/en-us/140/cc825479.aspx

Faculty and Staff Instructions

If you're a faculty or staff member using an iPhone or an iPod and want to connect to your Exchange email, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Under the Settings menu select "Mail, Contacts, and Calendars".
3. Add Account.
4. Select "Microsoft Exchange".
5. Enter your @apsu.edu email address and "apsu" as the domain.
   Example: smithj@apsu.edu
   Domain: apsu
   Username: smithj
   Password: (Your A-number is the default. Be sure to capitalize the "A")
6. If you are asked for either an "incoming mail server" or an "outgoing mail/SMTP server" name, use "owa.apsu.edu".
7. Click "Next" and finish the new account setup.