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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2

Android 7.1
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Set up your tablet for POP3 email

You can set up your tablet to send and receive email from your email accounts. To set up your tablet for POP3 email, you need to set up your tablet for internet.
Select an alternative email configuration:
- Set up your tablet for IMAP email
- Set up your tablet for Telstra Mail
- Set up your tablet for Exchange email

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Cloud and accounts.
Press Add account.
Press Email.
Press Email address and key in your email address.
Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
Press SIGN IN.
If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your tablet.
Press POP3 account.
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press the field below
110
Press the drop down list below
Press Never to keep email on the server when you delete them on your tablet.
Press When deleted from Inbox to delete email on the server when you delete them on your tablet.
Press the field below
Press the field below
25
Press the indicator next to
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press SIGN IN.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
Slide your finger upwards on the screen.
Press Samsung.
Press Email.
Slide your finger right starting from the left side of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Notifications.
Press the indicator next to the required email account to turn the function on or off.
Slide your finger right starting from the left side of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press the indicator next to
Press Account name.
Key in the required name and press OK.
Press Your name.
Key in the required sender name and press OK.
Press Sync schedule.
Press Set sync schedule.
Press the required setting.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
  • 1
    Find "Cloud and accounts"
    • Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Cloud and accounts.
  • 2
    Create new email account
    • Press Add account.
    • Press Email.
  • 3
    Enter email address
    • Press Email address and key in your email address.
  • 4
    Enter password
    • Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
    • Press SIGN IN.
    • If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your tablet.
  • 5
    Select server type
    • Press POP3 account.
  • 6
    Enter username
    • Press the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email account.
  • 7
    Enter incoming server
    • Press the field below "POP3 server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.
  • 8
    Enter incoming port
    • Press the field below "Port" and key in 110.
  • 9
    Turn deletion of email on server on or off
    • Press the drop down list below "Delete email from server".
    • Press Never to keep email on the server when you delete them on your tablet.
    • Press When deleted from Inbox to delete email on the server when you delete them on your tablet.
  • 10
    Enter outgoing server
    • Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.
  • 11
    Enter outgoing port
    • Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.
  • 12
    Turn on SMTP authentication
    • Press the indicator next to "Authentication required before sending emails" to turn on the function.
    • Press the field below "Username" and key in the username of your email provider's outgoing server.
    • Press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email provider's outgoing server.
    • Press SIGN IN.
  • 13
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
  • 14
    Find "Email"
    • Slide your finger upwards on the screen.
    • Press Samsung.
    • Press Email.
  • 15
    Turn email notifications on or off
    • Slide your finger right starting from the left side of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Notifications.
    • Press the indicator next to the required email account to turn the function on or off.
  • 16
    Turn on email synchronisation
    • Slide your finger right starting from the left side of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press the indicator next to "Sync account" to turn on the function.
  • 17
    Enter email account name
    • Press Account name.
    • Key in the required name and press OK.
  • 18
    Key in sender name
    • Press Your name.
    • Key in the required sender name and press OK.
  • 19
    Select setting for retrieval of new email
    • Press Sync schedule.
    • Press Set sync schedule.
    • Press the required setting.
  • 20
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.