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Samsung Galaxy Note7

Android 6.0
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Set up your phone for Telstra Mail

You can set up your phone to send and receive email from your Telstra email account. Remember, you need to set up your phone for internet and create a Telstra email account.
Select an alternative email configuration:
- Set up your phone for POP3 email
- Set up your phone for Exchange email

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Cloud and accounts.
Press Accounts.
Press Add account.
Press Email.
Press Email address and key in your Telstra email address.
Press Password and key in the password for your Telstra email account.
Press MANUAL SETUP.
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 phone.
Press IMAP ACCOUNT.
Press the field below
Press the field below
imap.telstra.com
Press the drop down list below
Press SSL to turn on the function.
Press the field below
993
Press the field below
smtp.telstra.com
Press the drop down list below
Press SSL to turn on the function.
Press the field below
465
Press Authentication required before sending emails to turn on the function.
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
Press Apps.
Press Samsung.
Press Email.
Press the menu icon.
Press Settings.
Press the required email account.
Press Sync account to turn on the function.
Press Account name and key in the required name.
Press OK.
Press Your name and key in your name.
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 "Accounts"
    • Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Cloud and accounts.
    • Press Accounts.
  • 2
    Create new email account
    • Press Add account.
    • Press Email.
  • 3
    Enter email address
    • Press Email address and key in your Telstra email address.
      E.g. user@bigpond.com, user@bigpond.net.au or user@telstra.com.
  • 4
    Enter password
    • Press Password and key in the password for your Telstra email account.
    • Press MANUAL SETUP.
    • 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 phone.
  • 5
    Select server type
    • Press IMAP ACCOUNT.
  • 6
    Enter username
    • Press the field below "User name" and key in the username for your Telstra email account.
      The username for your Telstra email account is your email address, e.g. user@bigpond.com, user@bigpond.net.au or user@telstra.com.
  • 7
    Enter incoming server
    • Press the field below "IMAP server" and key in imap.telstra.com.
  • 8
    Turn on encryption of incoming email
    • Press the drop down list below "Security type".
    • Press SSL to turn on the function.
  • 9
    Enter incoming port
    • Press the field below "Port" and key in 993.
  • 10
    Enter outgoing server
    • Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in smtp.telstra.com.
  • 11
    Turn on encryption of outgoing email
    • Press the drop down list below "Security type".
    • Press SSL to turn on the function.
  • 12
    Enter outgoing port
    • Press the field below "Port" and key in 465.
  • 13
    Turn on SMTP authentication
    • Press Authentication required before sending emails to turn on the function.
    • Press the field below "User name" and key in the username for your Telstra email account.
      The username for your Telstra email account is your email address, e.g. user@bigpond.com, user@bigpond.net.au or user@telstra.com.
    • Press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your Telstra email account.
  • 14
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
  • 15
    Find "Email"
    • Press Apps.
    • Press Samsung.
    • Press Email.
  • 16
    Turn on email synchronisation
    • Press the menu icon.
    • Press Settings.
    • Press the required email account.
    • Press Sync account to turn on the function.
  • 17
    Enter email account name
    • Press Account name and key in the required name.
    • Press OK.
  • 18
    Key in sender name
    • Press Your name and key in your name.
    • Press OK.
  • 19
    Select settings 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.