Connect to VPN before beginning the set-up process for Mail.
If you have already opened your mail program before now and are not greeted with the Welcome screen, follow these steps to access the New Account Window.
Select Preferences from the Mail menu.
Click on the "Accounts" button to get the accounts window.
Click on the plus sign to add an account.
If you have already configured your BSU account, please skip to the next section, otherwise continue here to configure your BSU account.
To configure Mail, you first must open the application.
If this is your first time using Mail, you are presented with the opening screen. If you already are using Mail to check another email, please skip ahead.
Enter your information as shown in the General Information image below.
Account Type: IMAP
Account Description: BSU Email
Full Name: "Your Full Name Here"
Email Address: "Your Email Address Here"
Click Continue
Next, you will see Incoming Mail Server.
Incoming Mail Server: webmail.bsu.edu
User Name: BSU email name
Password: BSU email password
Click Continue
Next, you will see the Outgoing Mail Server window.
Enter your information in this window as follows:
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.bsu.edu
Check the Use Authentiation box.
User Name: Your BSU user name
Password: Your BSU password
This step may take some time to complete, so be patient.
Sometimes, you will get the option to set outgoing mail security. Follow the steps below to set that security. If y ou do not get that option, skip this step and move on to the next step.
Click Continue when it appears.
You will then be prompted to import messages from other email clients. If you have used another email client previously to Mail (webmail, hotmail, etc. do not count), click yes. Otherwise click No.
You may be asked for you password. Type in your password for your machine (this is the same password you type when you run software updates or download software).
You will then be presented with a Conclusion screen. Select to import your mailboxes so that everything you have stored in your Webmail account appears in your Apple Mail account.
The next Welcome screen will ask if you want to learn the features of the mail program. If you are interested, select "yes", if not, just click "no." If you wish to learn more about the Mail program you can always view "What's new" from the help menu.
To add a second account, go to "File" and select "Add Account." Follow the above steps to add another IMAP account or follow the directions from your POP mail service.
Finally, you are at the main screen.
To add the searchable database of BSU's email users, please see our KB article Address Book and Searchable BSU Email Database.