---
title: "Setting up an email in iOS (iPhone and iPad)"
canonical_url: "https://www.zone.eu/support/kb/setting-up-an-email-in-ios-iphone-and-ipad/"
post_type: "ht_kb"
published: "2016-05-02T07:54:15+00:00"
modified: "2026-02-19T15:18:22+00:00"
language: "en"
author: "Gustav"
taxonomies:
  ht_kb_category:
    - name: "E-mail programs"
      url: "https://www.zone.eu/support/kb-categories/e-mail-programs-en/"
  ht_kb_tag:
    - name: "Email"
      url: "https://www.zone.eu/support/kb-tags/e-post-eng/"
    - name: "iphone"
      url: "https://www.zone.eu/support/kb-tags/iphone/"
    - name: "ipad"
      url: "https://www.zone.eu/support/kb-tags/ipad/"
---

# Setting up an email in iOS (iPhone and iPad)

Zone has various email servers in use based on geographic location. To get the appropriate guide for your account, please enter your email address or domain name and click the `Check` button.

 CheckFollowing settings are compatible with you email account:

- Encrypted connection: **SSL**, **SSL/TLS** or **STARTTLS**
- Incoming mail server i.e **IMAP** server: **imap.nl.zone.eu** port **993**
- Incoming mail server i.e **POP3** server: **pop3.nl.zone.eu** port **995**
- Outgoing mail server i.e **SMTP** server: **smtp.nl.zone.eu** port **465 SSL/TLS** or **587 STARTTLS**

Following settings are compatible with you email account:

- Encrypted connection: **SSL**, **SSL/TLS** or **STARTTLS**
- Incoming mail server i.e **IMAP** server: **imap.zone.eu** port **993**
- Incoming mail server i.e **POP3** server: **pop3.zone.eu** port **995**
- Outgoing mail server i.e **SMTP** server: **smtp.zone.eu** port **465 SSL/TLS** or **587 STARTTLS**

Outgoing mail server requires authentication (username is email address, password is general or device specific).

1\. On your Home screen **tap** `Settings`, then `Apps`, `Mail`, `Mail Accounts` and `Add Account`. Enter your email address and click `Next`.

[![](https://www.zone.eu/static/sites/5/iphone1-840x1024.jpeg)](https://www.zone.eu/support/kb/setting-up-an-email-in-ios-iphone-and-ipad/screenshot-2/) Then click `Add Other Account`

[![](https://www.zone.eu/static/sites/5/iphone2-504x1024.jpeg)](https://www.zone.eu/support/kb/setting-up-an-email-in-ios-iphone-and-ipad/screenshot-3/) Choose `Mail Account`

[![](https://www.zone.eu/static/sites/5/iphone3-507x1024.jpeg)](https://www.zone.eu/support/kb/setting-up-an-email-in-ios-iphone-and-ipad/screenshot-4/) 2\. Then **add** email `account information`:

`Name:` **name and last name** `Email:` **Email address** `Password:` **Password for email account** `Description:` **If more than one email account are in use, then add a description of a particular email account.**

To save the information **click** `Next`.

[![](https://www.zone.eu/static/sites/5/iphone4-1024x946.jpeg)](https://www.zone.eu/support/kb/setting-up-an-email-in-ios-iphone-and-ipad/screenshot-5/)

**3. Setting up an incoming and outgoing mail servers**

**Choose** an account type **IMAP.**
`Host name:` **imap.nl.zone.eu
`User name:` **email address** `Password:` **password for email account**

`OUTGOING MAIL SERVER:`

`Host name:` **smtp.nl.zone.eu
`User name:` **email address** `Password:` **password for email account**

Then click `Next`

[![](https://www.zone.eu/static/sites/5/iphone5-509x1024.jpeg)](https://www.zone.eu/support/kb/setting-up-an-email-in-ios-iphone-and-ipad/screenshot-6/)

**4.** After the data is verified, **click** `Save`

[![](https://www.zone.eu/static/sites/5/iphone6-1024x770.jpeg)](https://www.zone.eu/support/kb/setting-up-an-email-in-ios-iphone-and-ipad/screenshot-7/)