Configuring an email address on Android via the Gmail app

Last updated 12th March 2018

Objective

You can configure MX Plan email addresses on email clients, if they are compatible. By doing so, you can use your email address through your preferred device.

Find out how to configure an MX Plan email address on Android, via the Gmail app.

Requirements

• You need to have an MX Plan email address (included in the MX Plan solution and in OVHcloud web hosting plans).
• You need to have the Gmail app installed on your device. You can install the app from the Google Play Store.
• You need to have the required credentials for the email address you would like to configure.

Instructions

Step 1: Add the account

On your device’s homepage, open the Gmail app. You can add an account in two different ways:

• If no account has been set: Tap through the welcome screen, and tap Add email address. Next, choose Other.

• If an account has already been set: Tap the three-line icon on the top left-hand corner, then the arrow icon to the right of the of the account name that has already been set. Next, tap Add account, and choose Other.

Enter your email address, then click Next.

When you choose your account type, we recommend selecting IMAP. However, you can still select POP. Please note that if you choose this, your emails will be stored locally on your Gmail app, so this is not a recommended option if you check your emails using a variety of email applications.

Enter your email password, then click Next.

Enter the incoming server settings:

Information	Description
Username	Enter your full email address.
Password	Enter the password for your email address.
Server	Enter the server “ssl0.ovh.net”.

Tap Next, then enter the outgoing server settings:

Information	Description
Request a connection	Ensure that this button is enabled.
Username	Enter your full email address.
Password	Enter the password for your email address.
SMTP server	Enter the server “ssl0.ovh.net”.

Then tap Next. If all the information you have entered is correct, you will be able to log in to your account straight away.

Enter the account options, then tap Next. You can now set a name for this account, so that it can be distinguished from any other accounts associated with your app. You can also set the display name, which will appear when you send emails. Once you have done this, tap Next.

To check that the account has been correctly configured, you can send a test email.

If you need to enter any settings manually in your account preferences, the technical settings you will need to use with our MX Plan solution are listed below:

• for IMAP configuration

Server type	Server name	Security type	Port
Incoming	ssl0.ovh.net	SSL/TLS	993
Outgoing	ssl0.ovh.net	SSL/TLS	465

• for POP configuration

Server type	Server name	Security type	Port
Incoming	ssl0.ovh.net	SSL/TLS	995
Outgoing	ssl0.ovh.net	SSL/TLS	465

Step 2: Use the email address

Once you have configured your email address, you can start using it! You can now send and receive emails.

OVHcloud also has a web application you can use to access your email account from your browser, via the following address: https://www.ovh.co.uk/mail/. You can log in using your email credentials.

Go further

Configuring an Email Pro account on Android via the Gmail app.

Configuring an Exchange account on Android via the Gmail app.

Join our community of users on https://community.ovh.com/en/.

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