Set up your email
Add your MailDots mailbox to any device in a few steps. The easiest way is webmail — no setup at all. To use a mail app, the connection settings are below.
Your mailboxes
Use one of these as the username when setting up a mail app. Tap to copy.
Connection settings
Enter these exact values in any mail app. The username is always your full email address.
- Server
- imap.maildots.io
- Port
- 993
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- Server
- smtp.maildots.io
- Port
- 465
- Security
- SSL/TLS
Some apps prefer port 587 with STARTTLS — that works too.
Username
Your full email address (e.g. info@yourcompany.com)
Password
Your mailbox password
Use IMAP only — POP is not supported. IMAP keeps your mail in sync across all your devices.
Step-by-step by device
Pick your device and follow the numbered steps.
iPhone & iPad (iOS Mail)
- 1Open Settings → Mail → Accounts → Add Account.
- 2Choose Other → Add Mail Account.
- 3Enter your name, full email address, password and a description, then tap Next.
- 4When asked for the account type, choose IMAP.
- 5Under Incoming Mail Server, set Host Name to imap.maildots.io, User Name to your full email address, and enter your password.
- 6Under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP), set Host Name to smtp.maildots.io with the same user name and password.
- 7Tap Next — iOS verifies the settings — then Save.
If iOS warns it cannot verify the account, make sure SSL is on and the user name is your full email address.
Android (Gmail app)
- 1Open the Gmail app → tap your profile picture → Add another account.
- 2Choose Other.
- 3Type your full email address, then tap Manual setup → Personal (IMAP).
- 4Enter your password.
- 5Incoming server: imap.maildots.io, port 993, security SSL/TLS, username = your full email address.
- 6Outgoing server: smtp.maildots.io, port 465, security SSL/TLS, and keep 'Require sign-in' turned on.
- 7Finish — name the account and tap Done.
On Samsung or other built-in Email apps the steps are the same: choose Other / Manual / IMAP.
Outlook (Windows & Mac)
- 1Open Outlook → File → Add Account (on Mac: Outlook → Settings → Accounts).
- 2Type your full email address and click Connect.
- 3When asked for the account type, choose IMAP.
- 4Incoming mail: server imap.maildots.io, port 993, encryption SSL/TLS.
- 5Outgoing mail: server smtp.maildots.io, port 465, encryption SSL/TLS.
- 6Enter your full email address as the username and your mailbox password.
- 7Click Connect / Done.
If Outlook auto-detects the wrong settings, choose 'Advanced setup' / 'Let me set up my account manually' and enter the values above.
Apple Mail (macOS)
- 1Open Mail → Mail menu → Add Account.
- 2Choose Other Mail Account, then Continue.
- 3Enter your name, full email address and password, then Sign In.
- 4If it cannot sign in automatically, set the Account Type to IMAP.
- 5Incoming Mail Server: imap.maildots.io. Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.maildots.io.
- 6Use your full email address as the User Name and your mailbox password.
- 7Click Sign In to finish.
Troubleshooting
My password is not accepted
The username must be your full email address (e.g. info@yourcompany.com), not just the part before the @. Re-type the mailbox password carefully — it is the password set for that mailbox, not your MailDots panel password.
I can't connect to the server
Check the port and security: incoming is 993 with SSL/TLS, outgoing is 465 with SSL/TLS (or 587 with STARTTLS). A wrong port or a 'no encryption' setting is the most common cause.
I get a certificate warning
Make sure the server is spelled exactly imap.maildots.io / smtp.maildots.io. These are covered by a valid certificate, so a warning usually means a typo or an old saved setting — remove the account and add it again.
I can receive but can't send mail
Outgoing mail also needs authentication. In your app's SMTP settings, turn on 'Use authentication' / 'Require sign-in' and enter the same full email address and password as the incoming server.