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The following guide can be used as a general guideline to set up Broadwaves.net email accounts for POP3 access in various clients.

I. WINDOWS EMAIL CLIENTS

Windows Mail client for Vista

1. Open Windows Mail, and from the Tools menu select Accounts.
2. Click the Add button.
3. Now, select Email Account and click Next.
4. Type in your Display Name: this is the name that your recipients will see in the "From" field of e-mails that you send. Click Next.
5. Enter your complete email address and click Next. Please make sure to replace "yourdomain.com" with broadwaves.net in all examples below.
6. Select POP3 as Incoming e-mail server type.

* Incoming mail server: pop.broadwaves.net
* Outgoing mail server: smtp.broadwaves.net.
* Check the box next to Outgoing server requires authentication. Click Next.

7. Enter your complete email address in the E-mail username text field and your email account password in the Password text field.
8. Click Next and then - Finish.

Outlook Express

1. Open Outlook Express
2. Go to the Tools menu, and then select Accounts.
3. In the Internet Accounts window, select the Mail tab.
4. Click Add, and then select Mail from the next menu. The Internet Connection Wizard will open.
5. Type your Display Name: this is the name that your recipients will see in the From field of e-mails that you send.
6. Click Next.
7. Type your e-mail address, and then click Next.
8. Select POP3 from the “My incoming mail server is a … server” drop-down menu.
9. Your incoming mail server will be pop.broadwaves.net and your outgoing mail server will be smtp.broadwaves.net
10. Click Next.
11.Type your account name and password. NOTE: the account name is your entire e-mail address, including the @broadwaves.net suffix.
12.Click Next, and then Finish.

Configure your Outgoing (SMTP) mail server:
1.Select your e-mail account from the list on the left and click on Properties.
2.Click on the Servers tab.
3.Check the last checkbox My server requires authentication.
4.Click OK and then Close.


Outlook 2002/XP

1.Open Microsoft Outlook.
2.Go to the Tools menu, and then select Accounts from the top menu.
3.Click on Add a new e-mail account radio button and then click Next.
4.Click on the POP3 radio button then click Next.
5.Fill out the Your Name field: this is the name that your recipients will see in the From field of e-mails that you send.
6.Type your actual e-mail address.
7.Your incoming mail server will be pop.broadwaves.net and your outgoing mail server will be smtp.broadwaves.net
8.Type your Username and password: NOTE: the account name is your entire e-mail address, including the @broadwaves.net suffix.

Configure your outgoing (SMTP) mail server:
1.Click More Settings.
2.Click the Outgoing Server tab, and check the box next to the “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” field.
3.Select the radio button next to “Use same settings as my incoming mail server”.
4.Click OK to save your changes and return to the E-mail Accounts wizard, then click Next and Finish to return to the Outlook 2002 main screen.

Outlook 2000

1.Open Microsoft Outlook 2000.
2.Go to the Tools menu, and then select Accounts from the top menu.
3.In the Internet Accounts window, click Add, and then select Mail.
4.In the Display Name field, enter the e-mail address that your recipients will see in the From field of e-mails that you send, and then click Next.
5.Enter your full e-mail address in the field labeled E-mail address, and then click Next.
6.Select POP3 from the Incoming Mail Server menu.
7.Your incoming mail server will be pop.broadwaves.net and your outgoing mail server will be smtp.broadwaves.net
8.Type your Username and password, and then click Next. NOTE: the account name is your entire e-mail address, including the @yourdomain.com suffix.
9.From the 3 connection choices, choose the connection type to the Internet. If you have a modem, check "Connect using my phone line." If you are connected to a network or to the Internet with Cable Modem or ADSL, check "Connect using my local area network (LAN)." If you want to connect manually each time, choose the last option.

Configure your Outgoing (SMTP) mail server:
1.Return to the Internet Accounts window by selecting the e-mail account you just created and selecting Properties.
2.Go to the Servers tab, and under Outgoing Mail Server, check the box that reads “My server requires authentication”.
3.Click OK, and then close the Internet Accounts window.

Netscape Mail / Mozilla

1.Open Netscape Mail or Mozilla.
2.Select Edit – Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings… from the menu.
3.Click on Add Account.
4.Select the Email account radio button and click Next.
5.Type your name in the field provided, as you want it to appear in the From: field of the emails you send.
6.Type your email address in the Email Address field and click Next.
7.Select POP and type pop.broadwaves.net in the Incoming Server field
8.Click on Next.
9.Type your email address in the Username field and click on Next.
10.Type a name for this account or leave it as is and click on Next.
11.Click on Finish.
12.Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) from the list on the left.

Configure your Outgoing (SMTP) mail server:
1.In the Server Name field type smtp.broadwaves.net
2.Check the Use name and password checkbox.
3.Type your email address in the Username field.
4.Click on OK.

Eudora

1.Open Eudora.
2.Go to the Tools menu and select Options.
3.In the Options window, you will see several icons on the left. Select the Getting Started option.
4.In the Real Name field, type your name as your recipients should see it in the From field of e-mails that you send.
5.In the Return Address field, enter your email address.
6.In the Mail Server (Incoming) field, enter pop.broadwaves.net.
7.In the Login Name field, enter your entire e-mail address
8.In the SMTP Server (Outgoing) field, enter smtp.broadwaves.net.
9.There should be a check in the Allow Authentication field. Leave the check there. If you do not see a check in the box, click on the box with your mouse until a check appears.
10.Select the Checking Mail icon from the left panel:
11.Check the Save Password box.
12. Secure Sockets when Receiving – set this option to Never. .

Select the Sending Mail icon from the left panel and adjust the following settings:
1.Email address – your complete email address should be specified here.
2.Domain to add to unqualified addresses – leave this field blank.
3.SMTP server - type in smtp.broadwaves.net.
4.SMTP Relay Personality – set this option to None.
5.Allow Authentication – check this box.
6.Immediate send – optional.
7.Send on check – optional.
8.Use submission port (587) – check this box.
9.Click OK.


II. MACINTOSH EMAIL CLIENTS

Mac OS X Mail

1.Start by opening up the Macintosh Mail program.
2.Select the Mail menu from the top navigation bar, and then select Preferences.
3.In the Accounts window, click Add Account in the upper right-hand corner of this window.
4.Select the Account Information tab.
5.Click on the Account Type pull-down menu and select POP.
6.In the Description field, enter a brief description that will help you quickly identify this e-mail account.
7.Enter your full e-mail address (including the @broadwaves.net suffix) into the Email Address field.
8.In the Full Name field, enter the name you would like your recipients to see in the From field of e-mails that you send.
9.Type pop.broadwaves.net in the incoming mail server field.
10.In the User Name field, enter your full e-mail address again (including the @broadwaves.net suffix).
11.Enter the password for this e-mail account into the Password field.
12.Select the Outgoing Mail Server pull-down menu. If you have no servers added yet, select Add Server. If you have an outgoing server set-up already that you’d like to edit, select the server name using the pull-down menu and then click the Options button found immediately beneath the menu.
13.Type smtp.broadwaves.net in the outgoing mail server field..

Click OK to close this window and continue setting up your mail.

Now, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Enable this Account check box. This will allow you to be able to send and receive mail on this account.Make sure that the incoming mail port is set to 110 and that the Authentication field is set to Password.

Click OK to complete setting up your e-mail.


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Phone: 979.451.3332

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