iPad Email Settings for Eircom.net Users

iPad Email Settings for Eircom.net Webmail Users


After a lot of misinformation from the internet and several hours of trial and error, I managed to hook up my iPad Mail to my Eircom.net Webmail account.

Here are the settings I used:

(Insert your own user/password of course, and SMTP host will have to change according to your Internet Provider. These settings are for an Eircom Broadband internet).

Good luck!


GO TO SETTINGS > MAIL > ACCOUNTS > NEW ACCOUNT

then set as follows:

Account - ON
Name - Your name
Email - Your actual webmail username (ie. jimmy@eircom.net)
Description - Your name

Incoming Mail Server
Host Name - webmail.eircom.net
User Name - Your actual webmail username
Password - Your webmail password

Outgoing Mail Server
SMTP - mail1.eircom.net

(GO INTO > FURTHER SETTINGS HERE)

Primary Server
mail1.eircom.net - MAKE SURE IT IS SWITCHED 'ON'

(GO INTO > FURTHER SETTINGS FOR EACH SERVER AND SETUP)

Host Name - mail1.eircom.net
User Name - Your actual webmail username
Password - Your webmail password
Use SSL - OFF
Authentication - Password
Server Port - 587

Select 'Done'


I added 2 other SMTP settings also - the ipad will go through them when it is trying to send and will select one that works. This way, it has a few choices and this is what appears to work for my ipad.

Set as above:

Other SMTP Servers

Host Name - mail1.eircom.net
User Name - blank
Password - blank
Use SSL - OFF
Authentication - blank
Server Port - 25

Select 'Done'



Host Name - mail2.eircom.net
User Name - blank
Password - blank
Use SSL - OFF
Authentication - blank
Server Port - 25

Select 'Done'


Advanced
Remove - After one week
Use SSL - OFF
Authentication - Password>
Delete from server - Never>
Server Port - 110
S/MIME - OFF



That's it! Try it out now. It may require different combinations of the above, but, like I say, this setting works fine on mine.

If it still doesn't work, try Eircom support. They're generally pretty helpful.


NOTE: In theory, these settings will only work when you are within the boundaries of your Eircom wi-fi signal.
The emails won't work away from this. If out and about, simply login to your webmail via www.eircom.net. This is convoluted, but would appear to be the only way to handle this.

Alternatively, set up a gmail account and set your eircom webmail to forward automatically to this. Gmail translates much better.

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