Samsung Galaxy Tab A

Samsung Galaxy Tab A

Set up your tablet for email - Samsung Galaxy Tab A

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You can set up your tablet to send and receive email messages from your email accounts. Remember, you need to set up your tablet for internet.

Step 1 of 30

Find "Email"

Press Apps.

Step 2 of 30

Find "Email"

Press Email.

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Step 3 of 30

Enter email address

Key in your email address.

If an email account has been created already, do the following instead:
Press MORE.
Press Settings.
Press Add account.
Key in your email address.
Step 4 of 30

Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.
Step 5 of 30

Enter password

Press NEXT.

If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.
Step 6 of 30

Select server type

Press POP3 ACCOUNT.

Step 7 of 30

Enter username

Press the field below "User name" and key in the username for your email account.

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Enter incoming server

Press the field below "POP3 server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

Step 9 of 30

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

Step 10 of 30

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press None.

Step 11 of 30

Enter incoming port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 110

Step 12 of 30

Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press the drop down list below "Delete email from server".

Step 13 of 30

Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press Never or When deleted from Inbox.

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Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press NEXT.

Step 15 of 30

Enter outgoing server

Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

Step 16 of 30

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

Step 17 of 30

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press None.

Step 18 of 30

Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25

Step 19 of 30

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press Require sign-in until the function is turned on.

Step 20 of 30

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press the field below "User name" and key in your username for your email provider's outgoing server.

Step 21 of 30

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press the field below "Password" and key in your password for your email provider's outgoing server.

Step 22 of 30

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press NEXT.

Step 23 of 30

Select settings for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Sync schedule".

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Select settings for retrieval of new email messages

Press Manual or the required period.

Step 25 of 30

Turn email message notification on or off

Press Notify me when email arrives to turn the function on or off.

Step 26 of 30

Turn email message notification on or off

Press NEXT.

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Step 27 of 30

Enter email account name

Key in a name for your email account.

Step 28 of 30

Enter sender name

Press the field below "Your name (for outgoing emails)" and key in the required sender name.

Step 29 of 30

Finish setup

Press DONE.
Wait while your tablet retrieves new email messages.

Step 30 of 30

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

Find "Email"

Press Apps.
Press Email.

Enter email address

Key in your email address.
If an email account has been created already, do the following instead:
Press MORE.
Press Settings.
Press Add account.
Key in your email address.
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Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.
Press NEXT.
If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.

Select server type

Press POP3 ACCOUNT.

Enter username

Press the field below "User name" and key in the username for your email account.

Enter incoming server

Press the field below "POP3 server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None.

Enter incoming port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 110

Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press the drop down list below "Delete email from server".
Press Never or When deleted from Inbox.
Press NEXT.

Enter outgoing server

Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None.

Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press Require sign-in until the function is turned on.
Press the field below "User name" and key in your username for your email provider's outgoing server.
Press the field below "Password" and key in your password for your email provider's outgoing server.
Press NEXT.

Select settings for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Sync schedule".
Press Manual or the required period.

Turn email message notification on or off

Press Notify me when email arrives to turn the function on or off.
Press NEXT.

Enter email account name

Key in a name for your email account.
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Enter sender name

Press the field below "Your name (for outgoing emails)" and key in the required sender name.

Finish setup

Press DONE.
Wait while your tablet retrieves new email messages.

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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