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To setup email on your Android smartphone please use the following information. These instructions may differ from phone to phone because of the different versions of Android available and the way different carriers implement email clients.  
  '''If you have already opted-in to Multifactor Authentication''' please [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.outlook&hl=en_US download the Outlook App from the Google Play store for use on Android devices].


If you are having difficulty configuring your email we suggest that you contact your service provider with the information presented in this article. Given the many variations of Android, our documentation cannot address all situations. Your service provider will be of the best assistance.
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==Students==
# From the Applications menu, select your device's email app (called Mail, Email, or Gmail).  
'''Student emails can now be configured with
# Type your full email address (ex: smithj1@student.wpunj.edu), password, and click next.  
'''Please note, many students had their email configured for POP. With this change, you should use Microsoft Exchange/Activesync/Corporate as the email account type.'''
# Select '''Exchange''' as the account type. This option may be named Exchange ActiveSync on some versions of Android.
 
# Your account should automatically connect. ''If it doesn't connect, tap Manual Setup and follow the instructions below.''
# From the Applications menu, select your device's email app. This application may be named Mail on some versions of Android. You can also use the Gmail app.  
# Type your full email address, for example smithj1@student.wpunj.edu, and your password, and then select Next.
# Select Exchange as the account type. This option may be named Exchange ActiveSync on some versions of Android.
# Your account should automatically connect. If it doesn't connect, tap Manual Setup and follow the instructions below..


Manual Email Settings
Manual Email Settings
# Select Exchange from the options menu.  
# Select '''Exchange''' from the options menu.  
# Email Address: Type your full email address (ex: smithj1@student.wpunj.edu)
# Email Address: Type your full email address.
# Domain\Username: On some versions of Android, you must use the domain\username format. For example, if your email address is smithj1@student.wpunj.edu, type outlook.office365.com\smithj1@student.wpunj.edu.  
# Domain\Username: If your email address is smithj1@student.wpunj.edu, type '''outlook.office365.com\smithj1@student.wpunj.edu'''. If the Domain and Username are separate text boxes in your version of Android, leave the Domain box empty and type your full email address in the Username box.
# If Domain and Username are separate text boxes in your version of Android, leave the Domain box empty and type your full email address in the Username box.
# Enter your password for your email.
# For password, type your WPU account password.  
# Exchange server: '''outlook.office365.com'''
# Exchange server: '''outlook.office365.com'''
# Select Next and then type a name for this account and the name you want displayed when you send e-mail to others. Select Done to complete the email setup and start using your account. You must accept the permissions of the email account for it to work.  
# Select Next and then type a name for this account and the name you want displayed when you send e-mail to others. Accept any permissions required by this account. Your email account is now connected.  
# Your email will start to load. You may have to wait a few minutes before you can send email from this account.


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==Faculty and Staff==
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Please [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.outlook&hl=en_US download the Outlook App from the Google Play store for use on Android devices].  The native android mail client is not compatible with Microsoft Modern Authentication.  Some third party mail applications may work depending on their support of Microsoft Modern Authentication.


# From the Applications menu, select Email. This application may be named Mail on some versions of Android.
# From the '''Settings''' menu, select '''Accounts'''.
# Type your full email address, for example user@wpunj.edu, and your password, and then select Next.  
# Select Add '''Account''', select '''Email account'''.  
# Select Exchange account. This option may be named Exchange ActiveSync on some versions of Android.
# Enter Username as your full email address user@wpunj.edu (or user@student.wpunj.edu), and your WPU password.
# enter domain.  WPC
# When adding your account you may be prompted to authenticate again. Ensure you use your full WPUNJ email address.
# Enter your username and domain.  On some versions of Android, this information will be in the same box and must be entered as wpc\user.
# Enter your password in the appropriate box.
# Enter the server as '''msync.wpunj.edu'''.


Depending on your phone, you may have to accept security settings when it first connects to the Exchange Server.  You must press Activate or Allow.
Depending on your phone, you may have to accept security settings when it first connects to the Exchange Server.  '''You must press Activate or Allow.'''


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Latest revision as of 11:13, 24 May 2022

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 If you have already opted-in to Multifactor Authentication please download the Outlook App from the Google Play store for use on Android devices.

Please download the Outlook App from the Google Play store for use on Android devices. The native android mail client is not compatible with Microsoft Modern Authentication. Some third party mail applications may work depending on their support of Microsoft Modern Authentication.

  1. From the Settings menu, select Accounts.
  2. Select Add Account, select Email account.
  3. Enter Username as your full email address user@wpunj.edu (or user@student.wpunj.edu), and your WPU password.
  4. When adding your account you may be prompted to authenticate again. Ensure you use your full WPUNJ email address.

Depending on your phone, you may have to accept security settings when it first connects to the Exchange Server. You must press Activate or Allow.

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