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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.
<!-- ==Students==
==Students==
# From the Applications menu, select your device's email app (called Mail, Email, or Gmail).
'''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.'''
# Type your full email address (ex: smithj1@student.wpunj.edu), password, and click 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.''


# From the Applications menu, select Email. This application may be named Mail on some versions of Android.
Manual Email Settings
# Type your full email address, for example sarah@student.wpunj.edu, and your password, and then select Next.
# Select '''Exchange''' from the options menu.  
# Select Exchange as the account type. This option may be named Exchange ActiveSync on some versions of Android.
# Email Address: Type your full email address.
# Enter the following account information and select Next.
# 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.
## Domain\Username- Type your full email address in this 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.
## NOTE    On some versions of Android, you must use the domain\username format. For example, if your email address is sarah@student.wpunj.edu, type outlook.office365.com\sarah@student.wpunj.edu. Your username is your full email address.
# Exchange server: '''outlook.office365.com'''
## Use the password that you use to access your account.
# 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.  
## Use the address of your 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 may need to wait ten-to-fifteen minutes after you set up your account before you can send or receive e-mail.


==Faculty and Staff==
{|style="margin: 0 auto;"
If your account has been migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010, you will need to delete your email account from your phone and start fresh.
| [[File:Android Email 1.png|thumb|upright|alt=A|1. Select Exchange as your account type]]
| [[File:Android Email 2.png|thumb|upright|alt=A|2. This is the information you will need to enter]]
|}


# From the Applications menu, select Email. This application may be named Mail on some versions of Android.
==Faculty and Staff== -->
# Type your full e-mail address, for example user@wpunj.edu, and your password, and then select Next.  
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.
# Select Exchange account. This option may be named Exchange ActiveSync on some versions of Android.
# Enter your user name 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.
# From the '''Settings''' menu, select '''Accounts'''.
# Select Add '''Account''', select '''Email account'''.
# Enter Username as your full email address user@wpunj.edu (or user@student.wpunj.edu), and your WPU password.
# 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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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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