iPhone: Configure Concentric email on Iphone

In recent years, mobile technology has taken a great leap. Nowadays, as long as you have a smartphone with an internet connection, you can access all the services such as email, social media, calendar etc. at your fingertips. If you are a concentric email user and want to use your email account on an iPhone then you can do it effortlessly. In order to do that, you can use POP/ IMAP protocols to set up Concentric email on iPhone. The main benefit of being able to use your concentric email account on an iPhone is that you will no longer depend on a computer or laptop to check your emails.

This tutorial is intended to help those users how are wondering how to access Concentric email on iPhone.  Here, you will find the detailed step by step procedure to configure concentric email on an iPhone.

Different ways to access Concentric email on iPhone

There are many ways by which you can check concentric email on an iPhone as given below.

1. The most straight forward method to check your concentric email on an iPhone is logging in to the account using safari browser.
2. Even though using safari browser to check concentric email is relatively easy but the user interface and functions that you will get are not up to the mark.
3. To enjoy the finest service of concentric email on iPhone you should set it up using the IMAP/ POP protocols.
4. After Concentric email IMAP/ POP set up, you can check the concentric email through the “Mail” app.

What should I have to link concentric email account to iPhone?

 In order to add your concentric email account to the “Mail” app, you should have the following things with you.

1. Wifi or Mobile Data connection: There is no way by which you can verify the POP/ IMAP settings without an internet connection. So, it is really important for you to check your wifi or mobile data connection before initiating the configuration process.
2. Concentric Email address and username: It is quite obvious that you need to provide the email address of your concentric email account in order to add it to the iPhone. Apart from the email address, you will also need to enter the username. A username is the first part of your concentric email address that comes before the “@” sign and domain name.
3. Concentric Email account password: You need to log in while entering the POP/ IMAP settings to connect concentric email with iPhone. So, you should reset the password of your concentric email account in case you forgot concentric email password.

Note: It is also recommended to take a back up of the emails you have already saved in the mail application of your iPhone. Taking a back up is crucial because adding a new email account to the mail app can clear the previously saved emails.

Concentric Email POP/ IMAP settings for iPhone

The POP settings to attach your concentric email account to iPhone are illustrated in the table given below. If you prefer IMAP over POP protocols then may check IMAP settings from the official website of concentric email.

You need to be very careful while entering the concentric settings because even a small mistake while entering these settings can result in multiple errors.

Step to set up concentric email on your iPhone

As a matter of fact, the steps that a user needs to follow in order to configure concentric email on iPhone depend upon the model of his/ her iPhone. For instance, iPhone 6 users have to follow different steps as compared to iPhone X users. Nonetheless, you can still check the general process given below and make necessary changes as per your device.

1. To begin with, you need to pick up your iPhone and open the “settings” menu.
2. After that, you should scroll down a bit and open the “Mail, Contacts and Calendars” settings.
3. Then, under the accounts section, you need to tap the “Add Account” button.
4. A list of popular email accounts like Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, and Outlook will now appear on your screen. You should scroll down and select “Other” from the list.
5. Provide the following information regarding your concentric email account after tapping “Add Mail Account”.
   1. Name: Enter your name
   2. Email: Enter your concentric email address
   3. Password: Provide the password of your concentric email account.
   4. Description: Enter “Concentric”
6. Tap on the “Next” button from the top and choose “POP” on the next screen.
7. Scroll down and enter the following information under “Incoming Mail Server”.
   1. Incoming Server Hostname: pop.[domain].com
   2. Username: Enter the username of your concentric email account.
   3. Password: Enter Concentric Email password.
8. After entering the Incoming Mail Server info, you need to enter the “Outgoing Mail server” information as given below:
   1. Outgoing Server Hostname: smtp.[domain].com
   2. Username: Enter concentric email users
   3. Password: Provide the password of your concentric email account.
9. Tap “save” in order to save the incoming/ outgoing server information.
10. Choose your concentric email account on the next screen.
11. In the next step, you should choose “SMTP” under the “Outgoing Mail Server”.
12. Then, you should choose “smtp.[domain].com” under the main/ primary server and ensure that the following information is displaying.
    1. SSL: none
    2. Serverport: 25
13. After that, you should tap “Done” and go back to the last screen. Select “Advanced” and confirm that the following information is accurate.
    1. SSL: none
    2. Serverport: 110
14. Finally, you should restart your iPhone to save the settings.

Note: The above-mentioned steps are also applicable if you are looking to set up concentric email on iPad or iPhone touch.

In case you encounter any problem while entering the IMAP/ POP settings then you should seek help from concentric email support.