{"id":224,"date":"2014-06-19T09:55:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T09:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/?p=224"},"modified":"2022-11-05T16:37:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T16:37:14","slug":"apple-setup-pop-email-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/apple-setup-pop-email-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Set up POP email account on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> locate the mail icon at the bottom of your desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-1.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 1\" width=\"380\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-1.png 380w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-1-300x51.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> click on the mail icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-2.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 2\" width=\"50\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> select <strong>Preferences<\/strong> from the Mail menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-3.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 3\" width=\"238\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> you will see the accounts window, click on the plus sign located at the bottom left.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-4.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 4\" width=\"380\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-4.png 380w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-4-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> enter your account information and your password. Then press <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-5.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 5\" width=\"380\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-5.png 380w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-5-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> you will see this error message. Click <strong>Connect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-6.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 6\" width=\"380\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-6.png 380w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-6-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> select <strong>POP<\/strong>. Enter any Description you wish. Incoming Mail Server must be mail.fastmetrics.com. For User Name enter your full email address. Enter your Password, then press <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-7.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 7\" width=\"380\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-7.png 380w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-7-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 8:<\/strong> enter any Description you wish. This will be handy when you have multiple accounts set up. Outgoing Mail Server must be mail.fastmetrics.com. For User Name enter your full email address. Enter your email Password. Then press <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-8.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 8\" width=\"380\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-8.png 380w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-8-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 9:<\/strong> you will now be shown your account settings. If you want to keep a copy of emails on the server unselect Take Account Online. To finish adding the account click <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-9.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 9\" width=\"380\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-9.png 380w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-9-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 10:<\/strong> OPTIONAL but recomended to unselect Remove copy from server after retrieving a message.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-10.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 10\" width=\"380\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-10.png 380w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-10-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 11:<\/strong> to bring your account online you must open Mac Mail and select the tools icon located on the bottom left corner. Click <strong>Take All Accounts Online<\/strong>. Now you will begin to see all your incoming emails.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-11.png\" alt=\"POP Mac 11\" width=\"324\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-11.png 324w, https:\/\/www.fastmetrics.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/pop-mac-11-290x300.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: locate the mail icon at the bottom of your desktop. Step 2: click on the mail icon. Step 3: select Preferences from the Mail menu. Step 4: you will see the accounts window, click on the plus sign located at the bottom left. Step 5: enter your account information and your password. 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