Email Configuration on Mobile Devices without the Outlook App

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Setup instructions on how to configure MCC email on your cell phone, in place of downloading and installing the Outlook app. 

Devices 

 

Apple iPhone

Configuring an Apple iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod) to change the settings on an existing account

  1. Tap "Settings" > "Apps" > "Mail".
  2. Tap your @mccneb.edu email account.
  3. Tap your @mccneb.edu email account again.
  4. Change the following information: Server: outlook.office365.com
  5. Tap "Done".

 

To set up a new account

  1. Tap "Settings" > "Apps" > "Mail" > "Mail Accounts" > "Add Account".
  2. Tap "Microsoft Exchange".
  3. Enter the following information:
  • Email: enter your @mccneb.edu email address (students use - @mail.mccneb.edu)
  • Click "Next".
  • Click "Sign In". 
  • Click "Continue".
  • Select which options you would like, click "Save".
  1. Open the Mail app.
    • Click "Allow".

NOTE: it may take a little while for your account to sync.

 

Android

IMPORTANT: Because of the variations in the Android mobile operating systems, the steps below will not exactly match the steps used with all Android phones.

 

To change the settings on an existing account

  1. Open the Applications menu and tap "Email". (This app may be named Mail on some versions of Android)
  2. Navigate to the settings for your @mccneb.edu account. (students use - @mail.mccneb.edu)
  3. Change the information below. If you cannot change your account settings, delete the account and follow the steps to set up a new account. Server: outlook.office365.com
  4. Tap "Save".

To set up a new account

  1. Open the Applications menu and tap "Email". (This app may be named Mail on some versions of Android)
  2. Navigate to the app's settings menu and tap the option to set up a new Exchange email account. (This may be listed as Corporate or Active Sync on some versions of Android)
  3. Enter the following account information:
    • Domain\Username: enter your @mccneb.edu email address (students use - @mail.mccneb.edu)
    • Password: enter your MCC password
    • Server: outlook.office365.com
  4. Username: enter your @mccneb.edu email address (students use - @mail.mccneb.edu)
  5. Make sure the "Use secure connection" box is checked 
    • NOTE: be sure to remove any domain information “MCCNET” and make sure all usernames are changed to email address.
  6. Tap "Next".
  7. Choose the type of information you want to synchronize between your account and your device on the "Account Options" screen. Tap "Next".
  8. Name the account and tap "Finish set-up".
  9. You may receive a message like the one below after configuring your account: This server requires that you allow it to remotely control some security features of your Android device. Do you want to finish setting up this account? Tap "Ok" to complete the setup.
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