Before we begin, please make sure you have the following information handy:

• Email address (if you'd like to create a new email address, see: Adding Email Accounts) 
• Password
• Your server number. This is optional, but highly recommended.

Ready? Ok!

Open Mail

• If this is your first time launching Mail, a Welcome to Mail dialog will appear (Or, if you are adding a new account to Mail, choose Add Account from the File menu)
• Fill in your Full Name, Email address and Password fields
• Click "Continue" to proceed

NOTE: use your own information here, not the sample details shown!

You may have a Verify Certificate dialog pop up. For now, just click Connect and we'll fix that in the next step.

• In the Incoming Mail Server dialog, choose the proper Account Type (either POP or IMAP are applicable here)
• Optional: Give your account a useful description. This can be anything you want to help refer to this account
• Enter your Incoming Mail Server. You have a choice here:
  • mail.yourdomain.com - Easiest to remember, but can cause pesky security certificate warnings in the future
  • s#.fused.com - Harder to remember, but bulletproof. Replace # with your actual server number
• Enter your User Name and Password
• Click "Continue" to proceed

NOTE: use your own information here, not the sample details shown!

• Optional: Give your Outgoing Mail Server a useful description.This can be anything you want to help refer to this server
• Enter the Outgoing Mail Server. As with the Incoming Mail Server, you have a choice here:
  • mail.yourdomain.com - Easiest to remember, but can cause pesky security certificate warnings in the future
  • s#.fused.com - Harder to remember, but bulletproof. Replace # with your actual server number
• Select Use Authentication and enter your User Name and Password
• Click "Continue" to proceed

NOTE: use your own information here, not the sample details shown!

• Verify your settings in the Account Summary.
• Check Take account online.
• Click Create to complete the process.

That's it! You're done. Notice that Mac Mail has enabled SSL by default, helping to keep your email safe and secure.

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For more information, check out the official Apple support article: Configuring Mail for your email account

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