Android
This article describes how you can set up an e-mail client for RWTH e-mail under different versions of Android.
- Setting up an e-mail account under Android 11.x - 13.x (Exchange)
- Setting up an e-mail account under Android 12.x - 13.x (IMAP)
Setting up an e-mail account under Android 11.x - 13.x (Exchange)
Step 1
Open the settings and select Accounts.
Step 2
Click on the button Add account.
Step 3
Please select the Exchange account option here
Step 4
Insert you email address. The Button Set up manually takes you to the configuration settings.
Step 5
The following configuration settings must be entered:
- E-mail address: Your E-mail Address, that you added in the previous step.
- Password: Your password for the corresponding email account
- Domain/Username: username@rwth-aachen.de (e.g. ab123456@rwth-aachen.de respectively ab123456@mustereinrichtung.rwth-aachen.de)
- Server: mail.rwth-aachen.de
- For SSL-Port please enter 443.
Step 6
With a final click on "Next" your account will be set up.
Setting up e-mail account under Android 12.x - 13.x (IMAP)
Step 2
Please select IMAP here.
Step 3
Enter an appropriate e-mail address and the corresponding password.
Step 4
Enter the following settings for the inbox:
- Username: username@rwth-aachen.de (for example ab123456@rwth-aachen.de or ab123456@institution.rwth-aachen.de)
- In the current version of Outlook for Android, domain\username is a shared field.
- In this case, \username@rwth-aachen.de must be entered.
- Password: The password for your e-mail account
- Server: mail.rwth-aachen.de
- Port: 993
- Security type: SSL/TLS
Step 5
For the outgoing mail server enter the following data:
- Server: mail.rwth-aachen.de
- Port: 587
- Security type: STARTTLS
- Check the Registration required box
- Username: username@rwth-aachen.de (for example ab123456@rwth-aachen.de or ab123456@institution.rwth-aachen.de)
- In the current version of Outlook for Android, domain\username is a shared field.
- In this case, \username@rwth-aachen.de must be entered.
- Password: The password for your e-mail account
Step 6
You can now select your synchronization settings.
Step 7
Now you can even rename your account and change your display name if wanted.
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