This article explains how you can set up an e-mail client for RWTH e-mail under different versions of Android.

1. Setting up an e-mail account under Android 11.x - 13.x (Exchange)
   1. Open settings in Android
   2. Add account
   3. Select Exchange connection
   4. Enter your e-mail address
   5. Enter configuration settings
2. Setting up an e-mail account under Android 12.x - 13.x (IMAP)
   1. Open settings in Android
   2. Select IMAP connection
   3. Enter e-mail address
   4. Enter configuration settings
   5. Synchronization settings
   6. (Display)Name change

1. Setting up an e-mail account under Android 11.x - 13.x (Exchange)

I. Open settings in Android

Open the settings and select "Accounts".

II. Add account

Click on the button "Add account".

III. Select Exchange connection

Please select the "Exchange" account option here.

IV. Enter your e-mail address

Insert you email address. The Button "Set up manually" takes you to the configuration settings.

V. Enter configuration settings

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".

With a final click on "Next" your account will be set up.

2. Setting up e-mail account under Android 12.x - 13.x (IMAP)

II. Select IMAP connection

Please select "IMAP" here.

III. Enter e-mail address

Enter an appropriate e-mail address and the corresponding password.

IV. Enter configuration settings

Enter the following settings for the inbox:

• Username: username@rwth-aachen.de (for example ab123456@rwth-aachen.de or ab123456@mustereinrichtung.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

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@mustereinrichtung.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

V. Synchronization settings

You can now select your synchronization settings.

VI. Change display name

Now you can even rename your account and change your display name.

• Port configuration
• Outlook
• Thunderbird (IMAP)
• Mail App Windows 10/11
• Apple