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How to set up MacMail?

To set up MacMail:

  1. Starting from the Mac Desktop, click the Macintosh HD icon.
  2. Select Mail.app.
  3. Open the Mail menu at the top of the screen and choose Preferences.
  4. On the Preferences page, select Accounts at the top of the page.
  5. On the Accounts page, click the "+” at the bottom left of the window. This opens the Add Account window.


  6. On the Add Account page, fill in the information.
    • Full Name: Username as you want it displayed on emails.
    • Email address: cctest@ust.hk
    • Password: Mailbox password.
  7. Click Continue.
  8. On the Incoming Mail Server page, fill in the following:

    You may refer to the following settings:
    Email : cctest@ust.hk
    Username : cctest
    Password : "Your ITSC Network password"
    Server : cas2013.exchange.ust.hk
  9. Click Continue to go to the Account Summary page.
  10. Also set up: Make sure both Address Book Contacts and iCal calendars are selected to have these sync to the Exchange server. Click the Create button to continue.

    Once you have clicked the Create button using either method, you will see the Accounts screen shown below. This screen will show the basic information about the account that was just created. At this point the account has been created and is ready for use.

Note: You do not need to enter anything in the field for External Server.

Exchange account access:

Unlike Outlook, using MacMail to connect to our Exchange servers requires three separate applications to handle Email, Contacts and Calendar. The three programs are the following.

Email: MacMail
Contacts: Address Book contacts
Calendar: iCal

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