Set up Exchange in Apple Mail (macOS)

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Mail is Apple's email client on macOS. You can set up your Exchange mailbox there. However, you can only use the full range of functions of your Exchange account with the Microsoft Outlook program.

What needs to be done?[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]

  • Open Apple Mail
  • Add new Exchange account
  • Set up the Exchange account with the technical address <username>@ex.uni-paderborn
  • Use <username>@ad.uni-paderborn.de as username

Step-by-step instructions[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]

Initial setup[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]

Open Apple Mail. If you haven't used Apple Mail before or you don't have an account set up, the setup wizard will open when you start.

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  • Select Microsoft Exchange
  • Then click "Continue"
  • Skip the next point in this guide and continue to "Setting up Apple Mail"


Resetup[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]

Open Apple Mail. If you have already set up an account, the setup wizard will not open.

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  • Click "Mail" in the top left corner
  • Click "Add Account..."


Setting up Apple Mail[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]

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  • Enter your name in the "Name" field
  • In the email address field, enter "<username>@ex.uni-paderborn.de>"
  • Don't forget to replace "<username>" with your personal username from your university account
  • Then click on "Login"


Info: This is the technical email address for the Exchange setup. This is not intended for sending and receiving emails. You only need this for setup.

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  • Click "Configure Manually"


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  • Enter the password for your university account under "Password"
  • Click "Login"


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  • In the field "Username:" enter "Username@ad.uni-paderborn.de"
  • Don't forget to replace "username" with your personal username from your university account
  • Finally, click "Login"


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  • Click "Done"
  • Apple Mail is now connected to your Exchange account


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