How do I enable SSL email on iPhone and iPad?

Setup SSL encryption on your iPhone and iPad for secure IMAP, POP3 and SMTP.

Using SSL on your iPhone or iPad provides increased security when connecting to your Ecenica email account.

Use the steps below to configure your iPhone and iPad to use SSL encryption for SSL POP3, SSL IMAP and SSL SMTP.

These steps only apply to existing Ecenica email accounts you’ve setup on your iPhone and iPad. If you’re looking to add a new account, see our guides for setting up a IMAP email account on your iPhone and how-to setup IMAP email on iPad.

Steps to enable SSL email on iPhone and iPad

From your iPhone or iPad home screen:

  1. Tap > Settings > Mail, Contacts Calendars
  2. Tap your Ecenica email account
  3. Tap Account
  4. Change the following setting under Incoming Mail Server:
    Host Name:
    Enter mail.example.com, replacing example.com with your domain name.
  5. Tap Advanced
  6. Scroll down and change the following setting:
    Use SSL:
    On (Toggle is Green)
  7. Tap the back arrow at the top left
  8. Tap SMTP
  9. Tap Primary Server
  10. Change the following setting:
    Use SSL:
    On (Toggle is Green)
    Server Port
    587
  11. Tap Done
  12. Tap the back arrow at the top left
  13. Tap Done
  14. Press the Home button to finish