Overview
This
document describes the process of setting up your Asbury University email
account on your Android device (Phone/Tablet). Please note that due to the
nature of Android devices, this walk through may contain different elements than
what you may encounter on your specific device.
Warning: The instructions provided are based off of Android 7.0 (Nougat) and may be different for older or newer devices. Service Desk recommends updating your device to the latest version possible.
If you are running a different version of Android, please see our relevant documentation:
- Setting Up Asbury University Email on Android Devices - v4
- Setting Up Asbury University Email on Android Devices - v6
To check what OS version you are running please go to Settings -> About Phone -> Android Version. There should be a version number listed, which is what you'll use to determine which piece of documentation to use.
Instructions
1. Tap the “Settings” application.
2. Scroll down and tap “Add account” in the “Accounts” section (Note that this section may be titled differently for different manufacturers)
3. Next, tap the “Microsoft Exchange” option.
5. Enter your full Asbury.edu email in the “Email address” box and your password in the “Password” box, then tap “Manual Setup.”
- If you wish for this account to be the default email address for emails sent from your device, check the “Send email from this account by default” option.
- If you are asked whether you want to use a client certificate, select "None"
6. Enter the following into the fields:
- Exchange Server: outlook.office365.com
- Username: firstname.lastname@asbury.edu
- Password: Your account password
- Depending on the manufacturer, you may be required to fill out the "Domain" field.
- If the field is labelled Domain\username: asbury.edu\firstname.lastname
- If the field is labelled Domain: asbury.edu
7. Check the box next to “use secure connection (SSL).” (you may need to select the option to accept all certificates)
8. Tap "Next."
- You may get a “Remote Security Administration” popup box. Tap “OK.”
9. To finish setting up your email, you may check whether or not you wish to have Notifications, Contact Sync, Calendar Sync, and whether you wish to automatically download attachments when on Wi-Fi. Make sure that “Inbox checking frequency” is set to “Automatic (Push),” “Days to sync” is set to “Automatic,” and that the “Sync email from this account” box is checked. When you are ready, tap “Next.”
10. You may give this account a name to distinguish it, such as Asbury or Asbury Email. If you wish not to, tap “Next.”
11. A window titled “Activate device administrator” may pop up. Tap “Activate.”