To set up an email account, you must have a valid user account (BA-Number).
To set up a task-specific email account, you must already have been granted the necessary access permissions (for example, by the management of your organizational unit), which means you must be a member of the relevant security group.
These instructions apply to iOS 14 and later. Please note that the interface may look different in other versions.
Adding an email account
Figure 1: Add Account
Go to the Mail > Accounts menu item via Settings.
Then tap Add Account.
Enter the work email address and tap Next.
Figure 2: Setting up a task-based mailbox on iOS
After tapping Add Account, select Other as the account type, and then tap “Add Mail Account” in the next step. You will then be asked for your login credentials. Fill out the first window as follows:
Name: Desired display name for the account
E-Mail: The task-specific email address
Passwort: The password from the IAM-Portal under Email App Password
Beschreibung: Any, for example, the University of Bamberg
To continue, tap Next.
Figure 3: Configuring a Task-Based Email Account
In the second step, you’ll need to configure the mailbox settings. Select IMAP as the account type. Then enter the following information:
Name: Matching the email address
E-Mail: The task-specific email address
Description: Any, for example, the University of Bamberg
Password: The password from the IAM-Portal under Email App Password
Outgoing email server:
Hostname: mailex.uni-bamberg.de
Username: Your BA number followed by -email
Example: baxxxxx-email
Password: The password from the IAM-Portal under Email App Password
To continue, tap Next.
Finally, you will be asked which services you would like to use with the email account you just set up. However, with an account set up as IMAP, you can only use the Mail option. Tap the Save button to save your email account; you’ll find it in the Mail app.
