Please follow this step-by-step instruction in order to set up your email on an iOS device.

When finished, the device will be able to connect to Version Next email servers using encrypted connections.

The images below are from an iPhone version 8, whose email displays are almost identical to other iOS devices.

NOTE: The following settings assume that the iPhone/iPad/iPod email will be set up for IMAP, not POP.

If you must set up for POP, use port 110 for incoming (POP), 2525 for outgoing (SMTP).

If your email iOS account is set up for POP, we urge you to delete the account and set it up again as an IMAP account as shown below.

Note that if you delete a POP account all the email downloaded to the device will be deleted.

1. Press the round Home Button on the iOS device to display the iOS home page, select Settings, and then choose Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

2. Click on Add Account

3. Choose Other from appeared list

4. Select Add Mail Account

In the New Account menu, you will need to specify the following records:

  • Name: your name, it will appear as a sender name
  • Address: your full email address that was created with Namecheap Private Email
  • Password: password of this email address
  • Description: you can specify any description. But we advise you to specify your email address

5. Click on Next.

Select protocol type: IMAP or POP3. This tutorial we have use IMAP. The selected one will be highlighted blue.

6. Settings are equal both for IMAP and POP3 on this step:

The fields: Name, Address and Description should have been already filled in.

  • Host name: mail.yourdomain.com
  • User Name: your email address
  • Password: password for your email

Indicate in the fields for both Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server the following settings:
The settings example:

7. Click on Next.

If you use IMAP, It is possible to enable the following services:

Click on Save and wait till checking is finished.


7. When the check is finished you will be redirected to Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen.
Please enter your newly created account and go to Account Info. Scroll down the screen and select Advanced:

8. You will be able to choose additional settings for IMAP or POP3:
If you set IMAP connection you need to use the  ports: 143 (without SSL).

9. If you chose POP3 you need to use the ports:110 (without SSL).

In order to set up additional settings for Outgoing Server you will need to return in previous menu Account Info and then to enter Outgoing Mail Server via clicking on Host name of the server.

Please select ports and protocols you want to use for Outgoing Server (SMTP):  25 or 2525 or 465 (without SSL).

Once settings are verified, account is active and ready to use.

To test you new email account, go to Messages and try sending and receiving emails.