Quick reference guide on how to add shared mailbox on an Android phone
Before you follow the quick reference guide, you need to know what the name of the shared mailbox is, hence it is not always the same as its e-mail address.
Contact KTH IT-Support
if you need to get the correct name.
Go to Settings
Select Cloud and accounts
Select Accounts
Select Add account
Select Personal (IMAP)
Type in the shared mailbox mail address and select Manual Setup
Select Personal (IMAP)
Enter password for your KTH account
Type in the following for the incoming server settings:
(If you get problems getting passed this step, then restart the phone and try from step 1 again) Username: ug.kth.se/username/shared mailbox name Note: Enter your username and shared mailbox name without @kth.se
Note: Contact KTH IT-Support
if you need to get the correct mailbox name. Password: Password for your KTH account Server: webmail.kth.se
Type in the following for the outgoing server settings:
Username: Your username (without @kth.se)
Password: Password for your KTH account
SMTP server: smtp.kth.se
Press Next to finish setting up your shared mailbox.
11. Choose sync frequency. And press next.
12. Type in your name (optional). And press next.
13. Done!
Enter the shared mailbox’s email address and press “Continue”. If you already have Outlook installed with an e-mail account, you will need to add an additional e-mail account.
Press the question mark and “Change account provider”.
Select "IMAP".
Check “Advanced settings” and fill in the IMAP settings as follows:
Email address: The shared mailbox’s email address
Display name: Optional to fill in
Description: Optional description of the shared mailbox
IMAP hostname: webmail.kth.se
Port: 993
Port security: SSL/TLS
IMAP username: ug.kth.se/your own username/shared mailbox name
Note: Enter your username and shared mailbox name without @kth.se
Note: Contact KTH IT-Support
if you need to get the correct mailbox name.
IMAP password: Password for your KTH account
SMTP hostname: smtp.kth.se
Port: 587
Port security: StartTls
SMTP username: Your KTH username (without @kth.se)
SMTP password: Password for your KTH account
Tap the checkmark at the top right to complete the configuration.
