Setting up Cox email on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Outlook can prove a difficult task at times. But what adds more to this difficulty is the abundance of unreliable online guides that lead you nowhere. This is why we have got you this guide that discusses all Cox email settings in detail for iPhone, Outlook, Mac, and Windows devices.
So stay tuned and go through this article to access your Cox email account on your respective devices conveniently. Here we go:
How to Configure Cox Email Settings On Windows Mail App?
Cox email accounts can be set up on Windows systems with the help of the automatic configuration method. But, there is a possibility of Windows Mail App configuring the wrong Cox.com email settings. Hence, to make sure that you can set up your Cox email account on Windows successfully, we have brought you a step-by-step guide for manual configuration. Here you go:
- To start with the manual setup, start the Windows system and launch the Windows Mail App on it.
- On the ‘Welcome to Mail’ screen, click on the ‘+ Add an account’ option and proceed.
- On the ‘Add An Account’ page, you will see choices such as ‘Outlook’, ‘Exchange’, ‘Google’, and more. Click on the ‘Advanced Setup’ tab.
- Click on the “Internet email – POP or IMAP accounts that let you view your email in a Web Browser.”
- On the next screen, under the ‘Internet Email Account’ section, provide the following details of your Cox account in their respective tabs:
Email Address | yourname.email.username@cox.net |
Username | Your Cox username |
Password | Your Cox email password |
Account Name | Cox |
Name that will display on the Emails you will send | Your Name |
- Click on the ‘Login’ or ‘Save’ button to add your Cox email account temporarily.
- Now, go back to the Windows Mail App menu options and select the ‘Cox Account’.
- Choose the ‘Advanced’ option to enter the following Cox email incoming and outgoing server settings.
Note: Before entering the following details, choose IMAP for your Cox mail server type:
Cox Email IMAP Settings
IMAP Username | Your Cox email address (username@cox.net) |
IMAP Password | Your Cox email password |
IMAP Mail Server Hostname | imap.cox.net |
IMAP Mail Server Value | 993 |
SSL Encrypted Connection | YES |
Cox Email SMTP Settings
SMTP Username | Your Cox email address (username@cox.net) |
SMTP Password | Your Cox email password |
SMTP Mail Server Hostname | smtp.cox.net |
SMTP Mail Server Value | 465 with SSL Encryption587 with TLS Encryption |
SSL or TLS Encrypted Connection | YES |
- Now, confirm the email settings you entered and click on the ‘Sign In’ button to apply the changes.
- Click on the ‘Done’ tab and then click on the ‘Finish’ tab to end the process.
After applying the quick ten steps mentioned above, the Cox email server settings will be easily configured and so will your email account.
How to Configure Cox Email Settings On Outlook?
Follow the steps mentioned below and complete setting up Cox email on Outlook successfully. Whether you are looking for the steps to configure the Cox email settings Outlook 2007 or 2010, this step-by-step will come in handy.
- Start Outlook 2007 or 2010 on your system and drop down the ‘File’ menu option from the upper-left corner of the screen.
- Click on the ‘Add Account’.
- Now, on the ‘Add Account’ page, enter the following Cox Email Login details and then click on the ‘Manual setup or additional server types’.
Your Name | Your First and Last Name |
Email Address | yourname.email.username@cox.net |
Username | Your Cox username |
Password | Your Cox email password |
Retype Password | Same as above |
- After entering the required login information, click on the ‘Next’ button.
- On the next screen, under the ‘Choose Service’ section, select the ‘POP or IMAP – Connect to a POP or IMAP email account’ option and click on the ‘Next’ option.
- Now, on the POP or IMAP Account Settings page, enter the Cox.com email settings as mentioned below in the table.
Your Name | Cox Username |
Email Address | Your username@cox.net |
Account Type | IMAP |
Incoming (IMAP) Mail Server | imap.cox.net |
Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server | smtp.cox.net |
User Name | Your username@cox.net |
Password | Your Email Password |
- Click on the ‘Remember Password’ option and then choose the option of ‘More Settings’ instead of clicking on the ‘Next’ tab.
- Drive back to the ‘Cox Email Account’ and click on the ‘IMAP Account Settings’ option.
- Select the ‘Advanced’ tab and enter the below-mentioned Server Port Numbers:
Incoming Server (IMAP) | 993 |
Outgoing Server (IMAP) | 587 |
Note: Select the ‘SSL’ and ‘TLS’ option from the ‘Use the following type of encrypted connection’ option for your incoming and outgoing mail servers respectively.
- Click on the ‘OK’ button to apply the changes and then click on the ‘Next’ button.
- Now, you can click on the ‘Close’ button and hit on ‘Finish’ before exiting from the Outlook profile.
Provide the Cox email address and password, if asked, and finish the process.
After applying the steps of configuring the Cox email settings for Outlook 2010, your Cox email account will be synchronized with your Outlook profile.
Cox Email Server Settings for Mac Device
If you want to access your Cox email account on your Mac device, you will first have to set up your account on the same device. In order to set up Cox email account on Mac, you must enter the correct Cox.com email settings. Got confused by all this? Don’t worry! Follow the steps mentioned below and make the entire process easy.
- Click on the ‘Apple menu’ or ‘Applications menu’ and drop-down its options.
- Choose the ‘System Preferences’ option from the menu list.
- Firstly, click on the ‘Internet Accounts’ and then, select the option of ‘Add Other Account’ to start setting up the Cox email account.
- Click on the ‘Mail account’ option and then, enter the following Cox email login credentials:
Your Name | Your First and Last Name |
Email Address | yourname.email.username@cox.net |
Password | Your Cox email password |
- Now, you can launch the Mail program by clicking on the ‘Cox’ account.
- After finishing the initial process of setting up the Cox email account, you will now have to configure the Cox email settings.
- At first, reach the ‘POP or IMAP email settings’ page by clicking on the ‘Advanced Settings’ tab on the ‘Account Page’.
- Now, on the Advanced Settings page, make sure that the required details are filled with the below-mentioned email settings:
Account Type | IMAP/ POP |
User Name | Cox Email Address(username@cox.net) |
Password | Your email password |
Incoming Mail Server (IMAP/ POP) | imap.cox.net or pop.cox.net |
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) | smtp.cox.net |
Incoming Mail Server Port (IMAP/ POP) | 993 or 995 |
Outgoing Mail Server Port (SMTP) | 465 or 587 |
Incoming Mail Server Encryption | SSL |
Outgoing Mail Server Encryption | SSL with 465 Port Value TLS with 587 Port Value |
- Now, click on the option that reads, ‘Use my Incoming email address and password for my Outgoing mail server as well’.
- At last, click on the ‘Save’ and ‘Done’ buttons on your Mac screen and exit from the Mail program.
After applying the aforementioned steps, your Cox email account will be successfully set up on your Mac device. Now, to access your account, launch the Mail application again and enter the Cox email address and password, if needed.
How to Configure Cox Email Settings On iPhone?
To synchronize your Cox email account on your iPhone device, you must follow the stepwise method mentioned below.
- Start the ‘Settings’ app by clicking on the ‘Gear’ button.
- Click on the ‘Passwords and Accounts’ option from the drop-down options of Settings.
- On the next screen, you will see the accounts added on your iPhone. Here, click on the ‘Add account’ option.
- Go through the Email Provider’s list showing on the next screen and then click on the ‘Cox Email’ option.
If you see no such option, click on the ‘Other’ option.
- Confirm your choice on the next screen by clicking on the ‘Add mail account’ option.
- Here, you will have to provide the Cox email account details. The required information is tabulated below:
Name | Your Cox username |
Email ID | Your Cox email address |
Password | Your Cox email password |
Description | My Cox Email Account |
- Click on the ‘Sign In’ option and choose ‘POP3’ on the next screen and set it as the server type of your Cox email account.
- Now, select the ‘POP3’ – ‘Incoming Mail Server’ and enter details as tabulated below:
POP Incoming Server Hostname | pop.cox.net |
POP Server Username | Your Cox email login password |
POP Server Password | Your Cox email password |
- Now, click on the ‘SMTP’ – ‘Outgoing mail server’ option and enter the details below to enable the outgoing mail service:
SMTP Server Hostname | smtp.cox.net |
SMTP Server Username | Your Cox email login address |
SMTP Server Password | Your Cox email password |
- After entering the incoming and outgoing email settings for Cox account, click on the ‘Next’ option.
- Now, check the box of ‘Email’ option and click on the ‘Save’ option to confirm the Cox.com email settings.
- Your Cox email account is now saved.
- Now, go back to where you start. Click on the ‘Accounts’ section and this time, click on the ‘Cox Email Account’.
- Select the ‘Advanced’ option and make sure you enter the following data for ‘Incoming Server Settings’:
Use SSL Encrypted Connection | Turned On |
POP Identity check | Cox Email Password |
POP Server Port Value | 110 |
- Go back to the ‘Advanced Screen’ and click on the ‘Outgoing server Settings’ or ‘smtp.cox.net’ then, enter the following data:
Use SSL Encrypted Connection | Turned On |
SMTP Identity check | Cox Email Password |
SMTP Server Port Value | 25 |
- Now, crosscheck all the details you entered and make sure they are correct. Then, select the ‘Done’ option in the upper-right corner of your iPhone screen.
Congratulations, after configuring the Cox email server settings on iPhone, now your Cox account is set up and ready to use.
After going through the detailed guide, we hope you have learned how to set up Cox email account on iPhone, Mac, Outlook, and Windows. If you have any doubts regarding the Cox email settings, start a conversation with our tech experts via the live chat option to resolve them.