To setup your mobile device to receive ORU email use the following information.
Please note that while mobile email access is not supported by our Help Desk services
group, these general instructions are offered for those users who wish to handle the technical administration
themselves. Contact your service provider for device specific information.
Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)
Requirements
- an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch
- An ORU Faculty/Staff Email Account
Steps to Configure iOS to Work with ORU Email
NOTE: If this is your first e-mail account on your device, tap "Mail" and proceed to step 3.
- Tap "Settings"
- Tap "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" under Settings and tap "Add Account..." under Accounts.
- Tap "Microsoft Exchange" under Add Account...
- In the Exchange dialog box:
- Enter your e-mail address (e.g. email@oru.edu) in the "Email" field.
- Enter your e-mail address (e.g. email@oru.edu) in the "Username" field.
- Enter your password in the "Password" field.
- Enter ORU Exchange in the "Description" field.
- NOTE: You can use any short name that's meaningful to you, such as "ORU e-mail".
- Tap "Next" in the upper right corner.
- Verify the "Server" field was filled in automatically, then tap "Next" in the upper
right corner of the Exchange dialog box.
- NOTE: If your iOS device is unable to automatically locate the correct server name, please use outlook.office365.com for the server name.
- In the Exchange Account dialog box:
- Choose the type of information you want to synchronize.
- NOTE: By default, Mail, Calendar, and Contacts are all turned on. You can turn off synchronization for any of these.
- Tap "Save" in the upper right corner.
- Push the Home button on your device, and tap "Mail" or "Calendar" to confirm that you've set up your ORU Email.
Android OS
Requirements
- An Android device with access to the internet
- An ORU Faculty/Staff Email Account
Steps to Configure Android with ORU Email
- Press the Menu button and tap Settings.
- NOTE: The way to access settings may vary depending on your type of phone.
- Tap Accounts & Sync in the Settings dialog box.
- Tap Add account in the Accounts & sync settings dialog box.
- Tap Exchange ActiveSync.
- In the Add an Exchange account dialog box:
- Enter your ORU e-mail address ("username@oru.edu") in the "E-mail Address:" field.
- Enter your email password.
- Tap Next
- In the Server Settings dialog box:
- Enter your ORU e-mail address in the "Domain\Username" field
- Enter your email password in the "Password" field.
- Enter orumail.oru.edu in the "Server" field.
- Tap Next
- Select your settings in the Account options dialog box and tap Next.
- Enter ORU Email for the account name in the Set up email dialog box.
- Tap Done.
- Return to your home screen and open your e-mail application.
NOTE: You may have to force the application to restart.
Other Mobile Devices
It may be possible for you to connect to ORU Exchange Email from additional devices not listed in these pages.
Microsoft provides help with setting up many mobile devices for Exchange.