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Cox Business email settings for iPhone

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On this page you find the Cox Business mail settings for iPhone. Follow the step-by-step iPhone guide or use the settings overview with the imap and pop3 server email settings for Cox Business.

Mail settings Cox Business

POP / IMAP imap
Incoming server imap.coxmail.net
Incoming port 993
SSl (security) incoming ssl
Outgoing server smtp.coxmail.net
Outgoing port 465
Requires sign-in yes

iPhone guide to setup Cox Business mail

1 Open 'Settings', click on 'Passwords & accounts' and 'Add account'.

Click on your provider name if it's listed, otherwise click on 'Other'

2 Make sure 'Email' is checked and click 'Save'.

Your email account is now saved. In the next steps we check if all settings are correct.

3 Click on your newly created email address and choose 'Advanced'. Make sure that the following data is correct under 'Incoming server':

Use SSL: on
Identity check: password
Server port: 993

4 Go back to the previous screen and under 'Outgoing server' click on smtp.coxmail.net. Make sure the following information is correct:

Use SSL: on
Identity check: password
Server port: 465

Question and Answer

Have a question regarding your iPhone email setup or think you can help other Cox Business users out? Please comment below!

  • My Cox business email stopped working please help me reset it up it; mmixon@lvcoxmail.com in incoming do I use POP or IMAP what are the other settings?

    3 years ago

  • I am unable to send an email. Message says server can’t send from my email address and sends my messages to the outbox

    5 years ago

  • My email suddenly stopped working on my iPhone went in to update to these settings and never connects to the server continues to be in verify mode.. Suggestions?

    5 years ago

  • just updated from I-phone 6 to I-phone 10 and cant get cox business email. Have a .com not a .net

    5 years ago

  • I can’t get cox email on my iPhone the server will not verify

    5 years ago

  • Can’t get the server to connect. Doesn’t verify

    5 years ago

  • I'm trying to set up mail for my dad's new iPhone7, but your settings don't work. Is there an update to these directions for iPhone7? Thanks

    7 years ago

  • I need a help set up cox business email on my Iphone plus

    7 years ago

  • I determined that iPhone and Android access to our business email accounts requires the IMAP and SMTP hostnames to end in COM rather than NET. This article says to use NET.

    8 years ago