CIT Mail Account

Last modified by Jonas Jelten on 2024/01/11 16:39

Setting Up E-Mail Clients

This article describes how to set up an e-mail client. Information regarding the CIT e-mail account can be found here.

1. Summary of the important information

IMAP mail.cit.tum.de
SMTP mail.cit.tum.de
Port IMAP 993
Port SMTP 465
Login CIT-Login
Password CIT Password
  • All connections are encrypted with the above-mentioned values.
  • An Import of the CIT-CA certificates into the client software is recommended. For instructions please check here.

2. E-Mail Clients:

2.1. Ubuntu - Thunderbird

Thunderbird is already installed and preconfigured on the black boxes with Linux operating systems.

The following is configured:
 CIT CA, server CA, and user CA root certificates
 Incoming mail server imap://mail.cit.tum.de with TLS with the current CIT ID as login and CIT-ID@cit.tum.de or surname.name@cit.tum.de as sender address
 Outgoing mail server smtp://mail.cit.tum.de with TLS without user authentication. (Which is not necessary within the TU.)
 CIT LDAP server to search for e-mail addresses and user certificates.

First, click on Edit and then on Account Settings.

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In the opened window click on Accounts Actions* and then on Add Email Account

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Enter your name, your CIT e-mail address, and the associated password and click Set up manually on.

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Then enter the data as shown in the screenshot and click on Test again. Finally, click Done.

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2.2. Windows

2.2.1. Windows - Thunderbird

Download and install Thunderbird from www.mozilla.org.  The setup follows the same steps as the setup for Linux systems described in section 2.1.

2.2.2. Windows - Outlook 2016

Start Microsoft Outlook and click on File.
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Click on  Add account. 

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The account setup will then be tested. After a successful test, click on Close and then on Finish.

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2.2.2. Windows - Outlook 2019

Open the program and click File. 

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Click Add account.

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Enter your  CIT  email address and click Connect.

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Enter the password for the CIT email address and click Connect. 

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The email account has been set up. Click OK to complete the process.

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You can check the settings and change your name by first clicking on the tab at the top right File and in the opened window click on Account settings. 

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Open your CIT account with a double click. 

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Then you will see the settings. Here you can check whether the server settings are configured correctly and correct your display name.
Click Next. 

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The settings are being tested. If it is successful, the changes are applied. Then click Close. 

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Afterwards, close the open window by clicking Finish.

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2.3. Mac OS

2.3.1. Mac OS - Apple Mail

Start Apple Mail and click on Mail → Add Account...

 
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Choose Other Mail Accounts and click on Continue.

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Fill out the form with the name, that an email recipient should see, the in.tum.de e-mail address, and the corresponding password, and click on Sign In.

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Fill out the upper part of the form with your in.tum.de e-mail address and in-tum credentials. In the lower part choose the Account Type IMAP and fill out the Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server.

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Finally, choose which apps should use this account. You can choose both apps or the Mail app only (if you do not need the Notes app). Click on Done to finish the setup.

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2.3.2. Mac OS - Outlook 2019

Click on the Outlook tab in the program above and select Settings from the list. 

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Then select Accounts in the opened window.

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If you haven't added an email account yet, see the Add Account button in the middle of the window. To add an email account you can click on this button or the + sign and select New account ....

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Enter the email address of the account to be added and click on Continue. 

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Then fill in the input fields in the next window as follows:
 E-Mail Address: CIT email address
 Username: CIT ID (in.tum / ma.tum)
 Password: CIT password
 Account type: IMAP
 Incoming server: mail.cit.tum.de
 Outgoing server: mail.cit.tum.de

Select Use SSL to connect for both servers and click on Add EMail account.

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The account has now been added. You can add more accounts or complete the process by clicking the Done button. 

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2.4. iPhone

Open Settings on your iPhone and select Mail.

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Click on Accounts.

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Select Add Account.

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Select Other as the account type.

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Select Add Mail Account.

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Enter your CIT e-mail address and the associated password and click on Next.

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Enter the settings as shown below and click Next.

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Then you can click Save and complete the setup of the ITO email account.

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FAQ

 For problems regarding mytum.de or tum.de email addresses, don't hesitate to get in touch with it-support@tum.de.