Startup Guide for New Roundcube Webmail

Quick Links 1. Login Login via https://webmail.hku.hk. 2. Setup Identity At first login Users will be prompted to input the following information at first login: Display Name (Your sender name (information displayed in the “From” field)) Email (Default email address, non-editable) Signature (Your default “signature” message to display at the end of an email (OPTIONAL)) Update identity settings If you miss […]

Procedure on Setting up HKU Connect Email Service on Android Devices

Open “Settings” on your device. Open “Accounts and sync”. Tap Add Account. Select Google and Existing. In the Sign in screen, enter your HKU Connect email address (i.e. UID@connect.hku.hk) and your HKU Portal PIN in the password field.  For graduates using HKU Connect email, please enter the password of your HKU Connect graduate email account. After the account is created, select the services you want to sync. […]

Procedure on Setting up HKU Connect Email Service on iOS Devices

 Open Settings on your device. Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Tap Add Account. Select Google. Enter your email address, i.e. UID@connect.hku.hk and your HKU Portal PIN.  Tap “Sign In“. In the “USERNAME” field, enter your HKU Portal UID. In the “PASSWORD” field, enter your HKU Portal PIN. Then tap “LOGIN”. Tap “Allow”. Tap “Save” to complete the set up.

User Guide on HKU Connect Email Service for Graduates

All graduates of 2012 and beyond can continue using their HKU Connect accounts powered by Google after graduation. Note: For graduates who will travel to locations where Google service may not be accessible, please forward your graduate email account to another non-Google email account before leaving Hong Kong.  Click http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=10957 for the setup procedure on email forwarding. […]

How to configure graduate.hku.hk on my email client or mobile device?

Please configure your email client as below for connecting to graduate.hku.hk:  Account name: usernameEmail address: username@graduate.hku.hkIncoming server name: graduate.hku.hkOutgoing SMTP server: your ISP’s SMTP server name For the Mail Server Type, select IMAP. If you select POP3 mode, all your emails will be downloaded from the email server to the local folders of your email client and you can no longer access […]

Procedure to Access Staff Email (HKUCC1) via Thunderbird Using POP3 (for Roaming Users)

Procedure to Access Staff Email (HKUCC1) via Thunderbird Using POP (for Roaming Users) This section describes the configuration procedure to access HKU email via Thunderbird for roaming users. Note: The following setup applies for those roaming users who have to send email using Internet Service Provider (ISP) network and is applicable only if their ISP […]

Procedure to Access HKU Email Outside Campus Network via Authenticated SMTP Service (for Roaming Users)

Procedure to Access HKU Email Outside Campus Network via Authenticated SMTP Service (for Roaming Users) If staff and students are outside HKU campus network and the email program on their PCs (e.g. Outlook, Windows Mail) is configured to use “mail.hku.hk” as the outgoing SMTP server, they may have problems sending email because “mail.hku.hk” does not support open-relay of email […]

Procedure to Access Staff Email (HKUCC1) via Mail App on Mac OS X 10.10 or above

Procedure to Access Staff Email (HKUCC1) via Mail App on Mac OS X 10.10 or above Open “System Preference” and choose “Internet Accounts”. Select “Exchange” to perform the setup. Enter your name, HKU email address and HKU Portal PIN. Then click “Continue”. Under Account Settings, enter the following information and click Continue. Username HKU Portal UID Password HKU Portal PIN Server Address hkucc1.hku.hk […]