All of our hosting accounts come with an account on one of our SmarterMail email servers. You will be able to find which server your account is located on in the welcome email that you receive after signing up.
If you are hosting DNS with us, then you will be able to get to your mail server by going to the following URL in an Internet Browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox:
http://mail.YOUDOMAIN.COM/
If you entered this correctly, your windows should look similar to the image below:
Next, we will need to enter our admin username and password. By default, your admin username will be similar to the following:
admin@YOURDOMAIN.COM
You will be able to get your password out of the welcome email.
The first time that you login, you will see the following screen.
Select your timezone and click, “Finish”. From the next screen, you will want to click on the “Settings” button.
Once you click on the settings button, you will need to expand the “Domain Settings” folder by clicking on the “+”.
Once that folder is expanded, you will see the “Users” option. Click on this link. You will now see something similar to:
Now click on the “New” button and you should see something like:
This is where you will create the new user. By going through the tabs located above this window, you will be able to set a range of different settings including a forwarding email address, signature, and many others. Once you are done modifying these settings, you can click on the “save” button located in the top left of this window to save this user. This email address is now setup and ready for use.
If you need assistance with this, do not hesitate to contact support@flarehosting.com.
