Getting started with the MX Plan solution

Objective

If you have just purchased an MX Plan solution, this means you have email addresses that you can use to send and receive messages from a device of your choice.

Find out how to get started with an MX Plan solution.

Requirements


OVHcloud Control Panel Access

  • Direct link: MX Plan
  • Navigation path: Web Cloud > MX Plan > Select your MX Plan service

Instructions

Continue with the email technology used by your MX Plan service.

Info

Identify the email technology for your MX Plan solution.

Depending on the activation date of your MX Plan solution, or on a recent migration, the email technology associated with it may differ. This version is characterized by its webmail interface. To identify it:

  • In the General information tab, note the technology used under the Webmail mention in the Subscription or Connection box.
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Contents

Create an email address

To find out how to create an email address, click on the tab corresponding to the email technology used by your MX Plan service:

Roundcube
Zimbra and OWA

To create an email address, go to the Emails tab. The window that opens will list the accounts that have already been created. To add a new email account, click the Add an account button.

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In the window that pops up, enter the following information:

  • Account name: Enter your new email address (e.g. first name.surname). The domain name that makes up the email address is already pre-selected in the list.
  • Account description: Information on the email address, visible only in the table in the Emails tab of your email service.
  • Account size: Determine the size you would like to assign to the email account.
  • Password: Enter a password and confirm it. For security reasons, we recommend not using the same password twice, choosing one that does not contain any personal information (e.g. your surname, first name and date of birth), and renewing it regularly.

Once you have filled in the fields, click Next, then check the information that appears in the summary. If the information is correct, click Confirm. Repeat this step as necessary, depending on the number of accounts you have.

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Use your email addresses

Once you have created your email addresses, you can start using them. There are two ways of doing this: using webmail from a browser, or using an email client.

Use Webmail

Go to the Webmail login page, then enter the email address and password. Then click the Login button.

Select the tab corresponding to the email technology of your MX Plan solution:

Roundcube
Zimbra
OWA

You should see an interface similar to the image below with the word "Roundcube" in the top left.
To find out how to use the Roundcube interface, please read our guide on Using an email address via the Roundcube webmail.

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Use an email client

You can configure your email account on an email client such as Outlook, Thunderbird, Mac Mail, etc.

Below are the links to the configuration guides depending on your device type:

If you only need the connection parameters to configure an email account on an email client, you can find these settings below.

IMAP and POP Receive Settings

When you choose your account type, we recommend using IMAP to receive emails. However, you can select POP as well.

Warning

Please only enter the values corresponding to your location (EUROPE or AMERICA/ASIA-PACIFIC).

Select the tab corresponding to your configuration type:

IMAP configuration
POP configuration
  • Username: Enter the full email address.
  • Password: Enter the password for the email account.
  • EUROPE server (incoming): imap.mail.ovh.net or ssl0.ovh.net.
  • AMERICA/ASIA-PACIFIC server (incoming): imap.mail.ovh.ca.
  • Port: 993.
  • Security type: SSL/TLS.

SMTP Send Settings

Below are the SMTP settings to use when sending emails:

SMTP configuration

  • Username: Enter the full email address.
  • Password: Enter the password for the email account.
  • EUROPE server (outgoing): smtp.mail.ovh.net or ssl0.ovh.net.
  • AMERICA/ASIA-PACIFIC server (outgoing): smtp.mail.ovh.ca.
  • Port: 465.
  • Security type: SSL/TLS.

Redirections and Aliases

Do you want to redirect your emails to another recipient, create an alias or systematically copy another email address?

To do this, click on the tab corresponding to your email technology:

Roundcube
OWA and Zimbra

To add a redirection or an alias, click on the Emails tab of your MX Plan service, then click on the Manage redirections button on the right.
The table of redirections that are already active appears. On the right, click Add a redirection to start creating your redirection or alias.

  • From address: Enter the email address you would like to redirect.
  • To address: Enter the address you would like to redirect to here. This can be one of your OVHcloud email addresses, or an external email address.
  • Choose a copy method: Define whether you want to keep a copy of the email received at the targeted email address (From address) or directly redirect to the redirection address (To address) without saving a copy.

To understand how to use redirections and aliases on your MX Plan service, please read our full guide: “Use email redirections”.

Automatic reply

It is important to be able to set up an automatic response in case you cannot view or process your emails.

Select the tab corresponding to the email technology of your MX Plan solution:

Roundcube
Zimbra
OWA

To add an automatic reply to one of your email addresses, click on the Emails tab of your MX Plan service, then click the Manage replies button on the right.
The table of auto-replies that are already active is displayed. On the right, click Add auto-reply to start creating your redirection or alias.

For more details on setting up an automatic response from your MX Plan service in the OVHcloud Control Panel, please read our guide on “MX Plan - Creating an automatic response on an email address”.

Go further

Use Roundcube webmail

Use Zimbra webmail

Use Outlook Web App (OWA) webmail

Use email redirections

MX Plan - Create an automatic response on an email address

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