Configuring Your Mobile Device for Office 365

This page provides links to documentation on configuring your mobile device to access your Office 365 account. You can set your email client to access your Office 365 email by using either Exchange or IMAP settings.

Exchange Versus IMAP

There are several advantages to setting your email client up to use Exchange settings rather than IMAP settings. With Exchange, you need to know only your email address and password in order to set up your account; if you wish to set your account up using IMAP, you will need to know server information. Exchange also provides direct access to the USC calendar that is a part of your Office 365 account.

At this time, ITS supports both methods of setting up your account.

Configuring Your Mobile Device

To configure your mobile device to connect to Office 365, you can either choose your configuration method and mobile device from the Mobile Phone Setup Wizard or follow one of the links below.

Setting Up Office 365 Mail on Mobile Devices Using Exchange

The Microsoft links below provides information on how to set up Office 365 on your mobile device using Exchange. In order to set up Office 365 mail as an Exchange account on your mobile device, you will need to know your Office 365 email address and password.

• Set up Email (Exchange) on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch
• Set Up Email (Exchange) on an Android Phone
• Set Up Email (Exchange) on a Windows Phone

Setting Up Office 365 Mail on Mobile Devices Using IMAP

In order to set up Office 365 mail as an IMAP account on your mobile device, you will need to know your Office 365 email address, password, and your Office 365 server settings. The Microsoft links below include information on how to determine the IMAP server settings specific to your Office 365 account.

Getting Help

For assistance configuring your mobile device for Office 365, please call the ITS Customer Support Center at 213-740-5555 or send an email to consult@usc.edu.