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Mail is Apple's free email client. To configure Mail, take the following steps-

1. First, open up Mail.
2. The "Welcome to Mail" screen will appear. Fill out the following bills as noted below, and then click "Continue".
   • Full Name
     • For this you can enter your name, or whatever name you'd like those viewing your email to see.
   • Email Address
     • Your full email address goes here.
   • Password
     • Your email password goes here.
3. The next window is the "Incoming Mail Server" window. Choose the following settings and then click "Continue".
   • Account Type
     • POP3
   • Description
     • This can be whatever you wish. It is only to help you keep track of multiple accounts on one computer.
   • "Incoming Mail Server"
     • If you're web site address is www.waveinternetsupport.com, you will enter mail.waveinternetsupport.com for your incoming mail server.
   • User Name
     • Your full email address
   • Password
     • your email password goes here.
4. The next window is the "Incoming Mail Server" window.
   • The Outgoing mail server will be provided by your internet service provider. You will have to contact them for this address. Click here to open a new window containing a list of common smtp server addresses.
   • After filling out this information, click "Next"
5. The next window will be the "Outgoing Mail Security" window. These settings will again be settings from your internet service provider. After filling them out, click "Continue".
6. Next, you will see the "Account Summary" window. Check the "Take account online" and then click "Create".
7. That's it! You've successfully configured Apple's mail client!