{"id":756,"date":"2021-07-20T16:28:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/?p=756"},"modified":"2024-12-26T08:36:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:36:11","slug":"a2-hosting-account-backup-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/a2-hosting-account-backup-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"A2 Hosting IMAP Settings for account configuration and backup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Know A2 Hosting IMAP settings to use the program in desktop applications like Outlook, Thunderbird, Mac Mail, and others. Users can set up this A2 Hosting Email on the desired application with correct knowledge about IMAP, SMTP, and POP Server. When users don\u2019t want to access the account on a web browser, they can access A2 Hosting emails on desktop applications.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this blog, we will be discussing:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>IMAP, SMTP, and POP3 settings for A2 Hosting Email<\/li>\n<li>Steps to configure 2-factor Authentication and generate an App password<\/li>\n<li>Steps to backup A2 Hosting emails to another email\/file format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Know A2 Hosting IMAP Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Below are the details about A2 Hosting Emails. You can copy these details to set up A2 hosting emails.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center; background-color: #bfbfbf;\"><strong>Email Settings<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center; background-color: #bfbfbf;\"><strong>Port Number<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\">A2 Hosting IMAP Incoming Mail Server:<br \/>\nMail.example.com\/mail.a2hosting.com<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\">993, requires SSL\/TLS<br \/>\n143, non-secure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\">A2 Hosting POP3 Incoming Mail Server:<br \/>\nMail.example.com\/mail.a2hosting.com<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\">995, requires SSL<br \/>\n110, non-secure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\">A2 Hosting SMTP Outgoing Mail Server:<br \/>\nMail.example.com\/mail.a2hosting.com<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\">465 or 587, requires SSL<br \/>\n25 or 2525, non-secure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Steps to enable Two Factor Authentication and Generate App password in A2 Hosting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By default, two-factor authentication is enabled in A2 hosting. It provides an extra layer of security to access by third-party applications. So, users will generate a password to authenticate their cPanel login in addition to the cPanel user\u2019s password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow these steps to enable 2-factor authentication:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to the Customer Panel.<\/li>\n<li>In the menu bar, click<strong> Account<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Edit account details<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-758 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kb-custportal2-account-details.png\" alt=\"EDIT ACCOUNT DETAILS\" width=\"452\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kb-custportal2-account-details.png 452w, https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kb-custportal2-account-details-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on<strong> Security<\/strong> settings<\/li>\n<li>Under Two-factor authentication, click here to <strong>Enable<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2fa_setup.jpg\" alt=\"Two Factor Authentication\" width=\"650\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2fa_setup.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2fa_setup-300x55.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This will start the authentication process<\/li>\n<li>The Customer Portal generates a <strong>one-time password<\/strong> embedded in the <strong>QR code image<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-760 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2fa_qrscreen.jpg\" alt=\"Two Factor Authentication\" width=\"659\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2fa_qrscreen.jpg 659w, https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2fa_qrscreen-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use the <strong>authenticator app<\/strong> on your mobile device to scan the QR code image. Once it scans the QR code, it generates a time password. You can manually enter the key to generate a numeric password.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>Confirm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This is how 2-factor authentication is <strong>enabled<\/strong> on your account.<\/li>\n<li>Create an <strong>App password<\/strong> and use this password to log in to the software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Want to backup the A2 Hosting Email account to another email\/file formats<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Find the easiest way to back up A2 hosting emails quickly. Therefore, we recommend <strong>Softaken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/imap-mail-backup\">IMAP Mail Backup Tool<\/a>. <\/strong>This software allows the backup of emails into 8 different formats including <strong>MBOX, PST, PDF, EML, HTML, MHTML, EMLX, and MSG.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-download-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/dls\/imapdemo.exe\"><span class='mb-text'>Download Now<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"maxbutton-2 maxbutton maxbutton-buy-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/buy-imap-mail-backup\"><span class='mb-text'>Buy Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You will get several features with this software \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More than 5+ saving formats<\/strong> for A2 Hosting emails<\/li>\n<li>Perform <strong>batch migration<\/strong> without any hassles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maintain email properties and folder hierarchy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Backup selective emails<\/strong> with a date-range filter<\/li>\n<li>Downloadable on <strong>Windows all versions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/imap-attachment-extractor\"><strong>Backup emails with attachments<\/strong><\/a> of A2 Hosting account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Download the free version of the program and analyze the software completely before you buy the license version.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In this post, we have explained A2 Hosting email settings, steps to enable two-factor authentication &amp; create an app password. Also, we have discussed an amazing solution to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/microtek-email-settings-for-configuration-to-various-clients\/\"><strong>Microtek email settings for configuration for various clients<\/strong><\/a>. The software is very simple to operate without any technical knowledge. Users can ask our support staff for any help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know A2 Hosting IMAP settings to use the program in desktop applications like Outlook, Thunderbird, Mac Mail, and others. Users can set up this A2 Hosting Email on the desired application with correct knowledge about IMAP, SMTP, and POP Server. 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