BlueHost can be used or managed with a limited number of electronic devices but includes some Apple devices such as:
- iPhone
- iPad
- iPod Touch
Operating System Requirements
The main requirement for the use of these electronic devices is that it must be running version 7 of Apple’s operating system. However, BlueHost reveals that any iOS device can also be used to manage the BlueHost account using the same device settings.
Requirements for Email Setup
A pre-existing email account must already be confirmed under BlueHost before the website owner’s email account can be setup or modified. This can be done either in devices such as the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Email account information such as:
- Username
- Password
- Mail server host information for the domain name (ex. Box311.bluehost.com)
Setting Up
To setup up BlueHost for iPhone or iPod Touch owners, the Mail icon must be tapped. For long-term device owners, a series of taps must be done in the following order: Settings > Mail > Accounts > Add Account. The email account type must be chosen, the option “Other” will be used by BlueHost website owners. The reason for using the “Other” option is that iPhone does not normally have a preset option for webhost providers such as BlueHost.
Either IMAP or POP option will be chosen for the server type before entering the account information. The account information that needs to be filled in are:
- Name
- Email Address for Address
- The same Email Address above for Description
In the Incoming Mail server segment:
- Choose box#.bluehost.com for the host name
- The email address for the user name
- Password
In the Outgoing mail Server (SMTP) option:
- Type box#.bluehost.com for the host name
- The email address of the website owner for the user name
- Password
The “Save” button will be clicked after these information are entered in order to return to the Mail Settings screen.
Additional Steps under the IMAP Option
Choose Settings > Mail > email address of the BlueHost domain account in order to download the Inbox and Sent folder to iPhone or iPod Touch. The Advanced option will then be clicked before typing in “INBOX” to the IMAP Path Prefix option. The purpose of this additional step is that it will facilitate the deletion of emails especially when the website owner is receiving a significant amount of emails on a daily basis.
iPhone or iPod Touch can also download the Sent and Draft messages using the same series of steps but adding “Sent” or “Draft” to the “Mailbox Behaviors” option.
cPanel Access using either iPhone or iPad
cPanel is the main access option for all Bluehost website owners. This means that a website owner planning to manage their BlueHost account from their iPhone or iPad will need to effectively open this link. This can be done through the URL https://my.bluehost.com/cgi-bin/cplogin where the website owner will automatically enter the cPanel website. The main requirement is that the website owner will have to enter their BlueHost username and password.
The reason for shifting the iPhone or iPad user directly to the cPanel browser website is that cPanel is regularly modified by BlueHost programmers. The purpose of this is that there are some limitations in cPanel which cannot be effectively used by BlueHost. The solution for this is that BlueHost builds a problematic cPanel segment, which includes the authentication system.
The benefit of the modifications developed by BlueHost is that the website owner will be able to improve their DNS management as well as using a better website backup utility. This means that downloading an unmodified or standard version of cPanel in the website owner’s electronic device will result in numerous problems.
