MavMAIL: Helpful Guide to Access MNSU Email Account 2022

The official means of communication at Minnesota State University, Mankato is MNSU MavMAIL. You must check it as a student at least once every day to stay up to speed on important University and class information.

Office 365, which also includes programmes like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Teams, OneNote, and OneDrive, includes MavMAIL.

Find out more if you’re a student at Minnesota State University, Mankato, about how to access your MNSU email.

How to log into MavMAIL

To access the email account at MNSU,

1. Use your web browser to go to mavmail.mnsu.edu.
2. Click on the Login to Office 365/MavMAIL.
3. Use the right sign-on ID for the student.
4. Next can be reached by clicking or typing your StarID@go.minnstate.edu.
5. Enter your StarID password when asked.
6. Press Sign In.
7. Click Outlook’s icon after that.

Each institution in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system uses a login called a StarID. You must first activate your StarID and create your password if you are using it for the first time or if you do not already have one.

Did you realise that your university email address and login are two separate things? Even though they could appear to be similar, it’s crucial to understand the differences to safeguard your account.

Email login

You may access your MavMAIL account by logging in with your email address.

• Your login is YourStarID@go.minnstate.edu
  • (employees use YourStarID@minnstate.edu)
• Your email address is NOT among those in the directory.
• Since this is your private login, sharing it is NOT safe.

Email address

The public address linked to your account and included in the directory is your email address.

• In most cases, your email address is firstname.lastname@mnsu.edu.
• In some cases, an address will be accompanied by a number; continue reading to find out how to locate your address.
• It’s safe to disclose this information because it’s your public address.

How to find your email address

Some email addresses have a number after them because some persons with the same name share it. See how to locate your address below.

1. Log in to MavMAIL.
2. Click “My Account” after clicking your profile picture in the top right corner.
3. Locate your email address next to your name on the “My Account” tab.

How to set up MavMAIL (Office 365) for iOS

Follow these instructions to update the iOS Mail app on an iPhone or iPad:

1. On the iPad or iPhone, tap Settings.
2. Select Mail.
3. Select Add Account.
4. Select Exchange.
5. Enter your StarID@minnstate.edu and name if you are an employee in this account (Example: MNSU Email).
6. You should name this account and input your StarID@go.minnstate.edu if you are a student, alum, or emeriti.
7. Choose Sign In.
8. Sign in by entering your StarID password.
9. Choose Save.
10. Verify that the new account exists.
11. Choose between the Outlook App or the Mail application.
12. Choose Mailboxes.
13. To view only emails from that account, choose MSU E-Mail or MinnState E-Mail.

The full sync process could take some time.

Optional: One month is the set standard mail days to sync. This setting needs to be modified if you wish to have access to saved emails that are more than one month old.

1. Open Settings, Passwords and Accounts just like steps 1 and 2 above.
2. Access the freshly set up mailbox that was generated in the previous steps.
3. Select Mail Days to Sync (should say 1 month).
4. Replace with No Limit.

How to set up MavMAIL for android

Office 365

1. Accessed your smartphone’s settings.
2. Click Add Account after navigating to your Accounts.
3. Click Office365 and then choose Email. NOTE: If you do not see an option for Office 365, add the account by going to accounts in the Email app.
4. Type your MavMAIL e-mail address and StarID password.
5. Permissions sought may appear on a screen. It is necessary for you to touch Accept.
6. Change any parameters to your liking by scrolling through the menus. After making all of your desired selections, scroll to the bottom and click Next.
7. Your mail account should be set up after selecting Accept. The account’s default name is modified by you.

Exchange

1. Accessed your smartphone’s settings.
2. Click Add Account after navigating to your Accounts.
3. Select Email and press Exchange.
4. Please enter the information as prompted. Your email address will be your MNSU email address, which for students is StarID@go.minnstate.edu.
   • Your StarID password will serve as your password.
   • Choose the manual setup if the automatic setup is unsuccessful.
   • Outlook.office365.com will serve as the Exchange Server.
   • Check the box for Use secure connection (SSL).
   • Press Next once this data has been entered.
5. You will get a screen asking you to Apply security features; click Apply.
6. Change any parameters to your liking by scrolling through the menus. After making all of your desired selections, scroll to the bottom and click Next.

How to access MavMail on your d2l brightspace homepage

You may browse your MavMail, Outlook calendar, and OneDrive files via the Office 365 widget on the MNSU D2L Brightspace homepage.

To log in to the Office 365 widget in MNSU D2L Brightspace:

1. Use Mozilla Firefox to access MNSU D2L Brightspace at mnsu.learn.minnstate.edu.
2. Enter your StarID login information.
3. The Office 365 widget is located on a laptop or desktop computer’s right side of the screen, below the My Courses and My Basic Course list widgets.
4. Click Sign in to your Office365 account.
5. It will open a new tab or window. In the text box, type your email address. Choose Next. StarID@go.minnstate.edu is the login address for students and emeriti.
6. Now, icons for your MavMail, Outlook, and OneDrive will appear. To launch the service in a new window or tab, click the icon.
7. Additionally, you have the option to have the widget show your emails, calendar events, and OneDrive files.
8. In the grey bar below the icons, click the down arrow.
9. After that, click the tab you want to see.
10. To collapse the display once more, click the up arrow in the grey bar at the bottom of the widget.