{"id":722,"date":"2021-07-23T12:36:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-ios-push-notifications\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:36:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:36:42","slug":"how-to-set-up-ios-push-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-ios-push-notifications\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up iOS Push Notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

This tutorial explains how to configure your WHM account so that users can receive push notifications for iOS\u00ae mail. We introduced this feature in cPanel & WHM version 64. When users enable push notifications, they receive notifications when new messages arrive.<\/p>\n

You must<\/strong> export the Apple\u00ae Push Notification service (APNs) key, and then install the key on your WHM server to enable push notifications.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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    You cannot<\/strong> create APNs certificates in macOS Server\u00ae version 5.7.1 and later. The macOS\u00ae Mojave 10.14 operating system requires version 5.7.1 or later. For more information, read Apple\u2019s macOS Server 5.7.1 upgrade documentation. You can request that Apple includes this feature in macOS Server 5.7.1 on Apple\u2019s feedback forum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    You must<\/strong> open TCP outbound traffic for port 2195 if your firewall restricts this port. For more information, read our How to Configure Your Firewall for cPanel & WHM Services documentation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Create, export, and install APNs keys on your macOS device.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Receive push notifications for iOS mail<\/h2>\n
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    Create an APNs key.<\/p>\n

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    To create the APNs key, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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      Open the Apple App Store<\/em> application (app) via Finder<\/em> (Applications >> App Store<\/em>). Sign in when the system prompts you.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Search for macOS Server<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Click the macOS Server<\/em> icon.<\/p>\n

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      Click $19.99<\/em>, then click Buy App<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Click Open<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Select This Mac<\/em> from the Choose A Mac<\/em> menu and click Continue<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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      Select the Apple Push Notifications (APN)<\/em> checkbox from the Settings<\/em> menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Enter your credentials.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n

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      Export APNs key information.<\/p>\n

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      To export the APNs key, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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        Open the Keychain Access<\/em> app via Finder<\/em> (Applications >> Utilities >> Keychain Access<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Select System<\/em> from the Keychains<\/em> menu and then select Keys<\/em> from the Category<\/em> menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Press the control<\/em> key and left-click (or right-click) the com.apple.servermgrd.apns.mail<\/code> key (<\/p>\n

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        ) or certificate bundle (<\/p>\n

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        Select Export \u201ccom.apple.servermgrd.apns.mail\u201d\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Click Save<\/em> to save the APNs key to your desired location.<\/p>\n

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          You may need to enter your user credentials.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you password protect this file because it contains sensitive information.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n

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          Install the APNs key.<\/p>\n

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          To install the APNs key on WHM, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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            Navigate to WHM\u2019s Manage Service SSL Certificates<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Service Configuration >> Manage Service SSL Certificates<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Select the iOS Mail Push Notifications<\/em> tab.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Click Upload PKCS #12 archive<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Select the APNs key file.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            If the Calendars and Contacts<\/em> feature is installed on the server, select iOS Push for CalDAV<\/em> to use the certificate for calendars and contacts or iOS Push for Mail<\/em> to use the certificates for mail.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Click Install<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n

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            Configure the device.<\/p>\n

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            To configure your device to receive push notifications, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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            1. Tap the Settings<\/em> icon on your iOS device.<\/li>\n
            2. Tap Passwords & Accounts<\/em>.<\/li>\n
            3. Tap Fetch New Data<\/em>.<\/li>\n
            4. If the Push<\/em> toggle is currently set to Off<\/em>, tap it to set it to On<\/em>.<\/li>\n
            5. Set your Email, Calendar, and Contact accounts to Push<\/em> and Fetch<\/em> as desired.<\/li>\n
            6. After you finish setting up Push notifications, tap Accounts<\/em> and then tap the Home<\/em> button to close the interface.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              \n NOTE: Older phones might not immediately display the proper push settings. Close and repoen the Settings<\/em> app to confirm your changes.\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

              To ensure that the device can receive push notifications, you must<\/strong> restart the Mail<\/em> app. To do this, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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              1. Open the Mail<\/em> app on your iOS device.<\/li>\n
              2. Double-tap the Home<\/em> button to display a gallery of applications.<\/li>\n
              3. Swipe up to close the Mail<\/em> app. For more information about how to close an app, read Apple\u2019s\u00ae Force an app to close documentation.<\/li>\n
              4. Re-open the Mail<\/em> app.<\/li>\n
              5. Swipe down to perform a manual fetch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  If the above steps do not successfully initiate push notifications, you may need to restart your device.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  To enable push notifications for the default email account, you must<\/strong> enter the username @<\/code> the server hostname on the client device, not @<\/code> the account\u2019s domain name.<\/p>\n

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                    For example, enter username@server.hostname.tld<\/code>, not username@example.com<\/code>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    For more information, read our Email Accounts<\/em> documentation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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                    Lock screen notifications.<\/p>\n

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                    You can enable your device to display notifications from select persons on a locked screen. To do this, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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                      Open the Mail<\/em> app.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      Tap Mailboxes<\/em> in the top left corner.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      Tap the information symbol from the VIP menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      Tap Add VIP\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      Select the contacts from whom you wish to receive notifications on a locked screen to the VIP list.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n

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                      Version<\/h2>\n

                      Specific attributes of this tutorial may vary with future Apple product versions. We used the following versions to capture this document\u2019s screenshots:<\/p>\n

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                        OS X El Captain \u2014 10.11.6<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                        iOS \u2014 10.2.1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                        App Store \u2014 2.1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                        Server \u2014 5.2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                        Keychain Access \u2014 9.0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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