Connect iPhone to Maverick Email Server

Question

Hello,
I have set up a fresh Maverick Email Server following these instructions: https://www.yesdevnull.net/2013/10/os-x-mavericks-server-setting-up-mail/
I do not installed a bought SSL certificate and so I am just using the standard "built-in self one".
The article from www.yesdevnull.net I mentioned above propose to deactivate POP and to use an Opendirectory authentification (so no cleartext nor POP authentification possibilities)
I can use, without any problem, my Maverick Mail Server via Mail app on my local network and can send, and receive emails via Webmail (cloud, gmail etc)
Unfortunately I can not set up my email account on my iPhone!!!
It says that the email server does not answer. (I have tested it and successfully received emails from a Gmail account so it runs)
When I set up the email account on the iPhone it asks me if I want to use SSL. In both cases (yes or no) it does not work.
What could I check?
Is it compulsory to buy and install an SSL certificate to use it on my iPhone?
Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

This may work - I havent tested...
Step 1. click on wireless icon on taskbar, Select Create Network and then give it a name.
tick the Require Password if you want this to be secure.
Click “OK” and it will create the network.
Step 2. On iPhone, go to Settings > Wi-Fi Networks, you should see the new network. Tap on the name the phone should connect.
You should now be able to navigate to the local website address (like option 2 below).
If you need to share the internet connection with the phone:
In System Preferences, go to Sharing – Internet Sharing – Share connection from Ethernet – To computers using Airport – Click Airport Options and set up that the same as above.
For testing the site / web server
Option 1) Set up a developer account and download xcode - this has a mobile safari simulator, you can then drag/drop the local web files into this to test them.
Option 2) With MAPM or Apache running as a web server on the Mac you can set up a virtual server and access this on the iphone via the local wifi network (i.e. http://192.168.1.164/mysite).