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Introduction
This tutorial illustrates how to setup your standard internet email service using either the POP3 or IMAP protocol in in Microsoft Outlook 2007. To learn more about the different types of email solutions on offer please read
Getting Started with Email Services.
Add a New Account
Open Microsoft Outlook 2007. Click on the the
Tools menu at the top and choose
Account Settings.
In the Account Settings dialog box, on the
E-mail tab, click the
New.. button.
On the
Choose E-mail Service page, select the
Microsoft Exchange, POP, IMAP, or HTTP option and then click
Next.
On the
Auto Account Setup page. Do NOT enter any settings. Instead tick the
Manually configure server settings or additional server types check box. Click
Next.
Choose the
Internet E-mail option and then click
Next.
On the
Internet E-mail Settings window enter your name, email address, server information and login details as shown. Then click on the
More Settings button.
NOTE: You should select POP3 as the Account Type, unless you know your email account has been enabled for IMAP protocol. For more information about these email settings, please see our
Quick Guide to Email Settings page.
On the
More Settings Dialog Window, click on the
Outgoing Server tab. Tick the option
My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication as shown.
Now click on the
Advanced tab, and change the
Outgoing server (SMTP) server port setting to
366. Click
OK to save your settings.
NOTE: Do NOT change the default incoming server port, this will be different if your account type is set to IMAP
On the Internet Email Settings page, click
Test Account Settings to test your email configuration.
If all tests show as successfully completed, click the
Close button, and then click
Next. If your tests do not complete successfully, please go back and check you have enter each setting correctly. If you are unable to complete all tests without an error please contact your service provider for assistance.
Click Finish to save your new email account settings. Congratulations, your new account is now ready to use.
