Windows: Outlook 2016 (IMAP)
This article will assist you with setting up Outlook 2016 with your Hosted Mailbox.- Click on the Start Menu (or press the Windows key) and then search for Control Panel
- After opening Control Panel, in the upper right-hand corner change View by: to Small Icons
- Click on Mail
- When the Mail Control Panel opens, select Show Profiles
- Select Add to add a new profile. Enter any name you wish and select OK
- Select Manual setup or additional server types. Click Next
- Select POP or IMAP and click Next
- In the Add New Account window, input the following information:
Your Name: Your Name Email Address: johnsmith@domain.com Account Type: IMAP Incoming Mail Server: secure.emailsrvr.com Outgoing Mail Server: secure.emailsrvr.comUser Name: johnsmith@domain.com Password: Your mailbox password
- Click on More Settings then click the Outgoing Server Tab
- Check the box for My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication Check the button for Use same settings as my incoming mail server
- FIRST change Use the following type of encrypted connection to SSL for both the Incoming and Outgoing servers. Next, change the port numbers to match the image below.
- Click OK
- Click Next. Outlook will now attempt to send a test message using the settings we have just put in. If everything was entered correctly, the message will send out successfully.
- Congratulations! You have now setup Outlook to work with your Mailbox. Please wait 15 minutes before troubleshooting to allow for mail to download.