FAQ: Microsoft Outlook 2002 And Above

Email Account Setup - Microsoft Outlook 2002 And Above

These directions are for Microsoft Outlook 2002, running on Microsoft Windows. Screenshots are from XP.

Step By Step Connection Help

Launch Outlook
Under "Tools" select "email accounts..."
Select "Add a new email account" or "View or change existing e-mail accounts" to add a new email account or change an existing email account

In the "Email accounts" window, enter these settings.
Your Name: The name you would like to display in the "From" field (i.e. John Doe or ACME Sales)
Email address: you@yourDomainName.com (i.e. john@JohnDoe.com or sales@acme.com)
Incoming mail server (POP3): mail.yourDomainName.com (i.e. mail.JohnDoe.com or mail.acme.com)
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mail.yourDomainName.com (i.e. mail.JohnDoe.com or mail.acme.com)
User Name: Your full email address: you@yourDomainName.com (i.e. john@JohnDoe.com or sales@acme.com)
Password: Enter the password set for your account, it is case sensitive.

Click the "More Settings" button, and click the "Outgoing server" tab.
Check the "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" box and click the "settings" button.
Make sure the "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" radio button is selected.