Desktop Email Software such as Outlook
You can set up your desktop email software using the instructions below:
- Go to Tools > Account Settings
- Click on New Account and enter Next
- Click "Manually Configure Server Settings or Additional Server Types" and click Next.
- Choose the Email Service IMAP and click Next
- Fill out the following information below Full Name: Enter your full name
Select IMAP as your Account Type
Incoming Mail Server: E.g. secure.emailsrvr.com
Outgoing Mail Server: E.g. secure.emailsrvr.com
User Name: Enter your full email address
Password: Enter your password
- Click on More Settings
- Click on the Outgoing Server Tab and Check Mark "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication."
- Click on the Advanced Tab
For Incoming Server (IMAP) and Outgoing Server (SMTP) change the encrypted connection to "SSL"
Incoming Server (IMAP) Port number should be: E.g. 993
Outgoing Server (SMTP) Port number should be: E.g. 465 process forward by clicking Okay
- Click Test Account. If you do not pass your test, please go back to Step 5 and check your settings.
- Click Next and Finish to finalize your setup.
Make sure that IMAP access is enabled. To do so, go into your email account and select the Forwarding and POP/IMAP section from the Setting menu.
You must click the configuration setting link under the IMAP part of the Forwarding and POP/IMAP section to identify your incoming mail server, outgoing mail server, and port number.
The required information will be provided in step 2.