Outlook

Add Account Instructions

This page describes how to set up your Microsoft Outlook to work with mail from Netsville's servers. The most recent instructions are also described on Microsoft's Office website at this link http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/add-or-remove-an-email-account-HA010354414.aspx if you need further details.

2010

1. Open Outlook
2. File->Info->Add Account

   

3. Type in your name, email address, and password. After you click Next, Outlook will try to configure the settings automatically. But this might not work.

   

4. When you return to this page, select Manually Configure... at the bottom.

   

2007

Tested on Outlook 2007 on XP and Vista.

1. Go to Tools > Account Settings
2. Click the "Email" tab
3. Select the account you want to change
4. Click the "Change" button

User Information
Your name	John Doe
E-mail Address	you@domain.com
Server Information
Account Type	POP3
Incoming mail server	securemail.netsville.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP)	securemail.netsville.com
Logon Information
User Name	you@domain.com
Password	<your password>

1. Click on the "More Settings" button
2. Click the "Advanced" tab

1. Change the following options:
   1. Check "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)"
   2. Change "Outgoing server (SMTP)" port to 587
      • Note: You can try to use port 25, but some ISPs block this port
   3. Choose "TLS" for the dropdown box for "Use the following type of encrypted connection"
      • TLS is no longer required as of 20 Oct 2011. If you cannot get your email to work, remove the TLS encryption and try again.
2. Click the "Okay" button
3. Click the "Next >" button
4. Click the "Finish" button

Send a test email to yourself. If you successfully send and receive it, your account is set up properly.

2003

Use the setup steps described in this article: Setting Up Your E-mail in Microsoft Outlook