To set up an email address in Outlook 2016 follow the steps below:
- Click on the File tab and then on Add Account
- Select Manual setup or additional server types
- Click on Next
- Select the type of account POP or IMAP (we recommend IMAP, the emails will be kept on the server)
- Then click on Next
- Complete the data in the fields (Name, full email address and select IMAP on the server)
- At Incoming and Outgoing server fill in mail.yourdomainname.tld (replace with the real domain name)
- Logon information - fill in the full email address and password (we recommend that you initially test the email account in the Webmail area - webmail.yourdomain.tld (replace with the real domain) - and make sure the data to be entered is correct)
- Click on More Settings and on the Outgoing server make sure you have checked "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" respectively Use same settings as my incoming mail server
- Then select the Advanced tab and check the ports
The port settings are:
Secured (SSL):
Incoming mail server IMAP port: 993
POP3 port: 995
Outgoing secure server port: 465
Unsecured (non SSL - not recommended):
Incoming mail server IMAP port: 143
POP3 port: 110
Outgoing unsecured server port: 26
- Save the settings and test.
