Using Microsoft Outlook to read your emails

You can access and manually set up your mailbox using Microsoft Outlook to read your emails using the Microsoft Outlook email client.

• Important: This section assumes that you have Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer and that your network properties are configured correctly.

To read your email messages using Microsoft Outlook, you will need to configure several Outlook email service options.

To set Outlook options:

1. Start Outlook by right-clicking on the Microsoft Outlook icon on your desktop.

2. Select Properties from the menu.

3. Click the Add tab.

4. In the Use the following information services area, select the Internet Email checkbox.

5. Click Next.

6. Click Set up Mail Account. The Mail Account Properties window.

7. In the Mail Account field, enter the name by which you would like to refer to your mail server, for example, Ensim Mail Server.

8. In the User Information area, fill in the following information.

• Name. Enter your first and last name.

• Organization. Enter the name of your organization.

• E-mail Address. Enter your email address, for example, mymail

9. Click the Servers tab.

10. In the Server Information area,  enter the following information.

11. Incoming mail (POP3). Enter the domain name or IP address of the mail server designated as the POP3 server.

12. Outgoing mail (SMTP). Enter the domain name or IP address of the mail server designated as the SMTP server.   

11. In the Incoming Mail Server area, enter the following information.

• Account Name. Enter the user account name at which you will receive your emails.

• Note: If your account is hosted on a name-based site, enter username.
  
  If your account is hosted on an IP-based site, enter only the username.

• Password. Enter your mailbox password.

12. In the Outgoing Mail Server area, select the My server requires authentication check box.

13. Click Settings. The Outgoing Mail Server window.

14. In the Logon Information area, if not already selected, select the Use same settings as my incoming mail server option.

15. Click OK.

16. Click OK to return to the Microsoft Outlook Setup Wizard.

17. Click Next.

18. Click Next.

19. Click Finish.