Email Setup Guide for Microsoft Outlook 2010

  1. Launch Outlook 2010
  2. If this is the first time you are using Outlook 2010 on your computer, the window in Step 4 may pop up. Proceed from Step 4. If you have other accounts already set up in Outlook, click on File
  3. Under Info, click +Add Account
  4. Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types, then click Next >
  5. Select Internet E-mail, then click Next >
    1. Enter in all of your information as demonstrated in the image below, and don't click Next. Ensure that 'POP3' is selected for Account Type, and that your User Name is your full email address, as shown. Your incoming and outgoing mail servers should be set to your specific domain; for example, if my website's URL is www.fictionalcompany.net, the servers should be called 'mail.fictionalcompany.net'
    2. Now click on More Settings ...
  7. A new window will pop up. In the tabs along the top of this window, click Outgoing Server
  8. Check the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication, and select the bullet next to Use same settings as my incoming mail server, then click OK
  9. You will then be returned to the window in Step 6. Now click Next >
  10. Outlook will test your settings, and when these tests pass, you're good to go! If these tests fail, be sure to look over these instructions again, carefully finding any differences in settings from the example images and your windows. If you are very sure that everything is configured according to these instructions, please Contact us.
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