Below will be a sample of video tutorial on “Setup a POP3 Account in Microsoft Outlook 2010” using NON SSL setup.
For SSL setup you may just replace the “serverhostname” and “SSL ports” based from above steps.
Step By Step Guideline
- Open Outlook and select File.
- Click Add Account.
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Check Manually configure server settings or additional server types.
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Click Next.
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Select Internet E-mail
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Click Next.
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Enter Your Name and E-mail Address
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Choose POP3 as your account type
These are the incoming and outgoing server for SSL and NON-SSL.
NON-SSL
Incoming server : mail.domain.com
Outgoing server : mail.domain.com
(replace your OWN domain name for domain)
SSL
Incoming server : serverhostname
Outgoing server : serverhostname
(serverhostname refers to the name of the server that is hosting your email
serverhostname can be found from your web hosting control panel server information section )
In Logon Information enter the Email address and password that you created in the control panel
- Click More Settings.
- Select Outgoing Server and then My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
- Go to Advanced tab and change the port values based on your preference either SSL or NON-SSL.
NON-SSL
Incoming POP : 110
Outgoing for POP : 587
SSL
Incoming POP : 995
Outgoing for POP : 465
NOTE : If you choose SSL settings,ensure to check This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) box.
- Click Finish.