How to Setup Outlook Mail - versions 2007-2016
To setup you Outlook email client, follow the below steps:
- Click on Account Settings. Depending on which version of outlook you have, this may be under TOOLS from the horizontal toolbar(Outlook 2003), or under the Orange File Button (2010) or Blue File Button (2013). See below:
- From the Account Setting window, click NEW.
- Click on EMAIL ACCOUNT, and click NEXT.
- Click on MANUALLY CONFIGURE SERVER SETTINGS and click NEXT
- Click INTERNET E-MAIL and click NEXT
- Enter you details in the boxes as specified by Hosting Australia support, see step 6.1, below if you aren’t sure of these settings. Then click MORE SETTINGS.
6.1. If you aren’t sure of your settings in step 6, they will be as follows. NOTE please replace your email address and domain name as required.
• EMAIL ADDRESS – your full email address, i.e. me@acmeproducts.com.au
• ACCOUNT TYPE – generally this will be pop3, however, Hosting Australia servers do support
IMAP.
• INCOMING & OUTGOING SERVER – this will be mail.[MYDOMAIN], where [mydomain] will
equal the name of your email domain, aka whatever follows the @ symbol in your email
address. For example, if your email address is me@acmeproducts.com.au, your incoming and
outgoing server will be the highlighted section, i.e. mail.acmeproducts.com.au
• USERNAME – This will be your full email address.
• PASSWORD – This will be your password, as configured when creating your email address, or as
supplied by Hosting Australian tech support. - Click on the OUTGOING SERVER tab, and click MY OUTGOING SERVER REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION. Ensure the following option below is selected.
- Click ADVANCED and change the outgoing port to 26. Click OK, and click NEXT.
Congratulations, your email account is now setup!
NOTE - If you require assistance with this, Hosting Australia can use Remote Desktop access to set your account up, but charges may apply.
Please call 1300 761 930 for assistance.
