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Email Configuration Guide: Outlook 2010/2013/2016

  1. Open Outlook.

  2. Click File, then Add Account to begin. See below.


     

  3. Next, select Manually configure server settings or additional server types, then click Next. See below.



     

  4. In this screen, choose POP or IMAP, then click Next. Below illustrates this window.


     

  5. This window is where you enter your email information, see below.

    • Enter Your Name as you want it to appear.
    • Enter your full email address user@example.com in the Email address: field.
    • Select POP3 or IMAP.
    • Enter mp.mail.isx.net.nz in the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP) server: field.
    • Enter mp.mail.isx.net.nz in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: field.
    • Enter your full email address, user@example.com, in the User Name field.
    • Enter your email password in the Password: field.

       
  6. Click on More Settings... see above for the location of this button.

    This will open a new window

    Click on the Outgoing Server tab. Check My outgoing server (SMTP) Requires Authentication. Make sure Use same setting as my incoming mail server is also checked. 


     

  7. Click on the Advanced tab. Update the server port numbers and connection type as shown below and set the root folder path to INBOX.


     
  8. Click the Next button to test your account settings, you should see all items with green check marks... Click the Close Button to close the test window. 


     

  9. Congratulations! You have finished the setup of your email account. Click Finish to close the setup wizard.


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