How to configure Email on Microsoft Outlook 2016

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Last updated: 19, Oct, 2020 by Mark
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This guide will demonstrate how to configure your Jim’s divisional email account into Microsoft Office Outlook 2016 using SSL for more secure access of your email account.

Step-by-step guide

  1. From the top right hand corner of the Outlook homepage hit File.




  2. Click Account settings and then click the Account settings drop-down box, then click Manage profiles then Click Email accounts


3. Click New from the Account settings page 



4. Check the Manual setup or additional server types button then click Next


5.Check the POP or IMAP button then click Next.




6. Enter your (1)Name, (2)Email address, Select (3)IMAP as the account type, and enter(4)Incoming + (5)Outgoing mail server hostnames See www.jims.net/emails.html for settings for your Division.

Enter your Jim’s email address as the (6)Username and the Email Account (7)Password (Please contact InfoTech if you are unsure of your password or you need it to be reset).

Then click (8)More Settings.


 7. Click the Outgoing server Tab of the more settings screen


8. Enter 993 as the (1)incoming (IMAP) server port and select (2)SSL as the type of encrypted connection.

Enter 465 as the (3)Outgoing (SMTP) server port and select (4)SSL as the type of encrypted connection

Click (5)OK once completed.


9. A test will run once to confirm the settings are correct, click Close once completed



10. Click Finish to complete the account set. You should now be receiving and sending email.