This guide will show step-by-step instructions for setting up E-mail on Outlook 2010 for Windows. While it can be used for other versions of Outlook, some screens and steps might vary.
Adding a new account:
Select the 'File' menu
Select Info
Click the Add Account button
![Add Account](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_add_account.jpg)
![Add Account](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_add_account.jpg)
Choose Manually configure server settings
![Manually Configure](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_manually_configure.jpg)
![Manually Configure](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_manually_configure.jpg)
Click Next
Choose Internet E-Mail
![Manually Configure](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_choose_service.jpg)
![Manually Configure](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_choose_service.jpg)
Click Next
Account Settings
![Account Settings](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_account_settings.jpg)
Enter your name as you want it to appear on your outbound email messages
Enter your full email address
Enter your full email address also as the User Name
Enter your email password
Your mail server is mail.YourDomain.com, eg mail.example.com (where YourDomain.com is your own domain name)
The Outgoing Mail Server is the same as your incoming mail server
More Settings
Click the More Settings button
![More Settings](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_more_settings.jpg)
![More Settings](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_more_settings.jpg)
Click the Outgoing Server tab
![Outgoing Server Tab](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_outgoing_server.jpg)
Check the "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" checkbox Check "use the same settings as your incoming mail server"
Click the Advanced tab
![Advanced](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_advanced.jpg)
![Advanced](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_advanced.jpg)
If you are using POP3 with SSL, click the checkbox and enter 995 as your port. Otherwise leave the default port at 110
If you are using POP3, you may choose when messages are removed from the server
If you are using IMAP with SSL, click the checkbox and enter 993 as your port. Otherwise leave the default port at 143
If you are using SMTP with SSL, click the checkbox and enter 465 as your port. Otherwise change the non-default port to 26
Click the OK button
Testing Settings
While on the E-mail Accounts screen, click the Test Account Settings button
![Test Account Settings](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_test_settings_settings.jpg)
![Test Account Settings](http://www.aeserver.com/img/kb/outlook_2010_test_settings_settings.jpg)
This will both check your settings and send a test email to yourself to confirm that everything is working. If you receive any errors, please check your configuration
Click the Close button on the Test Account Settings window
Click Next on the E-mail Accounts window
Click the Finish button
Outlook 2010 is now correctly configured to send and receive emails