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Set up Outlook with IMAP

IMAP or Internet Message Access Protocol is a protocol used by email clients to retrieve email messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection.

To set up an IMAP  connection to our mail servers in Outlook, first open Control Panel:

  • Click the Windows button and start typing "Control"
  • Click on Control Panel when it appears in the menu.

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To open the email settings, change from the 'category' view to Large or Small icons and click on Mail.

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Click on Show Profiles..

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Click on Add...

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Choose 'Manual setup or additional server types' and click Next

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Choose POP or IMAP and click Next.

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First choose IMAP in the drop-down under Account Type:

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Fill in the information:

  • Your name: display name in sent emails
  • Incoming mail server: hex.speicherblock.at
  • Outgoing mail server: hex.speicherblock.at
  • Give your credentials in the Logon information in the format of User Principal name
  • Click on More settings...

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On the Outgoing Server tab, tick in 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and leave the radio button at 'Use same settings as my incoming mail server'

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On the Advanced tab, provide the following information:

  • Incoming server: 993
  • Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL/TLS
  • Outgoing server: 587 or 465
  • Use the following type of encrypted connection: STARTTLS

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Click Next, the configuration wizard will now test the connection. You'll get two green ticks. Click on Close and Finish the wizard.

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Now you can open Outlook and your email account will be setup.

 

 

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