How do I set up my email address via Outlook 2010/2013?

Here’s how to manually set up Microsoft Outlook 2013 to automatically fetch email from your domain name.

  • Open Outlook
  • Go to ‘File’ and click on ‘Info’
  • Click on ‘Add account’
  • At the bottom, choose ‘Manually configure server settings or additional server types’
  • Click on ‘Next’
  • Choose ‘POP or IMAP’ (if Outlook 2010 choose ‘Internet e-mail’)
  • Click on ‘Next’

Account settings

  • Enter your name under ‘Name’ (it will be shown to others)
  • Enter your full email address under ‘Email address’
  • Under ‘Account type’, choose POP or IMAP
  • Enter ‘Incoming mail server’ in the following form: mail.uwdomeinnaam.nl (replace ‘uwdomeinnaam.nl’ with your own domain name)
  • Enter ‘Outgoing mail server’ in the following form: mail.uwdomeinnaam.nl (replace ‘uwdomeinnaam.nl’ with your own domain name)
  • Enter your full email address under ‘Username’
  • Enter the password of your e-mail address under ‘Password’
  • Check the box for ‘Remember password’
  • Click More Settings
  • Go to the Outgoing Mail Server tab
  • Check the box for “Outgoing mail server (SMTP) requires authentication”
  • Choose ‘Sign in with’
  • Enter your full email address under ‘Username’
  • Enter the corresponding password under ‘Password’
  • Go to the ‘Advanced’ tab
  • Enter the number ‘587′ under ‘Outgoing e-mail (SMTP)’
  • Click ‘Ok’
  • Click on ‘Next’
  • Click ‘Close’ after the settings have been tested and a connection has been made

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