Configuring Outlook 2010 with IMAP
Summary: This handout is a comprehensive set of instructions to configure Microsoft Outlook 2010 to work with OIT Mail Servers.
Outlook 2010 with IMAP
The Email Accounts Wizard is where your personal information and the names of the incoming/outgoing servers are setup and stored.
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Launch Outlook 2010 by clicking on its icon or through your program files.
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Please click on Tools>Accounts. On the E-mail tab, click New. (Figure 1)
Figure 1
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At the bottom of the next page, check the box next to Manually configure server settings or additional server types. Click Next. (Figure 2)
Figure 2
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Choose Internet E-mail and click Next.
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Under User Information input Your Name and E-mail address in the corresponding boxes. (Figure 3)
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Under Server Information in the account type box, use the drop to select IMAP. (Figure 3)
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For incoming server enter imap.uci.edu . For the outgoing mail server (smtp) enter smtp.uci.edu (Figure 3)
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Under Logon Information, enter your UCInetID in the User Name field and your password in the Password field. (Figure 3)
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Now, click on More Settings. (Figure 3)
Figure 3
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Click on the Outgoing Server tab. Please place a check mark next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
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Click on the Advanced tab. Under Server Port Numbers set the Incoming Server port to 993 and for Use the following type of encrypted connection: choose SSL. (Figure 4)
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For the Outgoing server, FIRST next to Use the following type of encrypted connection: choose TLS. Then scroll up and change the port to 587. Then, click OK. (Figure 4)
Figure 4
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Click Next, then click Finish.
