Outlook 2016 supports standard POP3/IMAP email accounts, Microsoft Exchange or Office 365 accounts, as well as webmail accounts from a range of providers including Outlook.com, Hotmail, iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo and more.
Outlook for Office 365 for Mac Office for business Office 365 Small Business Outlook 2016 for Mac Outlook 2019 for Mac For steps on how to use these settings to set up an initial account or add more accounts in the Outlook for Mac Accounts box, see. Use the information in the table below to understand or adjust the settings for your POP email account. Option Description Account description This is how your account is labeled in Outlook. You can give the account any name that is helpful to you.
Full name This is how your name appears in the From field of e-mail messages that you send. Email address You must type your complete e-mail address, such as [email protected]. User name Depending on your e-mail provider, this is usually either your full e-mail address or the part of your e-mail address before the '@' symbol. Password This is the password for your account. Usually this password is usually case-sensitive.
Incoming server The incoming mail server for a POP account may also be called the POP, or POP3, server. For example, if your email provider is example.com, the incoming mail server is likely pop3.example.com. Override default port To be able to edit the port number that follows the server address, select this check box. Use SSL to connect (recommended) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is an encryption technology that helps improve the security of the account. Outgoing server This server sends your messages.
It may also be called the SMTP server. For example, if your email provider is example.com, the outgoing mail server is likely smtp.example.com. Override default port To be able to edit the port number that follows the server address, select this check box. Use SSL to connect (recommended) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is an encryption technology that helps improve the security of the account.
More Options Click the More Options button to enter authentication for the outgoing server, or to set an unqualified domain.
Configure Outlook 2016 for Mac In this help article you will find step-by-step instructions how to set up your Open-Xchange (POP/IMAP) mailbox in Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac. This article contains the following sections:. I.
IMAP configuration instructions: 1. In Outlook, on the Tools tab, click Accounts 2. In the Accounts box, click Other Email. When you are on the Enter your account information box, enter the following information.
E-mail address: Enter your complete email address. Password: Your e-mail account password. User name: Enter your complete email address. Type: IMAP.
Incoming server: imap.siteprotect.com. Select the Use SSL to connect (recommended) check box.
Use the default secure IMAP port 993. Outgoing server: securesmtp.siteprotect.com. Select the Use SSL to connect (recommended) check box.
Use the default secure SMTP port 465 Server Port Numbers:. Incoming server: 993. Outgoing server: 465. Important Note: If a local firewall or your Internet Service Provider (ISP) blocks ports 993 or 465, you can use the alternative ports below.
Make sure to check the Override default port check box first. Incoming server (IMAP): 143. Outgoing server (SMTP): 587 4. Click Add Account.
When you have successfully added the email account, it will appear in the top left pane of the Accounts box. Outlook will also begin synchronizing your emails. The following additional settings steps 5.1 and 5.2 are optional 5.1. Related to Incoming Server: The IMAP accounts are synchronizing all mail folders between Outlook 2016 and the mail server.
You can manage the sync frequency by clicking on the Advanced button. This will open the Server settings box, where you can change the Sync all IMAP folders period.
By default, it is set to 2 minutes 5.2. Related to Outgoing Server: For security reasons, our outgoing (SMTP) server requires authentication. By default, Outlook 2016 will automatically configure your outgoing server to use your incoming server credentials. In order to make sure that the outgoing server settings are properly configured, click the More Options button and verify that you are using the setting below: Authentication: Use Incoming Server Info II.
POP configuration instructions: 1. In Outlook, on the Tools tab, click Accounts 2. In the Accounts box, click Other Email. When you are on the Enter your account information box, enter the following information.
E-mail address: Enter your complete email address. Password: Your e-mail account password. User name: Enter your complete email address. Type: POP. Incoming server: securepop.siteprotect.com. Select the Use SSL to connect (recommended) check box.
Use the default secure IMAP port 995. Outgoing server: securesmtp.siteprotect.com. Select the Use SSL to connect (recommended) check box. Use the default secure SMTP port 465 Server Port Numbers:.
Incoming server: 995. Outgoing server: 465. Important Note: If a local firewall or your Internet Service Provider (ISP) blocks port 465, you can use the alternative port bellow. Make sure to check the Override default port check box first. Outgoing server (SMTP): 587 4. Click Add Account. 5. When you have successfully added the email account, it will appear in the top left pane of the Accounts box.
Outlook will also begin downloading your emails. The following additional settings steps 5.1 and 5.2 are optional.
5.1 Related to the Incoming Server: The POP accounts have the option to Leave a copy of the message on the server. This option is enabled by default in Outlook 2016.
If you disable it (not recommended), Outlook will delete your email messages from the server while downloading to your Inbox folder. Therefore, you will not see them in the. Note: If you setup your mailbox as an, emails are synced on your computer.
All messages remain on the mail server until you delete them. After you add your POP account, you can manage the Leave a copy of the message on the server option by clicking on the Advanced button.
This will open the Server settings box. 5.2 Related to the Outgoing Server: For security reasons, our outgoing (SMTP) server requires authentication. By default, Outlook 2016 will automatically configure your outgoing server to use your incoming server credentials. In order to make sure that the outgoing server settings are properly configured, click the More Options button and verify that you are using the setting below: Authentication: Use Incoming Server Info.