Outlook 2010-2013 -- IMAP (Windows OS)

Overview

This article shows the steps to configuring a new IMAP email account on Outlook.

Procedure

To configure Outlook 2010-2013 to use IMAP to connect to your RPI email:

1. Start Microsoft Outlook 2010-2013.
2. If the system does not prompt you to create an account, click the File tab.  An Account Information window should appear, as shown below.
3. Click the square next to Account Settings and select Account Settings from the pull-down list.

[Account information screen with info selected on the left side and the account settings button selected]

3. Under the Email tab, click New.
4. Select the E-mail account option and click Next.
5. Select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types option and then click Next, as shown below.

[Add new account screen with Manually configure server settings or additional server types selected and the next button selected]

7. Select the Internet E-mail option, and then click Next.
8. An Add New Account window will appear.  Fill in the User Information, Server Information and Logon Information fields as shown below, using your RCS userid and email address.  You may choose to have your password saved if you prefer; otherwise, a pop-up window will appear in a moment prompting you for your password.  Do not check the box to “Require logon suing Secure Password Authentication (SPA).
9. Click Next.

[Add New Account screen showing user, server and login information. Also the test account settings by clicking the next button selected and the next button selected]

10. In the remaining pop-up window, Account Settings, double-click the new account you have just created; a Change Account window will open.  Click the More Settings… button in the lower right corner.
11. An Internet E-mail settings window, as shown below, will appear. Click the Outgoing Server tab, and check the box next to the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication option.

[Internet E-mail setting screen showing on the outgoing server tab that my outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is selected as well as use same settings as my incoming mail server]

12. Next, click the “Advanced” tab, and enter the following settings, as shown below:

Incoming server (IMAP): 143

                Use the following type of encrypted connection:  TLS

Outgoing server (SMT): 587

                Use the following type of encrypted connection: TLS

[Internet E-mail setting screen showing under the Advanced tab the server port numbers are 143 for incoming server and 587 for outgoing server both use TLS for the use the following type of encrypted connection]