Microsoft Outlook 2007 POP3 email setup

This item provides information on these topics:

• Overview
• Step 1: Create your Account (Part 1)
• Step 2: Create your Account (Part 2)
• Step 3: Choose E-mail Service
• Step 4: Auto-Account Setup
• Step 5: Choose E-mail Service (Part 2)
• Step 6: Internet E-mail Settings
• Step 7: Outgoing Server
• Step 8: Advanced Settings
• Step 9: Finished

Overview

This document will help you to configure your Microsoft Outlook 2007 e-mail client to work with the FreedomNet Solutions e-mail system.

In order to use Outlook with your FreedomNet Solutions e-mail account you should take the following steps:

• Browse to http://officeupdate.microsoft.com
• Click on "Check for updates" before you configure your client to make sure you have the latest updates for your version of Outlook.
  • Problems have been noted with some older releases of Outlook with SSL that have been corrected with the latest service pack downloads from Microsoft.

Step 1: Create your Account (Part 1)

• Open Outlook
• Select the "Tools" pulldown menu and select "Account Settings".


Step 2: Create your Account (Part 2)

• Select "New" in the Email Accounts window.


Step 3: Choose E-mail Service

• Select "Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP" for the E-mail service.
• Click "Next."


Step 4: Auto-Account Setup

• Choose "Manually configure server settings or additional server types"
• Click "Next".


Step 5: Choose E-Mail Service

• Choose "Internet E-mail".
• Click "Next".


Step 6: Internet E-mail Settings

• Enter in the following information:
  • Your Name: Your Name as you want it to be displayed in outgoing emails.
  • E-mail Address: Your FreedomNet E-mail Address
  • Incoming mail Server (POP3): type: fnw.us
  • Outgoing mail Server (SMTP): type: fnw.us
  • User Name: Your FreedomNet email address
  • Password: Your FreedomNet password
• Leave the "Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" unchecked.
• Click on More Settings.


Step 7: Outgoing Server

• Choose the tab on top labeled "Outgoing Server".
• Choose "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication".
• Choose "Log on to incoming mail server before sending mail".
• Choose the tab on top labeled "Advanced".


Step 8: Advanced Settings

• Choose "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)".
• For "Use the following type of encrypted connection", Choose "SSL".
• After the above step is completed, change the "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" to 465.
• Click "OK".
• Click "Next".


Step 9: Finished!

• Congratulations, you are finished!
• Click "Finished".


For Further Assistance

For further assistance contact FreedomNet Solutions at (616) 459-2000
or email at support@fnw.us