Microsoft Outlook 2002/2003/XP 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: Server Type
• Step 4: Account Settings
• Step 5: Outgoing Server Configuration
• Step 6: Advanced Configuration
• Step 7: Finish the Wizard
• Step 8: For Further Assistance

Overview

This document will help you to configure your Outlook 2002, Outlook 2003, or Outlook XP e-mail client to work with the FreedomNet Solutions e-mail system.

To use Outlook for accessing and using 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 Outlook2002/2003/XP
• Select the "Tools" pulldown menu and select "E-mail Accounts."


Step 2: Create your Account (Part 2)

• Select "Add a new email account."
• Click "Next.


Step 3: Server Type

• Select "POP3" for the Server Type.
• Click "Next."


Step 4: Account 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 "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" unchecked.
• Click on More Settings.


Step 5: Outgoing Server Configuration

• Click the "Outgoing Server" tab.
• Make sure that "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" is checked.
• Click the "Advanced" tab


Step 6: Advanced Configuration

• Check BOTH of the "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" checkboxes for the incoming and outgoing servers.
• Change "Outgoing server (SMTP)" is set to port 465, not 25.
• Click "OK."
• Click "Next".


Step 7: Finish the Wizard

• Click the "Finish" button.
• You should now be able to send and receive E-mail.


For Further Assistance

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