How To Configure MS Outlook To Use SMTP Secure Authentication

When you use the IT-100 as your mail server and Microsoft Outlook as the e-mail client on the PCs and laptops in your network, you need to configure Outlook to be able to securely logon to the IT-100 and act as the mail server for your network computers. You will need to configure Outlook on each of the computers you want to connect to the IT-100's mail server for sending and receiving e-mails. To set up Outlook to use the IT-100's mail server:

1. On the Windows computer, open Microsoft Outlook

2. Click Tools in the toolbar at the top of the Outlook window

3. Click Options in the menu that appears

• The Options box opens

4. Click the Mail Setup tab

5. Click the E-mail Accounts button under E-mail Accounts

• The E-mail Accounts box opens

6. Click Add a new e-mail account radio button under E-mail

7. Click Next

• The Server Type box opens

8. Click the POP3 radio button

9. Click Next

• The Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) box opens

10. Type your first and last name in the Your Name field

11. Type your E-mail address in the E-mail address field

12. Type your username in the User Name field

• Note: your username is the same as your e-mail address

13. Type your password in the Password field

• Note: you have the option to check the Remember password check box

14. Type the domain name of the POP3 server in the Incoming mail server (POP3) field

• Note: the format for the name of the mail server will be mail.domain.com with domain being the domain name the user belongs to and will use to receive e-mails. An example would be mail.qunatech.com

15. Type the domain name of the SMTP server in the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field

• Note: the format for the name of the mail server will be mail.domain.com with domain being the domain name the user belongs to and will use to send e-mails. An example would be mail.qunatech.com. The name of the SMTP server will be the same as the name of the POP3 server

16. Click the More Settings button

• The Internet E-mail settings box opens

17. Click the Outgoing Server tab

18. Click the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication check box

19. Click the Log on using radio button

20. Type your e-mail address in the User Name field

21. Type your password in the Password field

• Note: you have the option of clicking the Remember password check box

22. Click OK

23. Click the Test Account Settings button

• The Test Account Settings box opens and runs the pre-configured tests including sending a test e-mail

• Note: for a first time test, it may take a few moments for the domain name to be resolved

24. Once the test completes, click Next

• The E-mail accounts box opens showing the new e-mail account you have just created

25. Click Finish

26. Click OK on the Options box

• The new e-mail account in Outlook is now configured to use SMTP Secure Authentication