How to setup your email in Outlook 2007 (Staff)
Last Updated: 24/05/11
To configure Microsoft Outlook 2007 follow the steps below.
Tip: Take note of your current settings before making any changes.
For new accounts, remember that you are configuring a client to use a secure IMAP Server, and you are configuring settings manually.
Open Outlook 2007. From the Tools menu, click on Account Settings. For a New account, click on "New", and choose the settings associated with an IMAP Server (these are default). Click Next.
Click "Manually configure settings" at bottom of screen, click Next, and Next again through the following window.
Enter your name and email address. Set account type to IMAP,
Incoming mail server is:
imap.ucd.ie
Outgoing mail server is:
smtp.ucd.ie
Enter your Username and Password.
Click more Settings and select the Advanced tab
Enter 993 as the Incoming server port (IMAP). Choose SSL as the encryption connection.
Enter 587 as the Outgoing server (SMTP). Choose TLS as the encryption connection.
Select the Outgoing Server tab. Tick the check box 'my Outgoing server requires authentication'. Then select the option for 'Use the same settings as my incoming mail server'.
Click OK to bring you back to the change Email Account screen. Click on Test Account Settings to verify the changes are working.