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Note - this is for Microsoft Outlook, as it ships with Microsoft Office (it has a yellow icon). This does not include [[Outlook Express]] (blue and white icon), which is installed by default on Windows XP - see the [[Outlook Express]] for instructions.
Note - this is for Microsoft Outlook, as it ships with Microsoft Office (it has a yellow icon). This does not include [[Outlook Express]] (blue and white icon), which is installed by default on Windows XP - see the [[Outlook Express]] for instructions.


# Start Microsoft Outlook
# Start Microsoft Outlook<br/>[[File:Outlook2013File.png| File]]
# Click the '''Tools''' menu, then the '''E-Mail Accounts''' option
# Click on '''File'''<br/>[[File:Outlook2013AddAccount.png| Add Account]]
# Click '''Add a new e-mail account''' then click '''Next'''
# Click on '''Add Account'''<br/>[[File:Outlook2013ManualSetup.png| Manual Setup]]
# Select '''Manually setup or additional server types''' then click '''Next'''<br/>[[File:Outlook2013Service.png| Service]]
# Choose '''IMAP''' or '''POP3''' from the options then click '''Next'''
# Choose '''IMAP''' or '''POP3''' from the options then click '''Next'''
# Fill out the following fields:
# Fill out the following fields:<br/>[[File:Outlook2013ServerConfig.png| Server Settings]]
## '''Your Name''' - enter your name here
## '''Your Name''' - enter your name here
## '''E-Mail Address''' - enter the Bravenet email address you are adding here
## '''E-Mail Address''' - enter the Bravenet email address you are adding here
## '''Account Type''' - IMAP (or POP3)
## '''Incoming mail server''' - enter mail.bravehost.com
## '''Incoming mail server''' - enter mail.bravehost.com
## '''Outgoing mail server''' - enter mail.bravehost.com
## '''Outgoing mail server''' - enter mail.bravehost.com
## '''Username''' - enter your Bravenet email address
## '''Username''' - enter your Bravenet email address
## '''Password''' - enter the password for the Bravenet email address  
## '''Password''' - enter the password for the Bravenet email address  
# Click the '''More Settings...''' button
# Click the '''More Settings...''' button<br/>[[File:Outlook2013OutgoingServer.png| Outgoing Server]]
# Change to the '''Outgoing Server''' tab, and enable the '''My outgoing server require authentication''' checkbox
# Change to the '''Outgoing Server''' tab, and enable the '''My outgoing server require authentication''' checkbox<br/>[[File:Outlook2013Advanced.png| Advanced]]
# Change to the '''Advanced tab''', and change the '''Outgoing Server port''' number from 25 (the default) to 587
# Change to the '''Advanced tab''', and change the '''Outgoing Server port''' number from 25 (the default) to 587
# Also ensure the Incoming and Outgoing servers have '''This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)''' checked
# Also ensure that '''Use the following type of encrypted connections''' is set to TLS.  SSL will also work, but uses different port numbers.
# Click the '''OK''' button to close the advanced settings window, then click '''Next''' on the E-Mail Accounts window
# Click the '''OK''' button to close the advanced settings window, then click '''Next''' on the E-Mail Accounts window
# Click the '''Finish''' button on the next page and your account should now work correctly  
# Click the '''Finish''' button on the next page and your account should now work correctly  


Make sure to send a test email to another email address you have access to to verify that everything is set up correctly.
Make sure to send a test email to another email address you have access to to verify that everything is set up correctly.

Revision as of 16:52, 2 April 2014

Note - this is for Microsoft Outlook, as it ships with Microsoft Office (it has a yellow icon). This does not include Outlook Express (blue and white icon), which is installed by default on Windows XP - see the Outlook Express for instructions.

  1. Start Microsoft Outlook
    File
  2. Click on File
    Add Account
  3. Click on Add Account
    Manual Setup
  4. Select Manually setup or additional server types then click Next
    Service
  5. Choose IMAP or POP3 from the options then click Next
  6. Fill out the following fields:
    Server Settings
    1. Your Name - enter your name here
    2. E-Mail Address - enter the Bravenet email address you are adding here
    3. Account Type - IMAP (or POP3)
    4. Incoming mail server - enter mail.bravehost.com
    5. Outgoing mail server - enter mail.bravehost.com
    6. Username - enter your Bravenet email address
    7. Password - enter the password for the Bravenet email address
  7. Click the More Settings... button
    Outgoing Server
  8. Change to the Outgoing Server tab, and enable the My outgoing server require authentication checkbox
    Advanced
  9. Change to the Advanced tab, and change the Outgoing Server port number from 25 (the default) to 587
  10. Also ensure that Use the following type of encrypted connections is set to TLS. SSL will also work, but uses different port numbers.
  11. Click the OK button to close the advanced settings window, then click Next on the E-Mail Accounts window
  12. Click the Finish button on the next page and your account should now work correctly

Make sure to send a test email to another email address you have access to to verify that everything is set up correctly.