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Configuring your email address in Outlook for Office 365

This article explains how to configure your email address at TransIP using Outlook for Office 365.

If you're not sure which version of Outlook you're using, visit Microsoft's page 'What version of Outlook do I have?'.

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    Configuring your email address in Outlook for Office 365


    Step 1

    Inside Outlook, head over to 'File' in the top left corner. Next, click 'Add account' to start the configuration of your email address in Outlook for Office 365.

    Click add account



    Step 2

    Enter your email address and click 'Advanced options'.

    Check the box next to 'Let me set up my account manually' and click 'Connect'.

    enter your email address



    Step 3

    Select 'IMAP'.

    Click IMAP

    IMAP or POP3?

    In our example we're using the IMAP protocol to set up the email account. This protocol is widely used as it leaves a copy of an email on the email server. This allows you to set up and use your email address in different email clients simultaneously.

    The other option is the somewhat outdated POP3 protocol. When using POP3, email will be downloaded directly from the mail server, without leaving a copy. Although some email clients allow you to leave a copy on the mail server when using POP3, this protocol mostly forces you to use one email client.

    Read the article 'The difference between IMAP and POP3' for more information.

    If you still want to set up your email account using the POP3 protocol, use the POP3 settings supplied in the article 'The email settings at TransIP'.



    Step 4

    If you're immediately asked for your password after selecting IMAP in Step 3, then your domain name uses the TransIP settings. The TransIP settings contain a DNS record that lets Outlook request the required settings automatically. If you're asked for your password, head over to Step 5.

    If you need to enter additional information for your email address, then your domain name does not use the TransIP settings.

    Enter additional information

    Enter the information as shown below.

    Incoming Mail

    • Server: imap.transip.email
    • Port: 993
    • Encryption method: SSL/TLS

    Outgoing mail

    • Server: smtp.transip.email
    • Port: 465
    • Encryption method: SSL/TLS


    Once you've entered these settings, click 'Next'.



    Step 5

    Enter the password of your email address and click 'Connect'.

    enter your password

    Can't remember your password? Use the steps in the article 'Changing the password of your email address' to set a new one.



    Step 6

    Your email address has now been succesfully configured in Outlook for Office 365.

    configuration complete

    Click 'Done' to start using your email address in Outlook right away!

    Did you enter all settings correctly, but receive an error after clicking 'Connect'? You can manually configure all the advanced settings in Outlook for Office 365 to make sure everything is added correctly. Read the article 'Configuring your email address manually in Outlook for Office 365' for a step by step turorial.



    In this article we've explained how to set up your email address in Outlook for Office 365.

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