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Configuring Outlook 2007 To Use Mail@umd

The following instructions will guide you through configuring Outlook 2007 to access your Mail@umd account:

1. Open Outlook.  On the menu bar, click on Tools and then choose Account Settings from the Tools menu.
2. Choose the E-mail tab in the window that appears and click the New e-mail icon

   

3. Select in the Auto Account Setup window the check box on the bottom of the window to Manually configure server settings or additional server types.

   Do not let the system set it up automatically as the system will set up a POP3 account and not an IMAP account.

   

4. Click Next
5. Choose the type of server to which you will be connecting. Choose the Internet E-mail radio button.
6. Click on the Next button.

   

7. You need to enter the following information in the next window:
   • Your name:  Your exact name (ex: John L. Smith)
   • Your e-mail address:  Your e-mail address on the Mail@umd system, which is based on your University Directory ID. For example, if your University Directory ID is "test", then your e-mail address would be "test@umd.edu"
   • Account Type: IMAP
   • Incoming mail server:  Set this to mail.umd.edu
   • Outgoing mail server:  Set this to mail.umd.edu
   • User Name:  Enter your University Directory ID.
   • Password:  Enter your University Directory password (it will be displayed as asterisks). Make sure the Remember password box below the password is checked.
8. Click on the More Settings button when you are done.

   

9. Click on the Outgoing Server tab When the Internet E-Mail Settings window appears. Make sure My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.

   

10. Click on the Advanced tab
11. Under Server Port Numbers you will see:
    • Incoming server (IMAP) - Select Use the following type of an encrypted connection. Select SSL from the drop down menu.
    • Outgoing server (SMTP) - If your outgoing mail server is mail.umd.edu, select TLS form the drop down menu
      Do not change the default port numbers

      

12. Click OK to accept the changes
13. Click the Next button
14. Click the Finish button
15. If you did not enter your University Directory password in step 4, you will be prompted to enter it now. Otherwise, Outlook will begin to retrieve your e-mail from Mail@umd and will have successfully setup Outlook to access your Mail@umd account.

    

16. Outlook 2007 is configured by default to NOT display any image files in the e-mail messages you receive. Instead of displaying the image, Outlook displays the following message: Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. You can right-click on any of these messages in the e-mail to then view the images.
    
    NOTE: If you do not like this setting, you can change it by clicking on Tools on the Outlook menu bar, then choosing Trust Center. In the Trust Center window, select Automatic Download from the left side menu. You also have the option to permit downloading pictures form safe sender. Read the explanation about why downloading images in e-mail messages compromises your security, but if you still want to change the setting, uncheck the box next to Don't download pictures automatically in the HTML e-mail message.
    
    
17. To learn more about how to use and configure Outlook, click on Help on the Outlook menu bar and choose Microsoft Outlook Help or Microsoft Office Outlook Help (Outlook 2007).