This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook 2003, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook by using the settings in this tutorial.

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook

1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > E-mail Accounts.
   
   
   
   
2. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select "Add a new e-mail account" and click Next.
   
   
   
   
3. For your server type, select "POP3" and click Next.
   
   
   
   
4. On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) window, enter your information as follows:


Your Name

Enter your first and last name.


E-mail Address

Enter your e-mail address.


User Name

Enter your e-mail address, again.


Password

Enter the password you set up for your e-mail account.


Incoming mail server (POP3)

Enter pop.activatemedia.com for your incoming mail server.


Outgoing mail server (SMTP)

If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) allows it, you can use the outgoing mail server for your Internet Service Provider. Contact your Internet Service Provider to get this setting. Alternatively you can use smtp.activatemedia.com for your outgoing mail server.


NOTE: "smtpout.activatemedia.com" is an SMTP relay server. In order to use this server to send e-mails, you must first activate SMTP relay on your e-mail account. Contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to do this.

Click "More Settings."




5. On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select the "Outgoing Server" tab.
   
   
6. Select "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication."
   
   
7. Make sure "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" is selected.
   
   
   
   
8. Click OK.
   
   
9. Click Next.
   
   
   
   
10. Click Finish.