How To Set Up Microsoft Outlook With SSL-IMAP

Microsoft Outlook is the most used email manager program in the world. Even though many know of it as an email manager program, it is actually a complete personal manager program with an advanced calendar option and contacts manager. Follow the simple instructions given below for configuring an IMAP email in the Outlook program.

Instructions

• Open the Outlook program and then select the Email accounts option from the Tools menu. 
• Now to create a new email account in the application, select the Add a new email account option and then click on the Next button. 
• Select the type of email as IMAP and then click on the Next button to continue the Outlook setting process. 
• Now fill in your personal details like name and email address under the User information field. 
• Fill in the name of the IMAP server under the Server information field. In almost all cases, the address of the IMAP server will be imap.cs.umd.edu. 
• Do not forget to type in the address of the outgoing mail server under the Server Information field as smtp.cs.umd.edu.
• Now log in to the system that you are using as the IMAP server by providing in your username under the Logon information field. You can also enter the password of your email under the username field. If you do not enter the password in the field given here, the system will prompt you to enter the password while you are trying to send an email. 
• Now click on the More Settings button for viewing advanced Outlook setting options. 
• Click on the Outgoing server tab and then put a check mark in the box found next to the option My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
• Now select the option named Use same settings as my incoming mail server found just below outgoing server tab to use the same settings for your incoming mail server. 
• Click on the OK button followed by the Finish button for saving the changes you have made in the system and then to exit from the setup wizard. 

If you follow the simple instruction given above, you can easily setup Outlook program with an SSL-IMAP email. If you are having some troubles while performing the above instructions, then feel free to contact the Outlook support team for further help and support instructions.