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Setup IMAP on Outlook 2011 for Mac  Print this Article

  1. Open Outlook 2011 for Mac.
  2. From the Outlook menu, choose Preferences.
  3. In the Preferences dialog, under Personal Settings, click Accounts.
  4. On the Account screen, choose E-mail Account.
  5. Enter your full email address (name@yourdomainname.com) and password.
  6. Click Add Account.
  7. When the dialog expands, complete the following fields:
    • User name: This is your full email address.
    • Type: Choose IMAP from the list
    • Incoming Server: Enter mail.yourdomainname.com (where yourdomainname.com is replaced with your actual domain name)
    • Enter 143 in the port field (after the colon)
    • Uncheck Use SSL…
    • Outgoing Server: Enter mail.yourdomainname.com (where yourdomainname.com is replaced with your actual domain name)
    • Enter 25 in the port field (after the colon)
    • Uncheck Use SSL…
  8. Click Add Account.
  9. Click More Options under outgoing server.
  10. In the dialog, change the Authentication drop-down to “Use Incoming Server Info” then click OK to confirm your changes.
  11. Close the Dialogs.

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