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How to setup your Outlook 2007 client (POP3)

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. Click the Tools menu, and select Account Settings...
  3. On the E-mail tab, click New...
  4. If you are prompted to Choose E-mail Service, select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, and click Next.
  5. Check the box next to Manually configure server settings or additional server types.
    Outlook 2007 Setup Screen 1
  6. Select Internet E-mail and click Next.
    Outlook 2007 Setup Screen 2
  7. Verify your User Information, and enter the following additional information:

    Server Information
    • Account Type: POP3
    • Incoming mail server: pop.gmail.com
    • Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com

    Logon Information
    • User Name: Enter your username (username@your_domain.com)
    • Password:sword: Enter your email password.

    Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA): Leave this option unchecked.
    Outlook 2007 Setup Screen 3
  8. Click the More Settings... button.
  9. Select the Outgoing Server tab.
  10. Check the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
    Outlook 2007 Setup Screen 4
  11. Click the Advanced tab
    • Incoming server must be 993.
    • Check the box This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) under Incoming Server (POP3).
    • Outgoing server can use 587
    • Select TLS from the drop-down menu next to Use the following type of encrypted connection:.
    Outlook 2007 Setup Screen 5
  12. Click OK.
  13. Click the Test Account Settings... button. Outlook 2007 Setup Screen 6
  14. After receiving 'Congratulations! All tests completed successfully', click Close. Outlook 2007 Setup Screen 7
  15. Click Next. Outlook 2007 Setup Screen 8
  16. Click Finish. Outlook 2007 Setup Screen 8
Congratulations! You're done configuring your client to send and retrieve email messages.

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