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Setting up Your Email Address with IMAP

Create an account with your email client.
In the client for which you want to configure IMAP, locate the IMAP settings and enter the following:

Username
Your full email address

Password
Your email account password

Incoming Mail Server
imap.secureserver.net

Outgoing Mail Server
smtpout.secureserver.net

Incoming Port
Without SSL – 143
With SSL – 993

Outgoing Port
Without SSL – one of the following: 25, 80, 3

Setting up Your Email Address with POP

Create an account with your email client.
In the client for which you want to configure POP, locate the POP settings and enter the following:

Username
Your full email address

Password
Your email account password

Incoming Mail Server
pop.secureserver.net

Outgoing Mail Server
smtpout.secureserver.net

Incoming Port
Without SSL – 110
With SSL – 995

Outgoing Port
Without SSL – one of the following 25, 80, 3535
With SSL – 465

 Setting up Email in Outlook 2010

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook 2010. Click File, and then click Add Account.
  2. At the bottom, select Manually configure server settings or additional server types, and click Next.
  3. Select Internet E-mail, and click Next.
  4. Enter Your Name and full E-mail Address.
  5. If you have IMAP, select IMAP for your Account Type. If you’re not sure, select POP3. Use these settings for your incoming and outgoing servers, depending on the type of email you have:
    POP3
    Incoming mail server pop.secureserver.net
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP) smtpout.secureserver.net
    IMAP
    Incoming mail server imap.secureserver.net
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP) smtpout.secureserver.net
  6. Enter your User Name (your full email address) and Password, and select Remember password.
  7. Click More Settings.
  8. Click the Outgoing Server tab. Select My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and Use same settings as my incoming mail server. Select the Advanced tab.
  9. Next to Outgoing Server (SMTP), type 80. Then click OK.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Outlook 2010 will test your settings. When it’s done, click Close.
  12. Click Finish.

That’s it. If everything is working OK, you should see some email messages. If you don’t, press the F9 key on your computer to receive messages.

To Set up Email in Outlook 2007

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook 2007. From the Tools menu, select Account Settings.
  2. Click New.
  3. Select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, and then click Next.
  4. Enter Your Name, E-mail Address, Password, and password confirmation.
  5. At the bottom, select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.
  6. Select Internet E-mail, and click Next.
  7. Select either IMAP or POP3 for your Account Type. Use these settings for your incoming and outgoing servers, depending on the type of email you have:
    POP3
    Incoming mail server pop.secureserver.net
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP) smtpout.secureserver.net
    IMAP
    Incoming mail server imap.secureserver.net
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP) smtpout.secureserver.net
  8. Enter Your Name and full E-mail Address.
  9. Enter your User Name (your full email address) and Password, and select Remember password.
  10. Click More Settings.
  11. Click the Outgoing Server tab. Select My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and Use same settings as my incoming server.
  12. Select the Advanced tab.
  13. Next to Outgoing Server (SMTP), type 80.
  14. Optional: If you’re setting up a POP3 account, under Delivery, select Leave a Copy of Messages on the Server.
  15. Click OK.
  16. Click Next, and then click Finish.

That’s it. Go ahead and check your email. If you don’t see any messages, press F9 on your keyboard. To make sure you can send messages, try composing an email and sending it to yourself.

Using the Outlook Setup Tool

The Microsoft® Outlook® Setup Tool automatically configures your email account with Outlook. For the tool to work, your email must be hosted through us, you need to have Outlook installed on your computer, and you need to open Outlook at least once.

To Use The Outlook Setup Tool

  1. Download the Outlook Setup Tool, install it, and then run it.NOTE: The Outlook Setup Tool is an executable file that you will need to save to your computer, and then launch.
  2. If applicable, select the email client you want to set up.
  3. Enter Your Name. This displays in the From field of your email messages.
  4. Enter your Email Address you want to use with this account.
  5. Enter your Password.
  6. If you want to access your email in Web-Based Email, confirm that Leave a copy of messages on the server is selected.
  7. Click Set Up Account.
  8. Click OK.

Some Internet service providers might not accept the Outlook Setup Tool’s default settings; you might need to manually edit them.

The Outlook Setup Tool supports the following operating systems and email programs:

  • Microsoft Windows® XP
  • Windows Vista® 32 bit
  • Windows Vista® 64 bit
  • Windows® 7
  • Outlook® Express 6
  • Windows® Mail
  • Outlook® 2003
  • Outlook® 2007
  • Outlook® 2010

If you’re not receiving email messages or you can’t send messages, don’t worry. There are a few things that can happen during the setup process. We’ll help you investigate and fix them.