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# How to Perform Email Account Setup in Microsoft Outlook 2007-2010 (SSL Settings)

1. To create a new account in Outlook, first go to the tab **File** > **Account Settings menu**: 
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2. Click on **New** in the next window: 
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3. Select **Manually configure server settings or additional server types** and click **Next**
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.4. Choose **"Internet E-Mail"** and click **Next**
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5. Enter the following information:
**Your Name:** the name of your account in Outlook
**E-mail Address:** full email address
**Account Type: **select IMAP or POP3 from the drop-down menu 
**Incoming mail server:** server your account is hosted on
**Outgoing email server:** server your account is hosted on
**User Name:** full email address 
**Password: **password for this email account 
**Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA):** should be unchecked


**a) IMAP Settings:**
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OR


**b) POP3 Settings:**
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6. Click **More Settings**
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7. Go to the tab **Outgoing Server** and check-mark the option **My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication**: 
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8. Now go to the tab **Advanced** and enter the following ports: 

**Incoming server (if are using IMAP):** 993 port for SSL
**Incoming server (if you are using POP3):** 995 port for SSL
**Outgoing server (SMTP): **465 port for SSL 

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9. Click on **Ok** to return to the main window. 


10. Click **Test Account Settings** to check if everything entered is correct. 
If it is, you will see the statuses **Completed**: 

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11. If the test was successful, you can now click **Close** to get back to the previous window. 
Then click on **Next** to finish the setup.  

That's all you need to know!