Windows Live Mail: Adding and Configuring your Email Account
Section 1: Adding a New Account
Section 2: Configuring your New Account Server Settings
Section 3: Modifying Settings on an Existing Account
Section 1: Adding a New Account
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Open Windows Live Mail
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From the menu folder pane on the left, click
Add e-mail account.
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The Add an E-mail Account dialog box will open.
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Enter the requested information in the Email address, Password and
Display Name Fields.
(Use the password we've provided for you.)
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Select the checkbox for both:
- Remember Password
and
- Manually configure server settings for e-mail account.
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Click the Next button
Section 2: Configuring your New
Account Server
Settings
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Select POP3 from the drop down menu to select your incoming
mail server type.
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Type your domain name in as the Incoming server.
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The incoming server port should be 110.
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Log on using Clear text authentication
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Type your account name--the one we provided for you--in the Login ID field.
If something is already entered in the Login
ID field, confirm it matches the account name
we gave you and correct it if it
doesn't.
• Type your domain name in as the Outgoing Server.
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The outgoing server port should be changed to 587.
• Select My outgoing server requires authentication.
• Click the Next button
• You should remove a message stating
that you've successfully added the information required.
• Click the Finish button to close the dialogue box and return
to your inbox.
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You should now see your account listed in the folder pane
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Click the Sync button to check for new mail.
Section 3: Modifying
Settings on an Existing Account
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Open Windows Live Mail
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Locate your email account in the folder pane on the left.
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Right-click the account name.
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Select Properties from the menu that appears.
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The Properties dialog box will appear. There are five tabs
across the top; click on the one labeled Servers.
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Make or change the settings as indicated:
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Select POP3 from the drop down menu to select your incoming
mail server type.
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Type your domain name in as the Incoming mail (POP3).
• Type your domain name in as the Outgoing Server.
• Enter or confirm your email username and password
• Verify the Remember password checkbox is
selected
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Select Log on using clear text authentication
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Select My outgoing server requires authentication.
• Click the Settings...
button
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Verify the radio button next to Use same settings as my
incoming mail server
is selected.
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Click OK
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You'll return to the Properties dialog box.
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The tab on the far right-hand side is labeled Advanced.
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Click on the Advanced tab.
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Outgoing mail port should be 587.
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The Incoming mail port should be 110.
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Under the Deliver heading, check Leave a copy of
messages on server.
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Check the box labeled Remove from server
after 5 days.
(Important:
If you have this email account
setup on multiple
computers or devices, select this checkbox only on one of the
computers, which ever
is your primary source for checking email.)
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Click OK.
• Type your domain name in as the Incoming server.
• The incoming server port should be 110.
• Log on using Clear text authentication
• Type your account name--the one we provided for you--in the Login ID field.
If something is already entered in the Login ID field, confirm it matches the account name
we gave you and correct it if it doesn't.
• Type your domain name in as the Outgoing Server.
• The outgoing server port should be changed to 587.
• Select My outgoing server requires authentication.
• Click the Next button
• Click the Finish button to close the dialogue box and return to your inbox.
• Click the Sync button to check for new mail.
• Locate your email account in the folder pane on the left.
• Right-click the account name.
• Select Properties from the menu that appears.
• The Properties dialog box will appear. There are five tabs across the top; click on the one labeled Servers.
• Select POP3 from the drop down menu to select your incoming
mail server type.
• Type your domain name in as the Incoming mail (POP3).
• Type your domain name in as the Outgoing Server.
• Enter or confirm your email username and password
• Verify the Remember password checkbox is selected
• Select Log on using clear text authentication
• Select My outgoing server requires authentication.
• Verify the radio button next to Use same settings as my
incoming mail server is selected.
• Click OK
• Click on the Advanced tab.
• The Incoming mail port should be 110.
• Under the Deliver heading, check Leave a copy of messages on server.
• Check the box labeled Remove from server after 5 days.
(Important: If you have this email account setup on multiple
computers or devices, select this checkbox only on one of the
computers, which ever is your primary source for checking email.)
• Click OK.