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How to Set Up Email Accounts on Microsoft Outlook 2013

Note: To complete these steps, you will need to know your email address, password, incoming mail server name, and outgoing mail server name that is provided by your Hosting Provider.

To configure the Internet email account manually, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the File menu > Info > Add New Account.

  2. Click the Manual setup or additional server types check box, and then click Next.

  3. Click POP or IMAP, and then click Next.

  4. Under User Information , configure the following settings:

    • In the Your Name box, type your full name.

    • In the Email Address box, type your full email address.
  5. Under Server Information, click the kind of email account that you have in the Account Type box. If you select POP3 or IMAP in the Account Type box, configure the following settings:

    • In the Incoming mail server box, type the name of the server: mail.yourdomainname.co.rw

    • In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) box, type the name of the server: mail.yourdomainname.co.rw
  6. Under Log on Information, configure the following settings:

    • In the User Name box, type your user name (Full email address)

    • In the Password box, type the password that was assigned to the domain when it was created. (If you want Outlook to remember your email account password, click to select the Remember password check box).
  7. If your ISP requires it (we don't), click to select the Require logon by using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) check box to log on by using Secure Password Authentication.

  8. Click More Settings.

  9. Under Advanced, configure the following settings:

    • In the Incoming Server(IMAP) box, enter 143.
    • In the Use the following type of encrypted connection box, enter None.

    • In the Outgoing Server(SMTP) box, enter 3666.

    • In the Use the following type of encrypted connection box, enter None.
  10. Click OK in the Add Account dialog box.

  11. Click Next, and then click Finish to complete the setup.