


In the following tab, we will need to configure the specific settings that are relevant to Office 365 based environment (Exchange Online). Leave the default settings – Use same settings as my incoming mail server.Select the option – My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.In Office 365 based environment the “login name” described as UPN (user principal name) and the login name is written as an E-mail address. In the section Logon information, write down your credentials – your O ffice 365 login name + password (number 6 + 7).In the section – Outgoing mail server (SMTP), add the server name – (number 5).In the section – Incoming mail server, add the server name – (number 4).Now, we will need to provide the hostname (FQDN) of the Office 365 mail server that we need to connect. In the server information section, in the Account type, select IMAP(number 3).In the user information section, write your name and your E-mail address (number 1,2).Select the option – Manual setup or additional server types.In the profile name text box – write the name of the Outlook profile and click OK.Choose the icon – Mail (Microsoft Outlook 2016) (32 bit).In the current article, we will demonstrate the required configuration setting for IMAP\SMTP protocol using an Outlook 2016 mail client, but the configuration settings are almost identical to previous versions of Outlook mail client.

Instead, we will need to configure Outlook mail client by using manual settings. Creating a new Outlook mail profile – Configure Outlook to access Office 365 mailbox using IMAP and SMTPĪs mentioned, when we use the option of IMAP and SMTP protocol, we cannot Take advantage of the Outlook Autodiscover service, which is used to configure for us the required configuration settings. In the following screenshot, we can see the information about the configuration setting of the IMAP and the SMTP protocol. On the left menu bar, select the menu – POP and IMAP.To view the information about the IMAP and SMTP protocol, log into your OWA mail client. Note – the article includes different configuration setting regarding the IMAP protocol, the settings that I manage to use are the setting that appears in the appear in Office 365 OWA mail client settings Outlook settings for POP and IMAP access for Office 365 for business or Microsoft Exchange accounts The information about the required protocols and port number appears in Office 365 OWA mail client settings and in addition in the following article. In a scenario in which we prefer to connect our Outlook mail client using the “good old” Internet mail protocol – IMAP for receiving incoming mail and SMTP for sending Outlook going mail, we will need to use the following configuration settings: Creating a new Outlook mail profile – Configure Outlook to access Office 365 mailbox using IMAP and SMTP.
