How to Enable mail Authentication in Outlook 2010 & 2013 |
Prerequisites
Step : 1Within the menu bar in Outlook, click on "File", then "Info" and the "Account Settings".Step : 2From the dialogue box "Account Settings". Double click on the email account where the settings are to be updated :Step : 3From within "Change E-mail Account" click on "More Settings".Step : 4From the dialogue box "Internet E-mail Settings" click on the "Outgoing Server" tab. Then tick the box "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication". Then select "Use same settings as my incoming mail server".Step : 5Next Click on the "Advanced" tab and set Outgoing Server (SMTP) to "587" and Encrypted connection to "Auto" > Click "Ok"Step : 6This will take you back to the "Change Account" Screen. From here, ensure that "Test Account Settings by clicking the Next button" box is ticked. Then click "Next".Step : 7When you click "Next" Outlook will preform a test to check the account settings. It will preform both an incoming and outgoing mail settings test. Once both test have a status of "Completed", click "Close". If one of these tests fail you will need to check the changes have done correctly.When testing using port "587" for Outgoing mail server setting you will be prompted with a "Internet Security Warning" as per below. You must Click "Yes" to continue otherwise the "Send test e-mail message" will fail. Step : 8Outlook will display a "Congratulations!" page to indicate that the account setup has been completed. Click "Finish". You will now return the main Outlook screen. |