Microsoft Outlook 2000 POP3 email setup

This item provides information on these topics:

• Overview
• Step 1: Create your Account (Part 1)
• Step 2: Create your Account (Part 2)
• Step 3: Display Name
• Step 4: Server Names
• Step 5: User Credentials
• Step 6: Connection Type
• Step 7: Finish the Wizard
• Step 8: Configuring the Account Settings (Part 1)
• Step 9: Configuring the Account Settings (Part 2)
• Step 10: Advanced Configuration
• Step 11: Servers Configuration
• For Further Assistance

Overview

This document will help you to configure your Outlook 2000 E-mail client to work with the FreedomNet Solutions E-mail system.

To use Outlook 2000 for accessing and using your FreedomNet e-mail account you should take the following steps:

• Browse to http://officeupdate.microsoft.com
• Click on "Check for updates" before you configure your client to make sure you have the latest updates for your version of Outlook.
  • Problems have been noted with some older releases of Outlook with SSL that have been corrected with the latest service pack downloads from Microsoft.

Step 1: Create your Account (Part 1)

• Open Outlook
• Select the "Tools" pulldown menu and select "Accounts."

Step 2: Create your Account (Part 2)

• Click the "Add" button.
• Select "Mail.".

Step 3: Display Name

• Enter your name as you want it to appear in your outgoing messages.
• Click the "Next" button.

Step 4: Server Names

• Select "POP3" for my incoming mail server field.
• Type fnw.us in BOTH of the "Incoming mail (POP3) server" and "Outgoing mail (SMTP) server" text fields.
• Click "Next."

Step 5: User Credentials

• Enter your FreedomNet e-mail address in the field "Account name" text field.
• Enter your E-mail password (we recommend that you uncheck your "Remember my Password" checkbox to ensure added security to your account).
• Click "Next."

Step 6: Connection Type

• Select the type of your connection.
• Click "Next".

Step 7: Finish the Wizard

• Click the "Finish" button.

Step 8: Configuring the Account Settings (Part 1)

• You still need to configure your E-mail account to work with the FreedomNet E-mail system.
• Click the "Tools" pulldown menu and select "Accounts."

Step 9: Configuring the Account Settings (Part 2)

• Select the mail account that was just created from the list and then click the "Properties" button on the right.

Step 10: Advanced Configuration

• Select the "Advanced" tab.
• Check the boxes in front of "This server requires a secure connection (SSL) for BOTH Outgoing and Incoming mail.
• Make sure "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" is set to port 465, not 25.

Step 11: Servers Configuration

• Click on "Servers" tab
• Check the boxes in front of "My server requires authentication"
• Click "OK."

For Further Assistance

For further assistance contact FreedomNet Solutions at (616) 459-2000
or email at support@fnw.us