Outlook Express

From The University of Akron Support Center Wiki

NOTE: Before continuing, sending mail using these settings will only work on campus and when using a VPN connection. Otherwise, you need to input your ISP's SMTP server address.

Contents 1 Configuring Outlook Express (Faculty, Staff and Student) 2 Configuring Windows Mail (Faculty, Staff and Student) 3 Changing Outlook Express Email Account Passwords 4 Changing Windows Mail Email Account Passwords

Configuring Outlook Express (Faculty, Staff and Student)

1. Open Outlook Express
2. Select tools and then accounts

3. Select the add tab and then click mail

4. Fill in whatever you want your Display name to be and select next.
5. Fill in your University of Akron email address in the form of Your_UANetID@uakron.edu and select next.
6. The next window will prompt you for server information, if you are faculty/staff enter the following:

    IMAP
    exchange.uanet.edu
    SMTP.uakron.edu

If you are a student, enter the following:

    IMAP
    imap.uakron.edu
    SMTP.uakron.edu

7. The next window will prompt for your Account name and Password fill this out with your UANetID and Password.
8. Select Next, Finish and close on the box.

Configuring Windows Mail (Faculty, Staff and Student)

Note: Windows Mail has replaced Outlook Express on Windows Vista

1. First, begin by opening windows mail. Click the start button, then click E-Mail
2. Second, click on tools and then accounts
3. Third, click on add
4. Next click E-Mail
5. Enter in your display name, for instance, your name.
6. Next, enter in your email address. youruanetid@uakron.edu
7. Next for Faculty/Staff, pick

  IMAP
    exchange.uanet.edu
    smtp.uakron.edu 

For Students, pick

 IMAP
    imap.uakron.edu
    smtp.uakron.edu 

1. Next, the install wizard will ask you for your ID and password. This will be your UAnetID and password. Do not include @uakron.edu
2. Click Finish. Your UA folders will be displayed as seen in the image below.

Changing Outlook Express Email Account Passwords

1. Open Outlook Express
2. From 'Tool' menu, select accounts
3. Select the 'Mail' tab. Select the account for which the password needs changed. Click 'Properties.'
4. Select the 'Servers' tab. In the 'Password' box, replace the old password with the new password.
5. Click 'Apply'
6. Click 'OK'

Changing Windows Mail Email Account Passwords

1. Open Windows Mail
2. Select the Tools Menu, Select Accounts
3. Select Your Email account, and click Properties
4. Click the servers tab, your password is in the middle of the page
5. Click Apply
6. Click OK