how do i configure microsoft outlook for my Aplus.net email accounts?

Answer by Jocef Knapp, Knowledge Base Support

Here is how to configure the Microsoft Outlook email client to use with your Aplus.Net email accounts:

Note: This guide is for POP mail configuration. To see how IMAP settings differ please view the related links at the bottom of the page.

Open MS Outlook, and from the Tools menu select Email Accounts.

Select the radio-button next to Add a new email account and click Next.

Select the radio-button next to POP3 and click Next.

Now, you have to specify the email account settings. Please make sure to replace “yourdomain.com” with your actual domain name in all examples below.

User Information:

Your Name – type in the name that your recipients will see in the “From” field of e-mails you send.
Email Address – type in your complete email address.

Server Information:

Incoming mail server (POP3) – type in mail.yourdomain.com.
Outgoing mail server (SMTP) – type in smtp.yourdomain.com.

Logon Information:

User Name - type in your complete email address.
Password – type in the password for this email account.
Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) – do not check this box.

Important: You may also choose to use the SMTP server of your ISP. However, if you decide to use Aplus.Net’s SMTP server as shown above (smtp.yourdomain.com), please make sure that the SMTP server is enabled for the particular email box:

How do I enable SMTP service using the Aplus.Net Control Panel?

Once you have filled in the above information, click on the More Settings button.
Select the Outgoing Server tab and check the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. Select also the radio button next to Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

Now, select the Advanced tab. Set the Outgoing server (SMTP) port to 465 and check the box next to This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL).

Click OK.
Finally, click Next and then - Finish.