Step 1: Open Microsoft Office Outlook 2016 on your computer
If this is the first time you have opened Outlook 2016 since its installation, a window will immediately pop up asking you if you want to set up your email account. Click “yes” and then “next”.
If this is not the first time you have opened Outlook 2016, a setup window will not appear.
If you have already set up another account in Outlook, click “File” then “Add Account”.
Step 2: On the “Auto Account Setup” menu, select the option for “Manual setup or additional server types”, then click “Next”.
Step 3: On the “Choose Service” menu, click the “IMAP” button
Step 4: A new window will open to set your “Internet Email” settings
User Information:
Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it displayed to people who receive your emails
Email Address: Enter the business email address that you are trying to connect to Outlook, e.g.- [email protected]
Server Information:
Account Type: IMAP
Incoming Server: mail.gandi.net
Outgoing Server: mail.gandi.net
Logon Information:
Username: Enter the business email address that you are trying to connect to Outlook, e.g.- [email protected].
Password: This is the password that you created when you set up your business email address.
For “Deliver New Messages to”, select “New Outlook Data File”
Step 5: Click “More Settings” in the bottom right corner
Step 6: Click on the “Outgoing Server” tab
Click on the button that says - “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication”
Click on button that says - “Log On Using”
Enter your Username and Password. This is the same information you previously entered:
Username: Enter the business email address that you are trying to connect to Outlook, e.g.- [email protected]
Password: This is the password that you created when you set up your business email address.
Once complete, click “OK”
Step 7: Click on the “Advanced” tab
Confirm that the “Server Port Numbers” are correct, as per below:
Incoming Server: 993
Click on “This Server Requires an encrypted connection SSL”
Outgoing Server: 465
Click on “This Server Requires an encrypted connection SSL”
Once you have ensured the port numbers are correct, click on “OK”
Step 8: Click the “Next” button. Outlook will then test the the account settings.
Step 9: Once the testing is complete, you will see two tasks: “Log onto incoming mail server” and “Send test email message”. Complete these two tasks, then hit the “Close button.
Step 10: You will see a message stating "You're all set!" then click the “Finish” button.