Step 1: Open Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 on your computer.

If this is the first time you have opened Outlook 2007 since its installation, a window will immediately pop up asking you to setup your email account. Click “yes” to proceed.

If this is not the first time you have opened Outlook 2007, a setup window will not appear.

To access the setup process, click on “Tools”, then select “Account Setting”. Click “New” in the upper left hand corner.


Step 2: A new window will open and ask you to enter details for your email account

Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it displayed to people in your emails

Email Address: 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.

Re-Type Password: Enter the same password as above

Check the box next to the option to “Manually configure server settings or additional server types” and click “Next” in the bottom right corner


Step 3: Select “Internet Email” and click “Next”


Step 4: A new window will open to set your “Internet Email” settings

User Information:
Email Address: Enter the same business email address as above 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 same business email address as above 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.


Step 5: Click “More Settings” in the bottom right corner


Step 6: Click on 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 same business email address as above 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 that the port numbers are correct, click “OK”- this will take you back to the IMAP window. Click “Next”.


Your business email account should now be connected to Outlook, and you can start using your inbox immediately.