How to: Setup your Business Mail account in Outlook 2007 using IMAP

Note: This guide is applicable to our clients using our Business Mail product only - user's of our Standard Mail product should consult the Standard Mail setup guides instead.

This guide will walk you through the steps necessary to configure your Uniquemail Business Mail email account in Outlook 2007, using the IMAP protocol. If you would like to configure your email account using the POP3 protocol instead, please refer to the POP3 guidance here. If you are unsure whether you should use IMAP or POP3, please refer to our how to choose between IMAP and POP3 guidance here.

Step 1: In Outlook 2007 click Tools then Account Settings...

 

Step 2: Click the New… button

 

 
Step 3: Select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types option then click Next

 

Step 4: Select the Internet E-mail option then click Next

 

 
Step 5: Enter your name, email address, password and server settings as shown, then click More Settings

 

Server Information
•    Account Type: IMAP
•    Incoming mail server: imap.uniquemail.com
•    Outgoing mail server: smtp.uniquemail.com
•    User Name: [your full email address]
•    Password: [as supplied during registration]

Step 6: Click the Outgoing Server tab, then select the My outgoing server requires authentication and Use same settings as my incoming server options

 

 
Step 7: Click the Advanced tab, enter the following settings then click OK

 

Server Port Numbers
•    Incoming server (IMAP): 993
•    Use the following type of encrypted connection SSL
•    Outgoing server (SMTP): 366
•    Use the following type of encrypted connection: TLS

Step 8: Click the Test Account Settings… button

 

 
Step 9: Verify that your settings were successful and then click Close

 

Step 10: Click the Next button

 

Step 11: Click the Finish button

 

 
Congratulations! Your Uniquemail Business Mail email account has been successfully configured in Outlook 2007