How do I set up my email account in Microsoft Entourage?

  1. With Entourage open From the TOOLS menu select ACCOUNTS settings, this will open the accounts window.
  2. Select NEW.
  3. The "Account Setup Assistant" will launch, enter your full email address in the box (ex. john@example.com).
  4. Click the arrow in the lower right corner to proceed.
  5. Entourage will try to configure automatically. If it fails, click the arrow in the lower right corner to proceed.
  6. Enter the following information:
    • Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the "From" field of your outgoing messages.
    • Email Address: Enter your full email address (e.g., john@example.com).
    • Account ID: Enter your full email address
    • Password: Enter your password
    • Make sure POP is selected and enter
  7. Incoming (POP3) Server: 'mail.yourdomain.com'
  8. Outgoing (SMTP) Server: 'mail.yourdomain.com'
  9. Click the arrow in the lower right corner to proceed.
  10. Click the arrow in the lower right corner to proceed.
  11. Click on the skip button
  12. Enter in the name you would like for the account and click finish
  13. Make sure the account is selected and double click on the account
  14. In the sending mail section click on the advanced settings options
  15. Make sure the checkbox for “SMTP service requires secure connection (SSL)” is not checked.
  16. Click on the checkbox for Override default SMTP port and Change your outgoing server setting to 25. While this setting should work, some ISP's (such as Telstra) block this port. If you have trouble sending mail, change this setting to first 465, and if your issues aren't resolved, 587.
  17. Click on the checkbox for SMTP server requires authentication and enter the same login details used for the recieving server.
  18. Click ok to finish setting up your email

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