Windows Email Configuration For Outlook 2000

This online manual will guide you through adding your email address(es) to Outlook 2000 for Windows.

To Begin, Open Outlook 2000. You may have an icon on your desktop, or it may be located on your START button.

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  • Click the Tools menu at the top of the window
  • Select Accounts
 
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  • Click the ADD button and select MAIL
 
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  • Click NEXT
 
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  • If you would like to import email and your address book from Outlook Express, select Outlook Express. Otherwise, select None of the above
  • Click NEXT
 
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  • Select Internet Only
  • Click NEXT
 
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  • You will be prompted with information about Internet Mail
  • Click Yes to continue
 
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  • Enter your name in the Display Name box
  • Click NEXT
 
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  • Enter your email address in the E-mail address box. Your email address will be similar to the one displayed to the left.  For example, my email address is;    kevinh@21labs.com
  • Click Next
 
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  • Be sure that POP3 is selected next to "my incoming mail server is a _ server"
  • In the Incoming Mail box, enter your mail server name. For example:   mail.21labs.com
  • In the Outgoing Mail box, enter your mail server name.   For example:   mail.21labs.com
  • Click NEXT
 
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  • In the Account Name box, enter your login name, which is your full email address. An example would be jerry@bigdomain.com
  • Put a check next to Remember Password if there is not already
  • In the Password box, enter your password. The password will be at least 5 letters and/or numbers
  • DO NOT check the box next to "log on using Secure Password Authentication"
  • Click NEXT
 
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  • Select I will establish my Internet Connection Manually
  • Click NEXT
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  • You should now be seeing the congratulations screen. This completes the setup of your  email address.
  • Click FINISH
  • If you wish to add another email address using the same inbox, return to the beginning and repeat for the next email address
  • For additional assistance with setup, please contact 21st Century Labs support at 414.737.5221

 

NOW FOR THE CONFIGURATION PART.

   From the tools menu, select Accounts and you will see the screen below.

 

 Click on the account you just created, or want to modify,  and click the properties button.  You will see the screen below.

 

 Enter your Name in the Name field, and your email address in the E-mail address: field. 

Select the Servers TAB at the top and you will see the screen below.
 

For your Incoming/Outgoing mail server (POP3/SMTP) information: enter the following "type of information"

 

mail.domain-name.com

 

"My" information is shown on the left:

POP3   mail.21labs.com

SMTP   mail.21labs.com

 

Enter your full email address for the account name. 

Enter your password and check the box to remember password.

 

Check the box for My server requires authentication.

 

Click the Settings button and you will see the screen below.

 

 Select the first option to Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

Click the OK button and you will see the next screen below.

 

 Set you Advanced screen to look exactly like the one to the right. 

If you keep mail on the server, your quota may be exceeded, and you might not be able to receive email.

 

Click the OK button and you are done.