Step-by-step instructions for configuring your E-Mail account in Outlook for Mac OS X.
If you have created an E-Mail address in the Control Panel, you can configure this account in Outlook for Mac OS X.
E-Mail account administration
In the Outlook menu, select «Preferences» and then «Accounts» to manage your E-Mail accounts.
Adding an E-Mail account
A menu containing several options appears. Select «E-Mail Account».
Choosing the account type: POP3 or IMAP
Now choose between a POP3 or IMAP account.
- IMAP
- Using IMAP saves your E-Mails on the server. Each time you read an E-Mail, a copy is downloaded from the server.
- POP3
- Using POP3 downloads and saves your E-Mails to your Outlook. The messages are then deleted from the server. This way, you can also read your E-Mails offline at any time, for example if you are on the train.
If you are not certain choose IMAP.
IMAP configuration
- Enter the full E-Mail address and the password that you defined in the Control Panel when setting up the E-Mail address.
- Enter your full E-Mail address again in the «Username» field.
- For «Incoming server», enter imap.mail.hostpoint.ch and check the box next to «Use SSL to connect (recommended)».
- For «Outgoing server», enter asmtp.mail.hostpoint.ch and check the box next to «Use SSL to connect (recommended)».
- If the port does not automatically change to 465, select «Override standard port» and enter 465 for the port.
POP configuration
- Enter the full E-Mail address and the password that you defined in the Control Panel when setting up the E-Mail address.
- Enter your full E-Mail address again in the «Username» field.
- For «Incoming server», enter pop.mail.hostpoint.ch and check the box next to «Use SSL to connect (recommended)».
- For «Outgoing server», enter asmtp.mail.hostpoint.ch and check the box next to «Use SSL to connect (recommended)».
- If the port does not automatically change to 465, select «Override standard port» and enter 465 for the port.
Finish
Click «Add account», and the account setup will be completed.
