- In Outlook, click the File tab.
- Click the Account Settings button and select Account Settings.
- Click the New button.
- Click the Manually configure server settings or additional server types option.
- Click the Next button.
- Ensure that the Internet E-mail option button is selected and click the Next button.
- Enter the following information:
- Your Name—Enter your first and last name. This is the name that will appear in the From field of messages you send.
- E-mail Address—Enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com).
- Account Type—Select IMAP from the drop-down menu.
- Incoming mail server—
- mail.brazoriainet.com (for Brazoriainet)
- mail.coastal-link.net (for Coastal Link)
- Outgoing mail server (SMTP)—Enter the secure server name:
- mail.brazoriainet.com (for Brazoriainet)
- mail.coastal-link.net (for Coastal Link)
- User Name—Enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com).
- Password—Enter the password for your email account.
- Click the More Settings button.
- Click the Outgoing Server tab.
- Select the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication check box. Leave the default setting, Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Both drop-down menus Use the following type of encrypted connection, select SSL.
- In the Incoming server (IMAP) box, enter the secure incoming port: 993.
- In the Outgoing server (SMTP) box, enter the secure outgoing port: 465.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the Next button.
- Click the Finish button.
- Click the Close button.
IMAP Folders
Folders should sync automatically with an IMAP account; however, if you have added folders in Webmail and they are not showing in Outlook, perform the following steps:
- Right-click the account name in the folder list panel.
- Select IMAP Folders.
- Click the Query button.
- Select the newly added folder(s) and click the Subscribe button.
- Click the OK button.
- Restart Outlook to update the folder list.