Setting Up SMTP Authorization for Microsoft Outlook 

 

 

1. Open Microsoft Outlook.  Choose ‘Email Accounts…’ from the ‘Tools’ dropdown menu item at the top of the program window.

 

 

 

 

2. Verify the ‘View or change existing e-mail accounts’ radio button is selected then click ‘Next >’ at the bottom of the E-mail Accounts window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. You will be taken into the ‘E-mail Accounts’ window.  This window displays all email accounts that are currently set up in Microsoft Outlook.  Locate the first Minet account in the list. This may be shown as ‘mail.minetfiber.net’, or a different name, depending on whether or not you altered the Name when first setting up the account. Be sure it is highlighted then click the ‘Change…’ button on the right side of the window.

 

Note : If you have more than one ‘mail.minetfiber.net’ account listed in the E-mail accounts window, you will need to complete the SMTP Authorization steps for each one.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Under “Internet E-Mail Settings” select the “More Settings…” button located near the bottom right corner of the window.

 

 

 

5. Click on the tab at the top of the window labeled 'Outgoing Server'. Put a check in the box labeled “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication”.  Be sure the “Log on using” radio button is selected, then enter your entire email address (including the “@minetfiber.com” suffix) in the “User Name” field and your password in the “Password” field.  Put a check in the box labeled “Remember password”. 

 

 

 

 

6. Click on the 'Advanced' tab at the top of the E-mail settings window. Put a check in the box labeled 'This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)'. In the field above this labeled 'Outgoing Server (SMTP)' enter '465'. Click the OK button at the bottom.

 

 

 

 

 

7. At this point you will be taken back to the “Internet E-mail Settings” dialog box.  In order to verify that the changes we have made are successful we need to test the account.  Click the “Test Account Settings…” button located near the middle of the window.

 

 

 

8. When testing the smtp authentication settings for the first time you will get a Security Warning Message asking you to verify the use of the mail server. Click 'Yes' to continue.

 

 

9. If the changes we have made are successful, you will see a window similar to the one above, with the status of all tasks as “Completed”.  If you do not have any other Minet email accounts to apply the SMTP authorization changes to, you have finished.  Click the “Close” button then close out of all other Outlook windows until you are back at your Windows desktop.  You can now re-open Outlook and use your email account as normal. 

 

If you do have other Minet email accounts to apply the SMTP authorization settings to, click the “Close” button, then close out of all Outlook windows until you are back at your Windows desktop.  Re-open Outlook and go back through the SMTP authorization instructions, applying the changes to all other mail.minetfiber.com email accounts listed in your “E-mail accounts” window.

 

 

 

 

10. If the changes you have made were not successful you will get a message window similar to the one above stating that Outlook could not connect to the Outgoing mail server.  There are a couple possible reasons this may have happened. 
    1. No internet connection.  Check to make sure that your internet is working, you are able to browse to various websites, you have not lost connection, etc.
    2. Your user name and/or password were entered into the SMTP authentication window incorrectly.

 

At this point you will want to select the “Close” button, which will take you back to the “Internet E-mail settings” dialog box.  Select the “More Settings” button to get back into the SMTP authentication window and verify that your entire e-mail address is entered correctly, including the “@minetfiber.com” suffix.  Delete your password and re-type (note that passwords are case sensitive).  Click “OK” and try the “Test Account Settings” button again.  If you are still getting errors you will need to contact Minet for additional assistance.

Please Note : You will receive a notification regarding a Security Certificate when sending your email after setting up SMTP Authentication. Simply choose to accept the Security Certificate.

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