Connecting business email to Outlook

Setting up an IMAP account manually in Microsoft Outlook.

Email ~1 min read Updated: 30.09.2026
  1. In Outlook, choose File → Add Account.
  2. Enter your email address, tick “Let me set up my account manually” under Advanced options, and click Connect.
  3. Choose IMAP as the account type.
  4. Incoming mail: mail.yourdomain, port 993, encryption SSL/TLS.
  5. Outgoing mail: mail.yourdomain, port 465, encryption SSL/TLS (or 587, STARTTLS).
  6. Enter the password and click Connect.
In older versions of Outlook, enable “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” under “More Settings → Outgoing Server”.
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