Outlook 2016 for Mac - POP Setup & Configuration

This guide takes you step-by-step through the process of setting up a new POP email account in Outlook 2016 for Mac.

NOTE:- Replace example.com with your domain name

Add your mail account

  1. Launch Outlook for Mac
  2. Select the Tools tab and then Accounts
  3. A new window will open which will list any other accounts already set up
  4. At the bottom left, Click the ‘+‘ button and then New Account…


5. Add your email address and click Continue

6. The programme will unsuccessfully search for the provider. Select IMAP/POP



Enter your account information

  • Choose POP (we Reccomend POP - if you know how IMAP works, and are prepared with the risks,  you can select it)
  • Ensure that the User Name is the full email address in lower case.
  • If you don’t know your password, ask your IT person or call support.

7. Incoming servers

* Replace example.com with your domain name

  • add mail.example.com domain name as per the email sent to your IT administrator, marked in red or use mail.example.com*
  • make sure the Use SSL to connect is ticked
  • PORT 995 for POP or 993 for IMAP


8. Outgoing servers

* Replace example.com with your domain name

  • add mail.example.coma domain name as per the email sent to your IT administrator, marked in red or use mail.example.com*
  • make sure the Use SSL to connect is ticked
  • Port 587

9. Click Add Account



10. Click Done


11. You’re not quite done yet:

  • All settings should be correct on this screen – now choose More Options


Further Outgoing server settings

  • Authentication: Use the dropdown arrow to select User Name and Password
  • Enter in your User name (full email address) and Password
  • Ignore Unqualified domain
  • Click OK

You have completed your account setup.

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