====== How to setup Outlook 2016 with GEN's Next Generation Email Systems (DAKOTA & ANDROMEDA) ======

===== IMPORTANT: In these instructions we'll be using dakota (dakota.gen.net.uk) but if your configuration build shows andromeda then substitute andromeda.gen.net.uk for dakota.gen.net.uk =====

  * Open Microsoft Outlook 2016 and click File in the menu.
  * Under Account Information, click + Add Account.
  * Select Manual setup or additional server types and click Next.
  * Select IMAP and click Next.

  * Enter the user,server and logon information. 
  * Select the account type: IMAP.

**USER INFORMATION**
	 
  * Your Name:	The name you want displayed on outgoing emails
  * Email Address:	The complete email address that you are setting up

**SERVER INFORMATION**
	 
  * Account type:	IMAP
  * Incoming mail server:	dakota.gen.net.uk
  * Outgoing mail server:	dakota.gen.net.uk

**LOGIN INFORMATION**	
 
User Name:	This is in the format as exactly shown on the ticket. It will be address.company. 
Password:	The password as exactly specified on the ticket. 
Require login using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) **Do not tick**. 

====== Click More settings... ======

Under the Outgoing mail server tab, check the box My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. 
Select the menu item Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

====== Now switch to the Advanced tab. ======
 
Insert the data below for the incoming and outgoing mail servers.

**SERVER PORT NUMBERS**
	 	 
  * Incoming Server (IMAP)	993	Select the connection type SSL/TLS in the drop-down menu
  * Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)	25	Select the connection type STARTTLS in the drop-down menu

====== Back at the IMAP Accounts Settings screen, click Next, and then Finish. ======