brite mail setup : Helpdesk

Step 1

On your computer, click the Start Menu and select Control Panel.

Step 2

If using Windows XP, double-click the Mail icon.

Open the Control Panel

If using Windows Vista, Windows 7 or above, type Mail into the search box at the top-right of the Control Panel window to quickly find the Mail icon. Then, double-click it.

Click Mail

Step 3

Click the E-mail Accounts button.
Click E-mail Accounts

Click E-mail Accounts

Step 4

Under the E-mail tab, click the New button to add your Brite Provided e-mail account.

Click New

Step 5

Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and then click theNext button. Select Manually configure

Select Manually configure

Step 6

Select the Internet E-mail type of account and then click the Next button.

Select Internet E-mail

Step 7

Enter Your Name. This is the name that will appear when others receive your e-mail.
Enter your Brite Provided e-mail address.
Make sure that IMAP is selected from the Account Type drop-down box.
Enter imap.1and1.com as the Incoming mail server.
Enter smtp.1and1.com as the Outgoing mail server (SMTP)
Enter your full
Brite Provided
e-mail address as the User Name
Enter the e-mail account's Password.
Check the box for Remember password if you do not want to enter your password every time you check or send mail from this account.
Click the More Settings button.

Enter the appropriate information and click More Settings

Step 8

Select the Outgoing Server tab from the top of the new window that opens.
Select Outgoing Server

Select Outgoing Server

Step 9

Check the box for My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and ensure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.

Click Advanced

Click Advanced

Next, click the Advanced tab at the top of the window.

Step 10

Enter port 993 as the Incoming server (IMAP) port and ensure that SSL is chosen from theUse the following type of encrypted connection drop-down box.

Enter port 587 as the Outgoing server (SMTP) port and choose TLS from the drop-down box next to Use the following type of encrypted connection.

Click the OK button to save your settings.
Enter the information and click OK

Enter the information and click OK

Step 11

Click the Next button.

Click Next

Step 12

If the test fails, go through the previous steps and double-check all of your settings in Outlook. If the test is successful, click the Close button. Click Close