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Summary

This procedure will help guide you through configuring Outlook 2007 manually with exchange 2007.

Configuration Steps

1.     On your local computer click Start > Control Panel > Mail > Show Profiles and Add


2.     Choose "Add a new e-mail account" click Next.

3.     Click :Manually configure settings or additional server types” and click Next




4.     Choose "Microsoft Exchange Server" and click Next.




5.     Fill in the following information:
         Microsoft Exchange server: mbx01.netplexity.local
            Select Use Cached Exchange Mode
               Username: **your email address**

6.     Click "More Settings" After a few seconds a message is displayed:
         "The action could not be completed. The connection to the Microsoft exchange server is unavailable. Outlook must be online or connected to complete this section."
            Click "OK". A window with Microsoft Exchange Server name and Mailbox name pops up. Click "OK".




7.     Go to "Connection" tab. Check the box near "Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP"
         Note: This option will not show up if you don't have the hot-fix installed. You should either have Service Pack 2




8.     Click "Exchange Proxy Settings" and enter mail.myhostedsolution.com

9.     Choose "Basic Authentication" under Proxy authentication settings.




10.     Click OK then Apply, click OK then Next and Finish

11.     When starting Microsoft Office Outlook, use this profile select: "Prompt for a profile to be used" and click Apply

Open Outlook 2007 and launch the newly created profile.
***If there was a pre-existing mail profile, you can specify a default mail profile by opening the control panel, select the Mail icon, select Show Profiles, select Always Use this Profile and use the drop down box to specify the profile created above.

Prerequisites

Install Outlook 2007: HERE

Common Questions That Apply To This Article

How to manually configure Outlook 2007 for Exchange 2007?

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Outlook 2007, Configure Outlook