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Configure Outlook 2003 with Exchange 2007

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Summary

This procedure will guide you through the basic setup of Outlook 2003 for 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.   Choose "Microsoft Exchange Server" and Click Next

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

5.   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"

6.   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

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

8.   Choose "Basic Authentication" under Proxy authentication settings

9.   Click OK then Apply, OK then Next and Finish

***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

11.   Open Microsoft Outlook and login with your email address as your username

Prerequisites

Microsoft Outlook 2003
Hosted Exchange Account

Common Questions That Apply To This Article

How to setup Microsoft Outlook 2003 for Exchange 2007

Keywords

Outlook 2003, Exchange 2007, Setup