Configure Outlook 2007 Manually with Exchange 2007

1. Start -> Control Panel -> Mail -> Show Profiles   

2. Now click Add -> give a name for the profile and click OK.   

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

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

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

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

7. 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".   

8. Go to "Connection" tab. Check the box near "Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP" Note: This option will not show up if you dont have the hotfix installed. You should either have Service Pack 2   

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

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

11. Click OK -> Apply -> OK -> Next and Finish   

12. 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.