How to setup IMAP/POP with Microsoft Outlook 2016

Basic configurations:

Incoming and Outgoing mail server: mymail.brinkster.com (do not change)

UserName: Your full email address

Incoming IMAP port: 143

Incoming POP port: 110

Outgoing port: 25 or 2525  (if 25 fails, your ISP blocks it, switch it to 2525 (preferred))

Important Notes:

* Incoming/outgoing server is “mymail.brinkster.com”, do not change it.

* Account@YourDomain.com (This should be your actual full email address.)

* Make sure that the Email address and Username are identical and they are your actual email address.

Before starting please make sure you can login successfully here https://mymail.brinkster.com/

If you can not, please visit the  http://controlpanel.brinkster.com/EmailManager/ Select your domain, Select the email account in question, Enter the password you want, confirm password and hit save.  Verify it accepts it into the webmail login now.

Note* if you already have an account added and need to confirm/change the settings, skip to step 3.1

Step 1: Open Microsoft Outlook 2016.

At the top of the page click on the 'File' menu and then select 'Add Account’

Step 2. It should pop up a window with an email field, a Advanced options and Connect, select advanced options and place a check in the let me setup account manually.

Step 3: Select Pop or IMAP and hit next

Pop3 will download from the server, best for one device. Imap will sync, best for multiple devices.

*Note* if you need to edit existing settings rather than add a new account:

Step 3.1 Open outlook, Select file >> Account Settings >> Account settings >> Select the account and hit Change.

Step 4: Fill out the information with:

Incoming/outgoing servers: mymail.brinkster.com

Make sure the incoming port is:

110 for pop3

143 for imap

If you Check the box for SSL/TLS make sure the incoming port gets set to 993 for pop3, 995 for imap.

Make sure the outgoing port is 2525 (best to just use to rather than hoping your ISP doesn’t block 25)

Under Encryption method, Can try each out TLS seems to work the most often as the choice.

Step 5: Next and enter your password

Step 7: Should say account is setup.