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Outlook 2007 Setup Guide
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IntroductionThis guide is for Outlook 2007 but will also work with 2003 and 2002 versions. For a guide on the latest version of Outlook, please see here.
Adding a new email address
1. Open up Outlook and go to Tools > Account settings.
2. Click on New.
3. Make sure you have selected the Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP option and then select Next.
4. Do not fill out your details on this page. Instead, check the Manually configure server settings checkbox and then Next.
Make sure to fill in these details with the following:
- Your Name - This will be your preferred display name
- Email Address - Your full email address
- Account Type - IMAP or POP3 depending on what one you would like to set up
- Incoming mail server - mail.secure.aluminati.net
- Outgoing mail server (SMTP) - mail.secure.aluminati.net
- Username - Your full email address
- Password - Your email address password
6. Go to the Outgoing server tab at the top and make sure My outgoing server requires authentication is checked and the first option, Use same settings as my incoming server is the chosen option.
Now press OK.
7. You can now proceed by pressing the Next button.
8. Your account should now be set up! Go ahead and click Finish.
9. Your emails should now start appearing in Outlook. This may take some time to complete depending on how many emails you have. If nothing is happening, you can manually do this by pressing the Send/Receive button.
It will then show you the progress of your emails being added to Outlook. It will also attempt to resend emails that you were previously unable to send.
Editing an existing email address
If you already have your account setup on Outlook but you need to update its details, follow the guide below. This can be necessary when you have changed your password or would like to setup an email alias instead.
1. Open Outlook and go to Tools > Account settings.
2. Select the account you wish to edit from the list and select Change...
3. This will bring up your account and server details. Update it to your current details and make sure it matches our server details:
- Your Name - This will be your preferred display name
- Email Address - Your full email address
- Account Type - IMAP or POP3 depending on what one you would like to set up
- Incoming mail server - mail.secure.aluminati.net
- Outgoing mail server (SMTP) - mail.secure.aluminati.net
- Username - Your full email address
- Password - Your email address password
4. Go to the Outgoing server tab at the top and make sure My outgoing server requires authentication is checked and the first option, Use same settings as my incoming server, is the chosen option.
Now press OK.
5. You can now proceed by pressing the Next button.
6. Your account should now be updated! Go ahead and click Finish.
It will then show you the progress of your emails being added to Outlook. It will also attempt to resend emails that you were previously unable to send.
If you are still unable to get your account working, please contact our support team at help@aluminati.net
Service News
Updated 40 days agoProblems reported sending emails via Gmail account
14:01 on 10th Jan
We are aware of an issue affecting some users sending emails using a Gmail account when changing the 'Send As' address to the service email address. As the emails are not being sent via our servers they do not include a DKIM signature, which can result in failed authentication checks. This can then result in the receiving server rejecting the email or marking it as spam.This can be resolved by sending emails via our servers using one of the following methods:
- Send emails using our Webmail program
- Add your service email address to Gmail using SMTP
Please note: SMTP is not included with Free Webmail accounts.You can check which of our email packages you are using by logging into your account and going to the My Account page (see button in the top right of Webmail)If you wish to, you are can upgrade an account so that includes SMTP by please doing the following:
- Go to the My Account page
- Click See Upgrades, select a package or bolt on and proceed to checkout.
If you have any questions or need any assistance, please feel free to contact our Helpdesk at help@aluminati.net and we will be happy to help.
Spam/Phishing email warning
13:31 on 14th Nov
We have been notified about a new spam/phishing email. This email has the subject 'Mail Deactivation Alert' and states 'unconfirmed emails will be closed due to the new privacy security update' It includes an 'Upgrade Now' link to avoid account closure.
This is not a legitimate email from the university or the support team which manages your email service.
Please do not follow any of the instructions or click the link in this email
If you have not followed any of the instructions or clicked on a link in this email, please feel free to delete the email. If you have, as a precaution, we recommend you immediatly change your password and run a virus scan on your device.
Should you need any support please contact our helpdesk team at help@aluminati.net who will be happy to help.
You can also check our guide on identifying scam and phishing emails here: https://www.pidgeme.com/content/help/help.php?showarticle=6232
Please do not follow any of the instructions or click the link in this email
If you have not followed any of the instructions or clicked on a link in this email, please feel free to delete the email. If you have, as a precaution, we recommend you immediatly change your password and run a virus scan on your device.
Should you need any support please contact our helpdesk team at help@aluminati.net who will be happy to help.
You can also check our guide on identifying scam and phishing emails here: https://www.pidgeme.com/content/help/help.php?showarticle=6232
Please be assured that our system administrators are constantly working on preventing such emails as part of their ongoing email security efforts.
If you are ever unsure about the legitimacy of an email, please contact our helpdesk at help@aluminati.net who will be happy to check it for you.