This set-up guide will use information for Alpha Charlie as an example. Alpha Charlie has abc123@mail.usask.ca as an e-mail address and has alpha.charlie@usask.ca as an e-mail alias.

Please Note: an e-mail alias (e.g. fistname.lastname@usask.ca) is used when setting up Outlook 2010. If you have not already created an e-mail alias for your nisd@mail.usask.ca e-mail address, please login mits.usask.ca to create one.

• Click Start, select All Programs, then select Microsoft Office, then select Microsoft Outlook 2010

2. Click on File tab and select Account Settings.

3. Click “New…” to create a new account from the Account Settings Window.

4. Select “E-mail Account” from Add New Account Window.  Click “Next” to proceed.

5. In the Auto Account Setup screen, enter the following information:

• enter “Your Name” as you want your name to appear when you send message (e.g. Alpha Charlie).

• enter your E-mail Address. The “Email address:” file is the address that shows as the “from” address when you send mail. Enter your e-mail alias instead of your actual address. (e.g. alpha.charlie@usask.ca). 

6. Select “manually Configure server settings or additional server types”.

7. Select “Internet E-mail” in the Choose Service Screen.

Click “Next” to proceed.

8.  In the Internet E-mail Setting screen, type in the following information:

• select “IMAP” in the “Account Type:” field.
• type “mail.usask.ca” in the “Incoming mail server:” field. 
• type “smtp.usask.ca” in the “Outgoing mail server (SMTP):” field.

8.  Under Logon Information, type in the following information:

• type in your NSID (e.g. abc123) in the “User Name:” field.

• For security reasons, it is recommended that you turn off the Remember password function by clicking the box to remove the check mark. This means that you will be prompted to enter your password when you connect. Please Note: if others do no have access to your computer, you can choose to leave this option on. It can also be turned on at a later time if desired.

• Ensure that Secure Password Authentication (SPA) is turned off. The box should not have ta check mark in it.

9. Click the “More Settings…” button.

10. Click on the Outgoing Server Tab.

11.  Type in the following information:

• Click the box to turn on the “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” option.

• If your incoming e-mail server login is with your NSID username and password, you can choose the “use same settings as my incoming mail server” option. Otherwise you can choose “Log on using” and enter your NSID username (e.g. abc123).

• For security reasons, it is recommended that you turn off the Remember password function by clicking the box to remove the check mark. This means that you will be prompted to enter your password when you connect. Please Note: if others do no have access to your computer, you can choose to leave this option on. It can also be turned on at a later time if desired.

• Ensure that the “Secure Password Authentication (SPA)” box does not have a check mark in it.

12.  In the Internet e-mail Setting window, click the Advanced tab.

13. Type in the following information:

• For “Use the following type of encrypted connection” settings choose SSL for Incoming server and TLS for the outgoing server.

• For “Incoming server (IMAP)” change the number to 993.

• For “outgoing server (SMTP)” change the number to 587.

14. Click “Ok” to save the settings you have entered.

15. Click “Next” to proceed.

16. Click “Finish”. The Outlook 2010 E-mail setup is complete.