applemail

Step 1. Click on Mail in the menu bar and then Preferences.

Step 2. Select the Accounts tab.

Step 3. In the Accounts pane, on the left hand side at the very bottom, click on the + (plus symbol) to Add an Account.

Step 4. The Add Account wizard will begin. Fill out the following information:

Full Name: <Your name as you would like to see it displayed>

Email Address: <Your UCL email address. E.g. fred.bloggs.09@ucl.ac.uk>

Password: <Your Main UCL password>

Step 5. Click on Continue.

Step 6. In the Incoming Mail Server window, fill in the following information:

Account type: IMAP

Description: <What would you like to call the account. E.g. 'Fred's account' or 'Live@UCL'>

Incoming Mail Server: outlook.com

User Name: <Your Outlook Live@UCL ID. E.g. ucaaxxx@live.ucl.ac.uk>

Password: <Your Main UCL Password>

Step 7. Click Continue.

Step 8. In the Incoming Mail Security Window:

Put a tick in the box next to Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

Next to Authentication, select Password.

Step 9. Click Continue.

Step 10. In the Outgoing Mail Server window, enter:

Description: Live@UCL SMTP

Outgoing mail server: pod51002.outlook.com

Leave all additional fields blank.

Step 11. Click Continue.

Step 12. Double check the details are correct.

Step 13. Click the Create Button.

Step 14. From Apple Mail select Preferences and then select Server Settings under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP). Set things as follows:

Outgoing mail server = pod51002.outlook.com

Server Port = 587

Secure Sockets Layer SSL = Ticked

Authentication = Password

Username = "your live UCLID e.g ccaaxxx@live.ucl.ac.uk"

Password = "your UCL password"

You are now set up to use Live@UCL with Mac Mail.

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