How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2016 to access your Zimbra Mailbox using IMAP

configuring Microsoft Outlook 2016 to access your Zimbra Mailbox using IMAP

Outlook.com is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services from Microsoft. It is one of the world's first webmail services.

Installation

STEP 1:

First open Outlook it should prompt you to set up an account.

Click on the Next button.

STEP 2:

Select ” Yes” for the question: Do you want to set up Outlook to connect to an email account. Click on Next.

STEP 3:

Select Manual setup.Click on Next.

STEP 4:

Select POP or IMAP and click on Next.

STEP 5:

Enter your account information: Your name: ** Enter your name as it will appear on outgoing mail**

E-mail address: Enter your zimbra email account.

Account type: Select IMAP

Incoming mail server: exampl.test.co

Outgoing mail server: exampl.test.co

User Name: Enter your username

Password: Enter your password

Remember password: ** If you don't want to type in your password whenever Outlook opens, check this box.**

When everything is filled out, click on More Settings...

STEP 6:

Under the Outgoing Server tab, select My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. If not already selected, select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

Under the Advanced tab:

In the Incoming Server area, choose auto for the type of encrypted connection, and change the port number to 143.

In the Outgoing Server area, choose auto for the type of encrypted connection, and change the port number to 25.

Click ok. Click Next and continue Check test account setting then click on close button. Click Finish. You can able to access your zimbra account in outlook 2016. With this, the method to configure Microsoft Outlook 2016 to access your Zimbra Mailbox using IMAP to an end