Microsoft Exchange Server

If Outlook cannot automatically detect your Exchange server, you can enter its address here.

Override default port

To be able to edit the port number that follows the server address, select this check box.

Use SSL to connect (recommended)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is an encryption technology that helps improve the security of the account.

Download headers only

If you have a slow network connection, you can use this option to improve performance. Only message headers are automatically downloaded to your computer. Therefore, large messages (and any attachments) are downloaded only if you select them in the message list. However, when you are offline, you can't read the message bodies or attachments.

Directory service Server

Also known as an LDAP server. Enter the name of the server that is provided by your system administrator. This server address is commonly the same address as your Microsoft Exchange Server address, but this is not always true.

Override default port

To be able to edit the port number that follows the server address, select this check box.

Use SSL to connect (recommended)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is an encryption technology that helps improve the security of the account.

Log in with my Exchange account credentials

Select this check box if the directory service requires the same logon credentials as the Exchange Server.

Maximum number of results to return

Use this box to limit the number of names returned in search results.

Search base

Use this box to define the location in the directory from which the LDAP search begins.

Account description

This is how your account is labeled in Outlook. You can give account any name that is helpful to you.

Full name

This is how your name appears in the From field of e-mail messages that you send.

E-mail address

You must type your complete e-mail address, such as someone@example.com.

Method

The administrator of your Exchange account determines the kind of authentication that your organization uses. When you set up your account in Outlook, select the authentication method that is used by your organization, either User Name and Password or Kerberos authentication.

User name

This is usually your domain name followed by a backslash and your account ID. For example, if your domain is 'example' and your account ID is 'someone,' you type examplesomeone. Frequently, the account ID is the part of your e-mail address before the '@' symbol, and the domain is the part of your e-mail address after the '@' symbol. However, this is not always true.

For some accounts, your user name is your complete e-mail address.

Password

This is the password for your Exchange account, which is usually case-sensitive.

Kerberos ID

Depending on how your Exchange server is configured, you may already see one or more Kerberos IDs to select from. Or, click the Kerberos ID pop-up menu, and then click Create a New ID.