SSL Email Settings for Outlook

Enabling TLS

Open Outlook

Click on Tools ==> Account Settings ==> Select the email account to edit/change ==> then click change ==>

This opens the "Change E-Mail Account" window ==> click "More Settings" ==> this window is Internet E-Mail Settings ==> click the "Advanced" tab ==>

Under "Server Port Numbers" click the drop down menu for both incoming and outgoing encryption type to change to "TLS" ==> Make sure you provide the correct incoming and outgoing ports.

Default ports for TLS

   Incoming Server Port (Imap) "143"
   Outgoing Server Port (smtp) "587"

{The port numbers may be changed for security reasons in the future, to be determined!!!}

==> Now click OK to close the "Internet E-Mail Settings" window then close the rest of the windows.

That is it for configuring your Outlook E-mail Client!!!

For a good visual tutorial, check out ==> http://sils.unc.edu/it-services/email-faq/outlook