Thomas

Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2010

1. Install MS Outlook 2010 (Part of Microsoft Office) on your computer (download here)
2. Go to Control Panel on your computer
3. Go to the Mail icon
4. Go to E-mail Accounts
5. Go to Add a New E-mail Account
6. Choose Microsoft Exchange Server
7. Follow the instructions below:
   1. For Off-campus and/or On-Campus Use:
      1. mail.thomas.edu for the server name
      2. Type your username for the account name
      3. Uncheck Use Cached Exchange mode
      4. Do not click Check Username
      5. Choose the More Setting Button
      6. Go to the Connection Tab
      7. Check the box before Connect to my Exchange Server using HTTP
      8. Choose the Exchange Proxy Setting button
      9. Type mail.thomas.edu for the URL
      10. Check the box before Require SSL
      11. Check the boxes before On fast networks... and On slow networks....
      12. On the drop-down box, make sure NTLM Authentication is selected
      13. Choose OK or Finish until you are done.  Cancel past any authentication attempts
   2. For On-campus Use Only:
      1. Type mail.thomas.edu for the server name
      2. Type your username for the account name
      3. Check Use Cached Exchange mode
      4. Click Check Username, both the server name and the username should become underlined
      5. You may be asked for your username, domain, and password. Enter it here (the domain is THOMAS) If you are only asked for username & password, enter THOMASyourusername for the username
      6. Choose OK
8. Make sure the option of where to deliver mail to is set to your Mailbox, not your personal folders, or mail will be inaccessible from any other machine
9. Close the control panel
10. Finish from the Wizard
11. You can now use Outlook to check your email at Thomas.  If you are asked to authenticate, use THOMASyourusername for the username.  If you'd like to use yourusername@thomas.edu instead, you must get the hotfix.