Setup Outlook 2003 with WebsiteValet.com Hosted Exchange (Manual)

Follow the instructions below to setup your Exchange Mailbox in Outlook 2003.

1. In Windows XP OR Windows Vista, go to Start > Control Panel > Mail. If you do not see the Mail icon, click on "Classic View" on the top left and the Mail icon will now appear in the list. Click the Add... button and name a new Profile.
   
2. Once the new profile is created, the E-mail Accounts pop-up window will be active. Click Add a new e-mail account > Next.
3. Select Microsoft Exchange Server; click Next.
4. Exchange Server Settings:

• Microsoft Exchange Server: MAIL111 (case sensitive)
• Check "Use Cached Exchange Mode"
• User Name: Name@YourDomain.com
• Click More Settings.
• After 30-90 seconds, it may time out and you may get a message similar to this: Outlook could not log on. OR The action could not be completed. The connection to the Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable. Outlook must be online or connected to complete this action. This is an expected message. Click OK. If a new window will open, which asks for "Microsoft Exchange Server" and "Mailbox". Click Cancel.

5. Microsoft Exchange Server: A new window will open, which has 5 tabs starting with "General"

• Click the Advanced tab.
• Check “Use Cached Exchange Mode”.
• Check “Download Public Folder Favorites”.
• Click Apply.
• Click the Connection tab.
• Check “Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP”.
• Click Exchange Proxy Settings.

6.  Exchange Proxy Settings:

• rpc.MyOutlookOnline.com
• Check “Connect using SSL only”
• Check “Mutually authenticate the session when connection with SSL”
• Enter msstd:rpc.MyOutlookOnline.com as the Principal name for proxy server.
• Check “On fast networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP”
• Check “On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP”
• Select “Basic Authentication” from the drop-down menu.
• Click OK.
• Click OK.

7. E-Mail Accounts: Exchange Server Settings: Click on Check Name – this may take 30-90 seconds.
8. Connect to MAIL111 window pops up:

• User name: Name@YourDomain.com
• Password: <your password>
• The server name and user name should now be underlined. If not, check that you have internet connectivity
• Click Next. You will get the "Connect to MAIL111" window again – use the same info as above.

9.  If you had already setup Outlook to receive mail using a Personal Folder on your laptop, the system will warn you that mail from Exchange Server will be delivered to the Personal Folder and ask if you want to continue. Click Yes.
10. Click Finish.
11. Click E-mail accounts.
12. Select “View or change existing e-mail accounts”; click Next.
13. At the bottom of the window, you will see “Deliver new e-mail to the following location”. Make sure that this is set to Mailbox – Name. Do not set it to be Personal Folder, or your mail will be removed from the server and it will only be kept on your computer.
14. Click Finish.
15. Click OK.
16. Every time you start Outlook, you will be prompted to logon with your username & password.