University Computer Help Desk

Configuring Outlook 2010 with campus mail settings

Configure Outlook 2010 so you can use it to check email with your university email account. These instructions apply to your email account on the IMAP mail server.

Before You Begin

These instructions explain how to configure Outlook 2010 with your ULID email account. Follow these instructions if you plan to use Outlook primarily from on campus (with the option of using it from off campus). These instructions use IMAP mail settings.

If you plan to use Outlook primarily from off campus (or as a mobile user who will roam between on campus and off campus), refer to 1678: Configuring Outlook 2010 with MailVPN settings.

Faculty/Staff on Exchange: If you are faculty or staff and use Outlook for email, you may be on Exchange. If you are on Exchange for email, these instructions do not apply to you. Contact your department's technical support for help. For more information, refer to 1679: Configuring Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2007 for Exchange.

Configuring Outlook 2010

To configure Outlook 2010 so you can use it with your ULID email account, do the following:

  1. Launch Outlook.
  2. Select the File tab.
  3. Click Account Settings.
  4. Select Account Settings....
  5. Click New....
  6. Select Email Accounts and click Next.
  7. In the Your Name: box, enter your name.
  8. In the E-mail Address: box, enter your university email address.
  9. Leave the Password: and Retype Password: boxes empty.
  10. Select Manually Configure server settings or additional server types. Click Next.
  11. Select Internet E-Mail. Click Next.
  12. Click the Account Type: drop-down menu, select IMAP.
  13. In the Incoming mail server: box, type mail.ilstu.edu.
  14. In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP): box, type smtp.ilstu.edu.
  15. Type your ULID, the first part of your email address, in the User Name: box.
  16. You may type your password in the Password: box, or you may leave it blank. If you do not want Outlook to save your password, remove the check mark from the box labeled Remember Password.
  17. Click Next.
  18. Outlook will attempt to check mail. Enter your password if prompted to do so.
  19. Click Close.
  20. Click Finish.

 You can now use Outlook to check and send email.

Off-campus users: To check your email from off campus, you need to first establish a VPN connection using either the Cisco VPN Client or Network Connect in WebVPN. If you use Outlook 2010 regularly from off campus, you can configure it with MailVPN settings, which eliminates the need for an independent VPN connection.