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staff, eMAIL, outlook 2007, off-campus

Configure Outlook 2007 for off-campus. For New Staff (from September 2012) and staff who have been migrated to Exchange 2010 Server  

Prerequisites

• Windows 7, Windows XP
• Outlook 2007
• Internet connection

Steps to follow

1. Close Outlook (if already open)
   
   
2. Establish a connection to the Internet
   
   
3. From the Start menu, click Control Panel and then open Mail
   
   
4. Under Profiles, click the Show Profiles
   
   
   
5. Click the Add and OK
   
   
   
6. A New Profile dialog box appears. Type in the profile name  Outlook Remote and click OK 
    
   
   
7. The first page of the email Accounts Wizard appears Add a new email account
   Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next
   
   
   
8. The second page of the eMail Accounts Wizard appears. Select the Microsoft Exchange option, click Next  
    
   
   
9. The third page of the eMail Accounts Wizard appears. Microsoft Exchange server: enter mail.nuigalway.ie
   For User Name, type in your staff ID number. The format for staff number is 7 digits followed by s (e.g. 0088888s shown below). The Use Cached Exchange Mode box must be ticked. 
   Click the Check Name button 
   
   
   
   
10. A Microsoft Exchange Server dialog box appears. Ensure that the When starting option is set to Automatically detect connection state
    
    
    
11. Click the Connection tab to view the Connection settings. The Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP box must be ticked
    
    
    
12. Click the Exchange Proxy Settings button. The Exchange Proxy Settings dialog box appears.
    Use this URL to connect to my proxy server for Exchange, type in mail.nuigalway.ie The Connect using SSL only box must be ticked.
    The On fast networks, connect to Exchange using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP box must be ticked.
    The On slow networks, connect to Exchange using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP box must be ticked.
    The Proxy Authentication settings must be changed to Basic Authentication.
    Click OK
    
    
    
13. At the Microsoft Exchange Server dialog box (shown below), click Apply and then click OK
    
    
    
14. Click Next
    
    
    
15. Enter your password
    
    
    
16. Your email account has now been configure click Finish
    
    
    
17. Open Microsoft Outlook 2007. You will be prompted to choose a profile.
    Ensure that the Profile Name is the Profile you created and click OK
    
    
    
18. If the User name does not appear in the correct format, type it in e.g. uds/0888888s
    Enter in your Campus Account password. Click OK
     
    
    
19. Outlook will setup a local copy of your mailbox. This may take several minutes, depending on the speed of your data connection to the Internet. When complete, you will see your Inbox and mail folders in Outlook
    

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