How to setup 1and1 email account in Outlook 2010

Here is a quick guide on how to set up 1and1 email accounts in Microsoft Outlook 2010.  The main thing to note on a 1and1 email account is that the outgoing server requires authentication, if this is not set then you wont be able to send email.

IMAP or POP?

This guide will show you how to set up both types of email account, the main reason you would use an IMAP is if you want several people to collect email and the email to be synchronised for each user, or if you have multiple devices such as PC, iPad, smart phone and you want to sync email on all your devices.  Nuff said…. here is the quick guide to setting up your 1and1 email account in Outlook 2010

Step 1- Click File and Add Account

Step 2- Select Manually Configure Server Settings, then ‘Next’

Step 4- Select ‘Internet E-mail’, then ‘Next’

Step 5 – POP3 Email Account Set up

Fill in the details like pictured below replacing ’email@yourdomain.co.uk’ with your email address in both the ‘E-mail Address’ and ‘User Name’ boxes, and fill in your password too

The important part here for pop is using the correct 1and1 email server details..

pop.1and1.co.uk  (for incoming email server)
auth.smtp.1and1.co.uk (for outgoing email server)

Step 5 – IMAP Email Account Set up

Fill in the details like pictured below replacing ’email@yourdomain.co.uk’ with your email address in both the ‘E-mail Address’ and ‘User Name’ boxes, and fill in your password too

The important part here for imap is using the correct 1and1 email server details..

imap.1and1.co.uk  (for incoming email server)
auth.smtp.1and1.co.uk (for outgoing email server)

Step 6 – Click More Settings

Step 6 – Select ‘Outgoing Server’ and turn on ‘My outgoing server requires authentication’

Also make sure the ‘Use same settings as my incoming mail server’ is selected, this will use the same user name and password as you incoming server to send to the out going mail server to authenticate your outgoing email.