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How to Add or Setup Exchange Account in Outlook 2007/2010/2013/2016

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Microsoft Exchange Account can provide some additional functionality for users, just as use Cached Exchange Mode to make your Outlook efficiency. Therefore, you can see how to add or setup Exchange Account to Outlook 2007/2010/2013/2016 manually.

Part 1: Add Exchange Account to Outlook 2007

Step 1: Close your Outlook and go to Control Panel window. Click the down arrow next to View by at the top-right corner then click on Mail.

open mail in control panel outlook-2007

Step 2: When the Mail Setup window pop-ups, click E-mail Accounts button.

mai setup outlook 2007

Step 3: Under E-mail tab, click on "New..."

setup exchange account 2007

Step 4: Check "Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP" option then Next.

choose email seervice outlook 2007

Step 5: Tick the checkbox front "Manually configure server settings or additional server types".

auto account setup outlook 2007

Step 6: Choose Microsoft Exchange to set up.

add microsoft exchange account outlook 2007

Step 7: Input your Microsoft Exchange server and the User Name as the image below. Then click on More Settings at the lower-right corner.

Note: Check Use Cached Exchange Mode under Microsoft Exchange server. If you want to turn it on later, refer to Enable or Disable Cached Exchange Mode in Outlook, this will take just one or two minutes to accomplish.

microsoft exchange settings

Step 8: Go to Connection tab, check on Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP and tap on Exchange Proxy Settings.

connect to Microsoft exchange using http

Step 9: Input URL behind "https://" then check the "Only connect to proxy servers that have this principal name in their certificate" option. Tick the following items:

  • On fast networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP
  • On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP

At the bottom of window select Basic Authentication, click OK.

exchange proxy settings

Step 10: Then you will be back to Microsoft Exchange window, click on Apply then OK. Type your password with the username to finish adding Exchange Account Outlook 2007.

apply microsoft exchange outlook 2007

Part 2: Setup Microsoft Exchange Account Outlook 2010/2013/2016

Step 1: In the Control Panel window, click the Email.

Step 2: Click on Show Profiles in Mail Setup-outlook 2010 window.

show profiles outlook 2010

Step 3: Click on Add to Create New Profile. Set the file name and click OK.

create new profile outlook 2010

Step 4: Click Manually configure server settings or additional server types then click Next to continnue.

Step 5: Tick the "Microsoft Exchange or compatible service" option.

microsoft exchang or compitable settings outlook 2010

Step 5: Type your Server and User Name, click on More Settings. Remember to check the Use Cached Exchange Mode.

server-settings-outlook-2010

Step 6: In the Security section, under the "Logon network security" section, select Anonymous Authentication.

annoymous authentication outlook 2010

Step 7: Go to Connection tab, check Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP and tap on Exchange Proxy Settings.

microsoft exchange or compitable settings outlook 2010

Step 8: Behind "https://" you can input the URL in the field. Then check the following options:

  • Only connect to proxy servers that have this principal name in their certificate
  • On fast networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP
  • On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP

After that, select the Basic Authentication under Proxy authentication settings.

Step 9: Tap on OK to return the Microsoft Exchange window, click on Apply then OK.

Step 10: Now click "Next" in the Add New Account window, input your account and username to log in your Exchange account. Now you have setup Exchange Account in Outlook.

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