Configuring Outlook 2010

Running Outlook for the First Time

If you are running Outlook for the first time, Outlook will first present the welcome dialog to the Outlook Startup Wizard:

Click "Next" to continue.

Setting Up an Email Account

Select "Manually configure server settings or additional server types":

Click "Next" to continue.

Verfying the Server Type

Verify that you want to create an account that connects to a Microsoft Exchange server:

Click "Next" to continue.

Configuring Outlook to Connect to the SCS Exchange Server

To configure Outlook to connect to the SCS Exchange server, use the following settings:

Server: exch-mb-1.srv.cs.cmu.edu

Use Cached Exchange Mode: checked

User Name: Your SCS Username

Click on "More Settings..." to bring up the advanced configuration dialog box.

Advanced Configuration: Outlook Anywhere

In the advanced configuration dialog box, make sure that "Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP" is checked:

Click on "Exchange Proxy Settings..." to bring up the Proxy Settings dialog box.

Advanced Configuration: Proxy Settings

To set the proper Outlook proxy settings, use the following settings:

Proxy URL:mail.exchange.cs.cmu.edu

Connect using SSL only: checked

On fast networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP: checked

On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP: checked

Proxy authentication: NTLM Authentication

Click "OK" to close the Proxy Settings dialog box.

Click OK" to close the advanced configuration dialog box.

Click "Next" then "Finish" to complete the configuration.