Check Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next
Select Internet E-mail and click Next
Enter Your Name in the box labeled Your Name
Enter your myUMBCusername@umbc.edu in the box labeled E-mail Address
Set the Account Type to IMAP
Enter imap.umbc.edu in the box labeled Incoming mail server (IMAP)
Enter smtp.umbc.edu in the box labeled Outgoing mail server (SMTP)
Note
Note: If you use an Internet Service Provider (ISP) other than the UMBC, you may need to use the SMTP server name it provides if smtp.umbc.edu fails. Contact your ISP for this information.
Enter your myUMBC username in the box labeled User Name
Leave the box labeled password blank
Remove the check box next to Remember password
Click More Settings
In the window that appears, click on the Outgoing Server tab.
Click the check box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication
Confirm that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected
Click on the Advanced tab
Under Incoming server (IMAP) select SSL for the box labeled Use the following type of encrypted connection:
Confirm that the server port number for the incoming server changed to 993 (this will happen automatically when you check the box in the previous step)
Change the port number to 587 under Outgoing server (SMTP), and select TLS for the box labeled Use the following type of encrypted connection:
Change the Server Timeouts from 1 minute to 10 minutes by moving the slider all the way to the right. Anything lower than 5 minutes will bog down the server and give error messages
In the Folders section, in the box labeled Root folder path, type mail
Click OK to close the Internet E-mail Settings window
Click Next in the Add New E-mail Account window
At this point you will be prompted for your myUMBC password, to allow you to log in to your newly created account. Type your password in the box labeled password, and click OK You may be notified that the root folder path has changed, and that "Outlook has flushed all cached folders". This is normal. Click OK to continue.