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  1. Enter your full name in the Your Name field
  2. Enter your UMBC email address in the E-mail Address field

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  • Google may block sign-in attempts from some apps or devices, including Outlook, that does not use modern security standards. As such Google recommends that you update to an app that uses the most up to date security measures. If you wish to continue using Outlook despite Google's recommendation, you will need to follow Google's instructions for allowing less secure apps.

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
  2. Enter your UMBC email address in the email address field.
  3. Click Advanced Options.
  4. Ensure "Let me set up my account manually" is checked.
    1. If you cannot see this screen and instead see the Microsoft Outlook homepage:
      1. Go to File > Info > Add Account 
    2. If you have already signed into an Outlook account and want to sign out:  
      1. Follow the steps listed here. 
  5. Choose IMAP as the account type. 
  6. Enter imap.gmail.com in the Incoming mail server field.
    1. Enter 993 as the port. 
    2. Choose SSL/TLS as the encryption method. 
    3. Check "Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)."
  7. Enter smtp.gmail.com in the Outgoing mail server

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    1. Enter your UMBC email address in the User Name field
    2. Enter your UMBC password in the Password field
    3. Make sure to check the Remember Password check box

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    1. Check the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication check box
    2. Click Use same settings as my incoming mail server

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    1. For the Incoming server (IMAP), select SSL from the Use the following type of encrypted connection drop down menu
    2. Make sure the text field next to Incoming server (IMAP) is set to 993
    3. For the Outgoing server (SMTP), select TLS from the Use the following type of encrypted connection drop down menu
    4. Make sure the text field next to Outgoing server (SMTP) is set to 587
    5. Click OK on the Internet E-mail Settings window

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      1. Enter 587 as the port. 
      2. Choose STARTTLS as the encryption method. 
      3. Check "Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)."
    2. Enter your UMBC password.
    3. Click OK.
    4. Outlook is now configured to send and receive your UMBC

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