{"id":994,"date":"2014-04-03T13:59:49","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T17:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blizzarddigital.com\/blog\/?p=994"},"modified":"2015-10-22T15:02:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T19:02:56","slug":"bliznet-email-setup-with-microsoft-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blizzarddigital.com\/blog\/bliznet-email-setup-with-microsoft-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Bliznet Email Setup with Microsoft Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"

To begin using your email account hosted by Blizzard Digital, you’ll need to know your email address and the password to your account, then follow these instructions.<\/p>\n

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Step 1<\/strong>: Open Outlook and enter the “Account Settings” screen. In Outlook 2007 and older, open the “Tools” menu and click “Account Settings”. In Outlook 2010 – 2013, open the “File” menu and click “Account Settings”. Then click the “New…” button.<\/p>\n

Step 2<\/strong>: You will see the following screen:<\/p>\n

\"Bliznet<\/p>\n

Select “Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP” and click “Next”.<\/p>\n

Step 3<\/strong>: You will see the following screen:<\/p>\n

\"Bliznet<\/p>\n

Put a check mark in “Manually configure server settings or additional server types” and click “Next”.<\/p>\n

Step 4<\/strong>: You will see the following screen:<\/p>\n

\"Bliznet<\/p>\n

Select “Internet E-mail” and click “Next”.<\/p>\n

Step 5<\/strong>: You will see the following screen:<\/p>\n

\"Bliznet<\/p>\n

Enter the information as seen here, replacing “Your Name” with your name and “your@emailaddr.ess” with your email address. Once you have entered your information, click “More Settings”.
\nWe DON’T recommend using IMAP in Microsoft Outlook.<\/strong> If you would like the benefits of IMAP, then we recommend using our web-based mail app instead of Outlook.<\/p>\n

Step 6<\/strong>: On the “More Settings” screen, click the “Outgoing Server” tab. You will see the following screen:<\/p>\n

\"Bliznet<\/p>\n

Put a check mark in “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication”, then click the “Advanced” tab.<\/p>\n

Step 7<\/strong>: You will see the following screen:<\/p>\n

\"Bliznet<\/p>\n

Change the “Outgoing server (SMTP):” to 587 and “Use the following type of encrypted connection:” to “TLS”. Put a check mark in “Leave a copy of messages on the server” (NOTE:<\/strong> If you skip this step, then other devices [e.g. smartphone or other computers] will NOT be able to receive mail that you receive in Outlook.) Click “OK”.<\/p>\n

Step 8<\/strong>: You will see the following screen:<\/p>\n

\"Bliznet<\/p>\n

Click “Next” and then “Finish”.<\/p>\n

You are now ready to use your email!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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