How to set up Microsoft Outlook on Android

This article demonstrates how to set up the Microsoft Outlook app on Android to access an A2 Hosting e-mail account.

To configure the Outlook app to work with your A2 Hosting e-mail account, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have already created at least one e-mail account for your domain. If you have not done this, please see this article to learn how to create an e-mail account using cPanel.
2. Start Outlook.
3. Tap ADD ACCOUNT:

   

   The user interface displayed in these images may differ slightly from the version you have installed.

4. In the Enter your email text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel, and then tap CONTINUE:
   

   

5. The Connect IMAP page appears. In the Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.
6. In the Display Name text box, type the name you want to appear on messages that you send from Outlook.
7. In the Description text box, type a descriptive name for the account. The name can be anything you want (for example, A2 Hosting email account).
8. Tap ADVANCED SETTINGS.

9. Under IMAP Incoming Email Server, confirm the following settings:
   

   • The IMAP Host Name text box is set to mail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name.
   • The Port text box is set to 993.
   • The Security type list box is set to SSL/TLS.
   • In the IMAP Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.
   • In the IMAP Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.

10. Under SMTP Outgoing Email Server, confirm the following settings:
    

    • The SMTP Host Name text box is set to mail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name.
    • The Port text box is set to 465.
    • The Security type list box is set to SSL/TLS.
    • In the SMTP Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.
    • In the SMTP Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.
11. In the top right corner of the page, tap the white check mark icon. Outlook logs in to the account. 

12. Under Would you like to add another account?, tap MAYBE LATER:
    

    

    Outlook downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears: