---
title: "Setting Up Email in Outlook"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/email/mail-clients/setting-up-email-in-outlook/"
description: "Set up your email in Microsoft Outlook with ease. Learn how to manually configure your IMAP or POP3 server settings, SMTP authentication, and SSL ports."
vertical: "Hosting"
date: "2024-03-04"
last_modified: "2026-08-04"
---

# Setting Up Email in Outlook

Desktop email clients, like Outlook, retrieve your email from your server so you can read email without opening a web browser. You don’t have to use a desktop client, but many people find it convenient.

This article will walk you through setting up email on Outlook 2013. If you have a different version of Outlook, try:

- [Setting Up Outlook 2016](https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/how-to-set-up-email-in-outlook-2016/)
- [Setting Up Outlook 2010](https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/how-to-setup-email-on-microsoft-outlook-2010/)

Or, read more about [Outlook email setup](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Outlook-email-setup-6e27792a-9267-4aa4-8bb6-c84ef146101b) on the Microsoft Office website.

Before you set up Outlook, you’ll need to find your email client configurations:

- [Finding Your Email Client Configuration in cPanel](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/whm/cpanel/email-management/finding-your-email-client-configuration-in-cpanel/)
- [Finding Your Email Client Configuration in Plesk](https://www.liquidweb.com/help-docs/finding-your-email-client-configuration-in-plesk/)
- [Finding Your Email Client Configurations in Premium Business Email](https://www.liquidweb.com/help-docs/finding-your-email-client-configurations-in-premium-business-email/)

Once you know your email settings, you’re ready to connect your account to Outlook.

## Configuring Outlook

1. To set up a new email account, click the **File** tab and then click **Add Account**.  
    ![add account button highlighted](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_v4FsFv.png)
2. Select the radio button for **Manual setup or additional server types**. Then click **Next**.  
    ![manual setup or additional server types highlighted](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_tqlY1p.png)
3. Select the radio button for **POP or IMAP**. Then click **Next**.  
    ![POP or IMAP selected](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_YJMgIw.png)
4. Now you’ll enter your server and email settings. For this, you’ll use the **Manual Settings** from your cPanel account. 
    - **Your Name** is your name as you want it to appear in emails that you send
    - **Email Address** should be your full email address.
    - **Account Type** will be POP3 or IMAP, depending on your preference. If you’re accessing your email from multiple devices, we recommend IMAP. Read about the difference between POP3 and IMAP to decide which account type will work best for you.  
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
        | ### **Notice:** |
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        | Once you set up an email account, you cannot change the account type from POP3 to IMAP or vice versa. Instead, you will need to add a new account, changing the account type. You shouldn’t need to delete the old account in most mail clients. |
    - For **Incoming mail server**, use the **Incoming Server** settings from cPanel.
    - **Outgoing mail server (SMTP)**, use the **Outgoing Mail Server** settings from cPanel.
    - Your **User Name** is your full email address, not just the part before the “@” symbol.
    - **Password** is the email account password.
    - **Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)** must not be checked. You are using SMTP authentication
5. Click the **More Settings** button, and select the **Outgoing Server** tab.  
      
    
    - Make sure the box for **My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication** is checked.
      
    - Make sure you select the radio button next to **Use the same settings as my incoming mail server**.
      
    
      
    ![my outgoing server SMTP requires authentication button highlighted](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_t1Dmbg.png)
6. Now select the **Advanced** tab at the top of the **More Settings** window.  
      
    
    - Using the settings from the **Manual Settings** in cPanel, set your **Incoming server** port number. Then, enter the **Outgoing server** port number.
      
    - If you are using the SSL/TLS settings, make sure **Use the following type of encrypted connection** is set to **TLS**. Otherwise, choose **None** in the dropdown menu.
      
    
      
    ![port connections entered](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_8A3jbh.png)
7. Click **OK**.
8. Click **Next** to test your settings.  
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    | ### **Tip:**  You may receive a warning about your SSL certificate when you set up your mail client. This is because you probably have a self-signed SSL certificate instead of a certificate signed by a recognized certificate authority. Your email will still be encrypted even if you have a self-signed SSL certificate. To see if a SSL certificate signed by a certificate authority is right for you, read [What Is an SSL Certificate?](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/security/ssl/what-is-an-ssl-certificate/). Click Yes to accept the certificate and continue testing your connection. |
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9. When you see the success message, you’re ready to start using your email address with Outlook 2013.  
    ![confirming your setup](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/help.liquidweb.com_6l3y9k.gif)