Internet Setup


Email Setup


Outlook Express - Setup Wizard
  1. Opening the setup wizard

    Note: If you do not have a previously created email account, Outlook Express will open the setup wizard automatically.  If so, skip to step 3.

    Click on Tools Accounts.




  2. Add, mail

    First switch to the Mail tab, click Add Mail.




  3. The display name

    Now enter the name that you wish to appear on your outgoing emails.  You can use spaces and mixed case here. Click Next to proceed.




  4. Email address

    Now enter your porchlight.ca email address.  This will be your user name@porchlight.ca. Click Next to proceed.




  5. Email server names

    First ensure that the account type is set to POP3, then enter the incoming (POP3) and outgoing (SMTP) server names.  The incoming mail server is pop.porchlight.ca and the outgoing server is mail.porchlight.ca. Click Next to proceed.




  6. Account name and password

    Now enter your porchlight.ca user name and password.  Be sure to leave "Log on using secure password authentication" unchecked password .




  7. Finish

    Now click Finish to complete the wizard.




  8. Enabling SMTP authentication

    The final step involves enabling SMTP authentication for outgoing mail.

    If the setup wizard started automatically when you opened Outlook Express, you will now need to open the Internet Accounts window. Click Tools Accounts,



    then switch to the Mail tab.



    Now highlight pop.porchlight.ca and click on Properties.




  9. pop.porchlight.ca properties

    Now switch to the Servers tab and check "My server requires authentication" under the Outgoing Mail Server heading.

    Click Ok to finalize the setting.




  10. Finished

    Click Close to complete the setup procedure.