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WiscMail / WiscMail Plus- Configuring Outlook Mobile on Windows Mobile 5 Smartphones and Pocket PCs

To check your email account using a Windows Mobile 5 smartphone or Pocket PC, you need to establish an Internet connection by using either your PC's ethernet connection or a wireless connection. Once connected, follow these steps to configure Outlook Mobile for your WiscMail / WiscMail Plus account:

1. Click your Start Menu, and select Messaging application.
   (note that this may differ on older versions of Windows Mobile)

2. Click Menu, select Tools, and choose New Account.
   (note that this may differ on older versions of Windows Mobile)

3. Enter a reply email address.
   WiscMail users should enter their your_netid@wisc.edu address.
   WiscMail Plus users should enter their account_name@dept.wisc.edu address.

4. Skip auto-configuration if prompted.

5. Enter your name, user name and password.
   

   WiscMail user name: your_netid@wisc.edu
   WiscMail Plus user name: account_name@dept.wisc.edu
   

   Check the box for "Save Password" if you would don't want to be prompted for your password when checking mail.

6. Select your Account type (IMAP is recommended) and name your account (we recommend naming it "WiscMail").
   See WiscMail - What is the difference between POP and IMAP? if you have questions about IMAP and POP.

7. Enter Incoming and Outgoing mailservers.

   • Incoming: wiscmail.wisc.edu
   • Outgoing: smtpauth.wiscmail.wisc.edu

8. At the end of this step there is a Finish button - do NOT click it. Click the Options button instead.

9. There are three screens in the "Options" menu. On page 1, the "Connection" popup should be set to "The Internet". All other settings on this page are optional. Click the Next button.

10. Page 2 is VERY important. You NEED to make absolutely sure that the two top checkboxes ARE checked. "Outgoing e-mail server requires authentication" and "Require SSL connection" are essential for your device to communicate with the WiscMail server correctly. All other settings on this page are optional.

11. Page 3 of the account options has options that help limit the amount of data downloaded to your PDA. We recommend leaving these settings at their defaults. Click the Finish button.

You should now have everything configured and the account should show up in the list of accounts presented on the accounts screen. Click the OK button to close the Accounts screen.

See Also:

• SmartPhone - Device Compatibility