BEFORE YOU START: To set up Windows Live Mail with your email, you need to know your POP or IMAP Email Server Settings and ports.


  1. Launch Windows Live Mail from the Start Menu.
  2. Go to the Tools menu, and then select All Accounts.
  3. In the navigation column, click Add e-mail account.
  4. In the Email Address field, enter your full email address.
  5. In the Password field, enter your password.
  6. Select if you want to Remember Password.
  7. In the Display Name field, enter how you want your name to display when email is sent from this account, and then click Next.
  8. Select your server type and enter your Incoming POP or IMAP Server. This is the information you noted from Web-Based Email.
  9. Incoming server Port:

        IMAP without SSL - 143
        IMAP with SSL - 993
        POP without SSL - 110
        POP with SSL - 995
  10. Select This server requires a secure connection (SSL) if you are using a port with SSL.
  11. Select to log on using Clear text authentication.
  12. In the Login ID field, enter your full email address.
  13. In the Outgoing server field, enter your Outgoing POP or IMAP Server. This is the information you noted from Web-Based Email.
  14. Outgoing server Port:

        Without SSL - one of the following: 25, 80, 3535 
        With SSL - 465
  15. Select This server requires a secure connection (SSL) if you are using a port with SSL.
  16. Select My outgoing server requires authentication, and then click Next.
  17. Click Finish.