Set up or update AT&T email - Microsoft Outlook 2010

Learn how to set up your AT&T email, update your email settings, or add your secure mail key for Microsoft Outlook 2010.

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Outlook 2010 KM1010503-slctrgrp_otlk2010

GUIDED PROCESS

Use Troubleshoot & Resolve for email settings

Use these guided steps to get help setting up or updating your email account. Select Email Setup and Repair and follow the prompts.Set up

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

Secure mail keys, email program setup, or updates

Get a secure mail key

A security upgrade is coming to AT&T email. If you use Outlook for email, you’ll have to update your email settings. Learn more about the security upgrade.

Be sure to create a secure mail key to set up your AT&T email in Outlook 2010.

Set up Outlook 2010 for AT&T email

Use these steps to set up your email for the first time or on a new computer.

In Outlook, select File > Add Account.
Select New.
Choose Manually configure server settings or additional server types, then select Next.
Select Internet E-mail, then select Next.
Complete your User Information:
- Enter your name as you want it to display to others.
- Enter your full AT&T email address.
Complete the Server Information:
- Account Type - Select IMAP or POP3.
- Incoming mail server - Enter imap.mail.att.net (IMAP) or inbound.att.net (POP3).
- Outgoing mail server - Enter smtp.mail.att.net (IMAP) or outbound.att.net (POP3).
Complete the Logon Information:
- User Name - Enter your full email address.
- Password - Enter or paste your secure mail key.
- Check Remember password and Require logon using Secure Password Authentication.
Select More Settings.
Complete Outgoing Server info:
- Check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
- Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
Complete Advanced info:
- Incoming server - Enter 993 (IMAP) or 995 (POP3).
- Use the following type of encrypted connection - Choose SSL.
- Outgoing server - 465 (IMAP and POP3).
- Use the following type of encrypted connection- Choose SSL.
Select OK and then Next. Outlook will test your account info. If everything passes, select Finish.

Verify or update settings for AT&T email

If you already have your email set up, but you just need to update your email account with your secure mail key, we’ve got you covered.

Select File > Account Settings.
Select your AT&T email account and then select Change.
Confirm or enter the following IMAP or POP settings:
- Incoming mail server: imap.mail.att.net (IMAP) or inbound.att.net (POP3)
- Outgoing mail server: smtp.mail.att.net (IMAP) or outbound.att.net (POP3)
Check your User Name (full AT&T email address).
In the password field, enter your secure mail key and select the Remember password checkbox.
Select Next. Outlook will test your account settings.
Select Close, then Finish.