Introduction to Configure ATT Email On MS Outlook
From time and again, AT&T users (like the fellow email services) encounter various AT&T email problems, especially the webmail login issues while accessing their email account from a web browser.
So, if you’re also from those users who’re literally fed up encountering webmail issues with your AT&T email account then, let us tell you that you can easily get rid of such errors and issues by setting up your account in a desktop email program like MS Outlook.
However, if you have no idea of the same then, don’t worry as we’ve already mentioned the steps about how to set up and configure the AT&T email account in MS Outlook.
So, without wasting your time looking here and there, have all your attention here to enlighten yourself about the process of configuring the AT&T email account in MS Outlook—a unified email desktop platform.
But, before doing so make sure to meet the following below-mentioned common requirements that are necessary to properly configure AT&T (or any other email domain) on MS Outlook:
- A strong and stable internet connection.
- AT&T email account details such as your email address, username, and password.
- Correct server settings of your AT&T email service for MS Outlook.
- A backup of your AT&T email account data to avoid any important data loss during the setup process.
After meeting these requirements, you can now begin with the process to setup and configure AT&T email account in MS Outlook by simply following these steps:
- To do so, first, open your MS Outlook program on your Windows Operating System.
- Once you open it, go to its ‘Files’ section which is there on the top-left corner.
- Click on the same to expand its drop-down menu and to choose the ‘Add Account’ option from it.
- Then, select the option of ‘Manual setup or additional server types.’
- Now, to continue further, click on the ‘Next’ button and simply open the ‘Choose Service Page.’
- On the page, click on the ‘Internet E-mail’ option and the ‘Next button’ to enter the following details in the ‘User Information’ field:
- Your Full Name
- Your Full AT&T Email Address
- After doing so, click on the ‘Next’ button to further select the ‘Account Type’ of your AT&T email account as either “IMAP or POP” in order to enter the following ‘AT&T Server Settings for Outlook:’
AT&T ‘IMAP’ account type Settings–
- Incoming Email Server: imap.mail.att.net
- Incoming Port: 993
- Outgoing Email Server: smtp.mail.att.net
- Outgoing Port: 465
- SSL Encryption: Yes
- Requires Authentication: Yes
AT&T ‘POP’ account type Settings—
- Incoming Email Server: inbound.att.net
- Incoming Port: 995
- Outgoing Email Server: outbound.att.net
- Outgoing Port: 465
- SSL Encryption: Yes
- Requires Authentication: Yes
- On the contrary, if you’ve your AT&T email account with Yahoo then, instead of the above-mentioned settings, you have to enter the following ‘AT&T Server settings for Outlook:’
AT&T ‘IMAP’ account type Settings—
- Incoming Email Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
- Incoming Port: 993
- Outgoing Email Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
- Outgoing Port: 465
- SSL Encryption: Yes
- Requires authentication: Yes
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AT&T ‘POP’ account type Settings—
- Incoming Email Server: inbound.yahoo.com
- Incoming Port: 995
- Outgoing Email Server: outbound.yahoo.com
- Outgoing Port: 465
- SSL Encryption: Yes
- Requires Authentication: Yes
- Once you’re done entering the following AT&T email settings for outlook, simply move further to fill your ‘Logon Information’ column with these mentioned details:
- Email ID: Your AT&T Email Address
- Password: Your AT&T Email Account Password
- Login with: SSL Encrypted Connection Security
- In the end, to finish the configuration process, select the ‘OK,’ ‘Next’ and ‘Finish’ buttons.
- Now, go to your ‘Att.Net Login Email’ page to enter your login credentials to access your AT&T account in MS Outlook.
That’s it! If you perform the above-mentioned steps correctly and in the same order then, you’ll definitely be able to set up and configure your AT&T email account in Microsoft Outlook to access your account from one platform as well as to get rid of any webmail login issues. However, for further assistance, you can visit the site like ‘Emailspedia.com.’
