Outlook e-mail client users are now required to improve e-mail security by configuring this e-mail program for secure connections, also known as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). To configure your e-mail client for SSL involves making a slight modification to your e-mail settings. Follow these instructions to secure your connection. To read more about the Encrypted Authentication Project, go to www.colorado.edu/its/security/encauth

Configuring Outlook for secure connections

1. To open Outlook, click on the Start button, go to Programs and then select Outlook 2000

2. Once the program is open, click on the Tools drop-down menu.

3. Select Services.

4. Select the CU e-mail account you want to make secure, and click the Properties button.

5. Click on the Advanced tab near the top right.

6. NOTE: In the Outgoing Mail section, do not check mark the box associated with This server requires a secure connection SSL. Leave it unchecked.

7. Under the Incoming Mail selection, check mark the box associated with This server requires a secure connection (SSL).

Your window will look like one of the following:

LIKE THIS:

	OR LIKE THIS:

8. Click OK.

9. Click the OK button to close the Services window.

10. Now test what you have done by sending and receiving e-mail. You can do this by composing an e-mail to yourself, sending the e-mail, and checking for new messages. If this process runs successfully you have properly configured this e-mail client for secure connections.

11. If you run into errors while checking or sending mail, go through steps 1-10 to verify the configuration changes you have made.

12. Congratulations! Your e-mail client should now be set for secure connections (SSL).

Get Help

To get help with setting up SSL for your e-mail client, contact the IT Service Center by phone at 303-735-HELP (5-4357 from an on-campus phone), by e-mail at help@colorado.edu, or in person at the IT Service Center walk-in (located two buildings east of the UMC).

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