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This guide walks you through configuring Outlook 2010 to relay outbound mail through MailChannels Outbound Filtering.

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Prerequisites

  • Outlook 2010 installed and configured with your email account
  • Your MailChannels SMTP username and password

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Configure the relay

1

Open Account Information

Go to the File menu and click the Info tab to open the Account Information section.Outlook 2010 File menu Info tab
2

Open Account Settings

Click Account Settings.Outlook 2010 Account Settings
3

Select your account

Select your email account from the list and click Change.Outlook 2010 account list
4

Set the outgoing mail server

Change Outgoing mail server (SMTP) to:
Click More Settings….Outlook 2010 outgoing mail server
5

Configure authentication

Select the Outgoing Server tab in the email settings dialog.
  • Check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
  • Select Log on using.
  • Enter your MailChannels SMTP username and password.
  • Check Remember password. Outlook 2010 outgoing server authentication
6

Set the port and encryption

Select the Advanced tab.
  • Set Outgoing server (SMTP) port to 25.
  • Set Use the following type of encrypted connection to TLS. Outlook 2010 advanced port and TLS settings
7

Save the configuration

Click Next, then click Finish to save your settings.