How to Configure Outlook Anywhere

Outlook Anywhere is one of the ways to access your Exchange account when you are not on campus. It is part of the program. Outlook Anywhere is a special configuration of Microsoft Office Outlook that allows you to access your Exchange mailbox using Outlook from off-campus without having to use VPN.

Requirements

  • Outlook 2007 or later
  • Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later

Configure

DON'T CONFIGURE IN OUTLOOK:

Navigation: Start > Control Panel > Mail > Show Profiles

(If you don't have a Control Panel icon on your Start menu, try Start > Settings > Control Panel > Mail > Show Profiles.)

  1. Click Add.

         

  1. In the Profile Name box, type a name and then click OK.

              

     3.  Click Manually configure server settings or additional server types and then click Next.

      

  1. Click Microsoft Exchange or compatible service and then click Next.

     

  1. In the Server box, type outlook.uthscsa.edu. In the User Name box, type your UTHSCSA user name. Click More Settings.
    IMPORTANT: The server must be typed exactly as it is provided. To ensure accuracy, you can copy it from here and paste it into the box.

        

  1. Click the Connection tab. Select the Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP check box and then click Exchange Proxy Settings…

          

  1. In the https:// box, type outlook.uthscsa.edu, select the check boxes shown, and then from the Use this authentication when connecting to my proxy server for Exchange menu, select NTLM Authentication. Click OK.

        

  1. Click OK.

       

  1. Click Check Name. After the system finishes checking for your account, click Next.

     

Note:

  • If you are asked to authenticate, type UTHSCSA\ followed by your UTHSCSA user name and then type your Exchange or Active Directory password.
  • There will be a short delay after clicking Check Name
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10 . Click Finish.

     

11. Click Always use this profile and then, in the menu, select the profile you just created. Click OK.

    

HINTS:

  • If you have more than one profile and will be frequently changing which profile you use, you may prefer to select the Prompt for a profile to be used check box.
  • You can set a default profile, which is the one that you see.
    1. Click Always use this profile.
    2. From the menu, select the profile you want to be your default.
    3. Click Prompt for profile.
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