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Setting Up Austin Exchange Messaging Service for Windows (Outlook 2007)

  • Operating System: Windows XP and Windows Vista
  • Application: Outlook 2007

If You Have Never Run Outlook Before

If you have never run Outlook before, you need to open the program the first time through the list of programs under the Start button. Once you have opened the program and performed the initial steps, the procedure is almost the same as for those who have already been using Outlook.

  1. Sign up for an AEMS account if you have not already done so.
  2. From the Start menu, select All Programs, then select Microsoft Office and then Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.
  3. When you see the Outlook 2007 Startup display, click Next.
  4. Select Yes to set up an e-mail account.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Skip to step 6 of the procedure in the next section to continue.

If You Have Run Outlook Before

  1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Mail icon. 

    NOTE:   If you don't see a Mail icon, your control panel may be in category view. If that is the case, click Switch to Classic View. You should then see the Mail icon. If you don't see either a Mail icon or a Switch to Classic View link, look for a Mail icon in View 32-bit Control Panel Items. If you have neither Mail nor View 32-bit Control Panel Items, use the instructions under "If You Have Never Run Outlook Before." 
     
  3. Click the Show Profiles button.
  4. On the General tab, click the Add button.
  5. In the Profile Name field, enter your UT EID and click OK.
  6. If your name and email address are automatically filled in, click Next, then click Finish. Your configuration is complete. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
  7. In the Your Name field, enter your name in the form firstname lastname.
  8. In the E-mail Address field, enter your primary AEMS email address (for example, joe.user@austin.utexas.edu). If you do not know your AEMS e-mail address, visit What is my AEMS e-mail address for more information.
  9. Leave the Password fields blank. You may be prompted for your password later.
  10. Click Next. The configuration wizard will configure your e-mail server settings, which can take several minutes.
  11. If prompted, confirm that the server address being used is https://wmail.austin.utexas.edu/autodiscover/autodiscover.xml, then select the Don’t ask me about this website again checkbox. Finally, click the Allow button.
  12. If prompted, enter "AUSTIN\yourEID" as the User Name and your UT EID password as the Password.
  13. When the process is complete, click Finish.
  14. Return to the Show Profiles window and make sure your new profile is selected in the Always use this profile field. This ensures that your new profile will be used next time you start Outlook.