Exchange client how to#

You will need to know your Office 365 email address (based on your USC NetID username), password, and the Office 365 server settings in order to successfully set up your email client. Outlook 2016 Setting Up an Office 365 Account Using IMAP and SMTP with OAuth2 AuthenticationД«elow you will find information on configuring ITS-supported email clients to access your Office 365 account using IMAP and SMTP with OAuth2 authentication. NOTE: The versions of Outlook that are listed below are the only versions that are supported by Microsoft for use with Office 365. Setting Up an Office 365 Account Using ExchangeДЇor documentation on setting up your Office 365 account on an email client using Exchange, please see the links in the side navigation to the right of this page. At this time, ITS also supports connecting with other compatible mail clients using the Exchange and IMAP4 with OAuth2 connection methods, although Exchange is highly preferred. If you are using Microsoft Outlook as your email client, you should use the default Exchange connection type. Exchange also provides direct access to the USC calendar that is a part of your Office 365 account. Exchange only requires that you provide your email address and password for set up IMAP, however, requires additional server information. There are several advantages to setting up your email client to use Exchange rather than IMAP settings. You can set your email client to access your Office 365 account using either Exchange or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) settings.

Exchange client how to#

This page provides links to documentation on how to configure your email client to access Office 365. ITS highly recommends using the Outlook email client or Outlook Web App (OWA) to access your USC Office 365 email.