You should see a screen saying “You’re all set!”. Outlook tests the accounts settings by logging into the incoming mail server and sending a test email message. If you enter the port number first, the port number will revert back to port 25 when you change the type of encrypted connection.Ĭlick OK to accept your changes and close the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box. NOTE: You need to select the type of encrypted connection for the outgoing server before entering 587 for the Outgoing server (SMTP) port number. Outgoing server encrypted connection TLS.Incoming server encrypted connection: SSL.While still in the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box, click the Advanced tab. Select the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and make sure the Use same settings as my incoming mail server option is selected. On the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box, click the Outgoing Server tab.
Make sure you enter your full email address for the User Name and select Remember password if you want Outlook to automatically log you in when checking email. For the Server Information, select IMAP from the Account Type drop-down list and enter the following for the incoming and outgoing server information: On the POP and IMAP Account Settings enter the User, Server, and Logon Information. On the Choose Service screen, select POP or IMAP and click Next.
When you are using Outlook 2016 (Volume License msi-version), Outlook 2013 or previous, then you can create a special “ App password” which you’ll have to use within Outlook to logon to Gmail rather than using your regular password.Įarlier versions of Outlook require an App Password when 2-Step Verification is enabled for your Gmail account.įor step-by-step instructions to set this up see: Outlook and 2-Step Verification for Gmail accounts.If the automatic process fails, select Manual setup or additional server types, instead of E-mail Account, and click Next.
When using Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2019 or Outlook 2016 (except for the Volume License msi-version), Outlook will prompt you for your credentials and the additional verification step as these versions offer native support for OAuth 2.0 for Gmail accounts.Īuthentication verification step 2: Enter a code obtained via an SMS text, the Authenticator app or a Google prompt on your phone. Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 Secure your Gmail account with 2-Step Verification. This is a bit more work but also quite a bit more secure and highly recommended. Solution 2: Enable 2-Step Verification (Recommended)Īnother way to go would be to enable “ 2-Step Verification”.
This can be done via the “ Allow less secure apps” page where you set it to “On”.īy default, Basic Authentication has been turned off in Gmail. Solution 1: Re-enable Basic AuthenticationĪ quick way to solve this, is to re-enable Basic Authentication for Outlook in your Google Account Settings. This is because Google has turned off Basic Authentication by default for all new accounts and accounts which haven’t synced within the last 30 days and only lets you authenticate via the OAuth 2.0 standard.Īs a result, you’ll get Send/Receive errors (0x800CCC0E) and could get prompted for your Gmail password again in Outlook and the login could fail even when you supply the correct password. When configuring your Gmail account in Outlook (or other mail clients such as Thunderbird and Mail apps on (older) smartphones), you may run into continuous password prompts or sync errors.