Computer and Software Support


Setting up Outlook 2007 to work with Comcast

To setup Outlook to use email with Comcast, do the following

  1. Click Tools

   

  1. Click Account Settings

   

  1. Click Change

   

  1. Input the following information

    1. Input your User Name

    2. Input your E-mail address

    3. The Account type is POP3

    4. Incoming mail server is mail.comcast.net

    5. Outgoing server (SMTP) is smtp.comcast.net

    6. Input your User Name

    7. Type in your password

    8. Click Test Account Settings

    9. If test is successful, skip to step 11

    10. If test is unsuccessful click More Settings

   

  1. Verify the following

    1. My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked

    2. Use same settings as my incoming mail server has the dot in it

  2. Click Advanced

   

  1. Verify the following

    1. Incoming server (POP3) is set to 110

    2. Outgoing server (SMTP) is set to 587

   

  1. Click Test Account Settings

  2. If it is successful, click Next

  3. If it is unsuccessful, repeat above steps

   

  1. Click Finish

   

 

If you want to automatically send and receive mail, click here.