An Exchange Server is providing email and calendaring services. In principle there are two ways described subsequently to access eMails, calendars, contacts, etc.
Access the Exchange Server via any browser web interface. In order to login type your email address into username and then provide your (domain) password. After successful login a nice interface is provided to organize yourself or check the latest mails.
Another way users can access their emails is by using an email client on your computer, tablet or phone. Depending on your email client (e.g. outlook, thunderbird, etc.) you need to choose upon three options on how you want to connect to the server. The three options are described in more detail below.
If you are using Outlook as your email client you can establish a connection very easily by simply providing your email address and password.
If you are not using Outlook but using Thunderbird or another email client instead you can either install a "Exchange" plugin on that email client which would then allow you to use the connection described above or you setup a POP connection. This step is described subsequently.
The connction should be established within seconds, sometimes minutes - so be patient during first setup. If the Ausgangsserver fails to send emails due to an authentication error provide your username and password in the advanced settings pane next to the Ausgangsserver settings.
A more sophisticated protocol than POP is IMAP so if you have the choice between both I definitely recommend IMAP. The steps to establish a connection via IMAP are very similar to the ones described above and they are described subsequently.
In the SMTP section of your client email program you need to specify the following settings. SMTP is used to send emails, while IMAP or POP is to receive mails! In order to submit emails via smtp you need to connect on port 587. The connection can be established encrypted (SSL/STARTTLS, optional but recommended) or unencrypted.
This page was last modified on 31 January 2019, at 14:00.