From searching websites to accessing web-based email, Wi-Fi allows you to access the Internet wirelessly from a variety of places around the world. Wi-Fi networks can connect multiple devices—not just computers, but also smartphones and video consoles. You can even access your Outlook Express email account with Wi-Fi. To configure the connection, you need to make a modification to the way Outlook Express recognizes an Internet connection. If you subscribe to a Wi-Fi service, like AT&T's Wi-Fi, you can even set up another email address tied to the Wi-Fi service.
Outlook Express Configuration for an Existing Email Account
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Step 1
Click on the Outlook Express icon on your computer's Desktop to open the program or click on the program name on the "All Programs" menu.
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Step 2
Click "Tools" then "Accounts." The "Internet Accounts" dialog box will appear.
Step 3
Click on the "Mail" tab. Click on the email account under the "Account" heading. If multiple email accounts are listed, click on the account you want to configure for Wi-Fi access.
Step 4
Click "Properties."
Step 5
Click on the "Connection" tab.
Step 6
Click on the check box by "Always connect to this account using:" to deselect this option. You will see the box below this heading turn gray.
Step 7
Click "Apply" then "OK."
Step 8
Click "Close." Click on the "X" located in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to close Outlook Express.
Step 9
Click on the Outlook Express icon on your computer's Desktop to re-open the program or click on the program name on the "All Programs" menu.
You have now configured Outlook Express to work with any Wi-Fi connection.
Outlook Express Configuration for a New Wi-Fi Email Account
Step 1
Click on the Outlook Express icon on your computer's Desktop to open the program or click on the program name on the "All Programs" menu.
Step 2
Click "Tools" then "Accounts." The "Internet Accounts" dialog box will appear.
Step 3
Click on the "Mail" tab. Click "Add" then "Mail."
Step 4
Enter the name you would like receivers to see when you send a new mail message in the box next to the heading "Display name:."
Step 5
Click "Next."
Step 6
Enter the email address the Wi-Fi service issued to you. This email address will be with the paperwork for the Wi-Fi service.
Step 7
Click "Next."
Step 8
Select the "server type"--"POP3, IMAP or HTTP." Check the Wi-Fi service's paperwork.
Step 9
Enter the "Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:" information provided by your Wi-Fi service.
Step 10
Enter the "Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:" information provided by your Wi-Fi service.
Step 11
Click "Next."
Step 12
Enter the email address from step 6 in the box next to the wording "Account name:."
Step 13
Enter the password for the email address in the box next to the wording "Password:."
Step 14
Click the check box by "Remember Password" so you don't have to enter the password each time.
Step 15
Click "Next" then "Finish."
Step 16
Double-click on your new Wi-Fi email account. Click on the "Servers" tab. If your Wi-Fi service requires authentication, click on the check box by the wording "My Server Requires Authentication" under the heading "Outgoing Mail Server."
If your Wi-Fi service does not require authentication, skip to step 18.
Step 17
Click "Apply" then "OK."
Step 18
Click "Close." You have now set up a new Wi-Fi email account for a Wi-Fi service.