- Step 1:Launch your Windows or MAC, and open Outlook.
- Step 2:Click the File option on the top screen once Outlook launches.
- Step 3:Scroll down the File menu, find Account Settings, and click it.
- Step 4:Click Add Account from the option.
- Step 5:Select the Email account radio button and click Next and proceed with how to setup Comcast SMTP in Outlook for IMAP email guide.
- Step 6:The action opens the Add Account window that displays the Auto Account Setup.
- Step 7:Click Manual Setup and click Next.
- Step 8:Click the POP/IMAP option, and it will display the POP and IMAP account settings.
- Step 9:Enter your username and Email address under the respective fields.
- Step 10:Select IMAP under the Account Type's server information.
- Step 11:Your incoming mail server is imap.comcast.net
- Step 12:Your outgoing mail server is smtp.comcast.net
- Step 13:In the Logon information, enter the username and password and check the Remember Me box if necessary.
- Step 14:Click More Settings option just above the Next option.
- Step 15:Click on the Outgoing server tab.
- Step 16:By following how to setup Comcast SMTP in Outlook for IMAP email steps, Click the checkbox for SMTP requires Authentication
- Step 17:Click the radio button Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
- Step 18:Proceed to the Advanced tab.
- Step 19:The windows will now show you the service port number boxes for the IMAP and SMTP.
- Step 20:The incoming server port number is 993
- Step 21:The outgoing server port number is 587
- Step 22:The encrypted connection for incoming server and outgoing server is SSL and TLS, respectively.
- Step 23:Click Next, the Outlook will perform the account settings changed.
- Step 24:Close the window once the test performance is complete.
- Step 25:After completing how to setup Comcast SMTP in Outlook for IMAP email steps, Click Finish once complete and close the Email settings window.