How to set up your email account in Outlook 2016

This guide will explain how to set up your email address in Microsoft Outlook 2016 for customers using LCN Web hosting, WordPress hosting, Email hosting or LiteMail with an Authenticated SMTP. 

Before you get started, you’ll need to have your email address and password handy. If you can’t remember these details, you can check and reset them from your LCN account. 

You will also need to ensure you have Authenticated SMTP enabled. You can find out how to do this here. 

If you’re looking for a guide on other versions of Outlook, you can find these below:  

How to set up your email account in Outlook 2010 

How to set up your email account in Outlook 2013 

How to set up your email account in Outlook 2019 

How to setup your email account on Outlook for Mobile 

How to set up your email account in Outlook 2019 for Mac 

Let’s get started… 

Outlook 2016 Automatic Setup 

1. Open the File menu and click the Add Account button. 

2. Enter your email address in the field provided. 

3. Click Connect. 

4. A password field will pop-up, enter your email account password in to Password field and click Ok. 

5. A field will pop up saying Account setup is complete, click OK. 

Manual Setup 

If the above steps fail, you can manually enter the account settings by following the instructions below: 

1. Open the File menu and click the Add Account button. 

2. Enter your email address in the field provided. 

3. Click Advanced options. 

4. Tick the option Let me set up my account manually and click Connect. 

5. Select either POP or IMAP. 

Incoming mail:  

• Server: mail.lcn.com 
• Port: 993 or 995 
• Encryption method: SSL/TLS  

Outgoing mail: 

• Server: mail.lcn.com 
• Port: 465 
• Encryption method: SSL/TLS  

6. Once completed, click Connect. 

7. A password field will pop-up, enter your email account password in to Password field and click Ok. 

8. A field will pop up saying Account setup is complete, click OK.  

The above also applies to adding any additional email accounts. If you have any trouble setting up your email addresses, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.