Configuring email with mobile Outlook

The following describes how to add an email account on a mobile device using the Microsoft Outlook app.

1. Make sure you have installed the Outlook app from either the Apple App or Google Play Store. Once installed, open the mail app.
2. Tap the Add Account button.
3. Enter the email address you wish to connect to.
4. Tap the Continue button.
5. Choose which type of account you'd like to use. IMAP is recommended.
6. Tap the Advanced Settings toggle at the bottom of the page.
7. Enter the following under the IMAP / POP3 Incoming Mail Server settings:
   • IMAP / POP3 Host Name – View the Email server name article to ensure you're using your correct mail server name. This should be either imap.dreamhost.com or pop.dreamhost.com.
   • Port – This should be either 993 when using IMAP or 995 when using POP3.
   • Security type – Select SSL/TLS from the dropdown.
   • IMAP / POP3 Username – Your full email address
   • IMAP / POP3 Password – The password of your email address
8. Enter the following SMTP Outgoing Mail Server settings:
   • SMTP Host Name – This should always be smtp.dreamhost.com.
   • Port – In most cases, you should use 587.
   • Security type – Select STARTTLS from the dropdown.
   • SMTP Username – Your full email address
   • SMTP Password – Your password
9. Tap the Sign In button to complete the configuration.

See this article to learn more about how to resolve any SSL certificate mismatch errors.

Once your email address has been added, you cannot edit the configuration settings. To edit your email configuration, you must delete the email address from Outlook and then add it again. The following instructions describe how to delete your email address from Outlook.

To delete an email account:

1. Open the Outlook app.
2. Tap the envelope icon.
3. Tap the gear icon.
4. Select your email account under Mail accounts.
5. Select the DELETE ACCOUNT option.
6. Tap the Delete Account button to remove the email address.
7. Add the email address back to the app using the configuration instructions described above.