Configure Outlook 2003 with Oracle Connector

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Configure Outlook

Introduction

This is documentation on how to configure Outlook 2003 to work with a UC Merced Information Technology deployed computer. The instructions below will guide you in the configuration process for a computer that has never used Outlook 2003. This is not documentation on how to install Outlook 2003.

Configure Outlook

  1. Go to Start
  2. Control Panel
  3. If your control panel is in Classic View Skip to Step 7.
  4. Click "User Accounts"
  5. Click On "Mail"
  6. Skip to Step 8.
  7. Click on "Mail"
  8. Click on "Email Accounts"
  9. Choose "Add a new e-mail account"
  10. Click Next
  11. Choose "Additional Server Types"
  12. Click Next
  13. Under Additional Server Types choose "Oracle Connector for Outlook"
  14. Click Next
  15. In the next screen you will need to specify these settings:
    1. Check "Calendar"
    2. Server name: calendar.ucmerced.edu
    3. User name: Your uid. For example, if your email address is myname@ucmerced.edu your uid would be "myname".
    4. Password: Your password
    5. Check "Incoming Email"
    6. Server name: mail2.ucmerced.edu
    7. User name: Your uid
    8. Password: Your password
    9. User Information - Display name: Your full name
    10. User Information - E-mail address: Your email address
    11. Check "Outgoing Mail"
    12. Server name: smtp.ucmerced.edu
  16. Click on "More Settings"
  17. Click on the "Incoming Mail" tab
  18. Select SSL
  19. Click on the "Outgoing Mail" tab
  20. In the Settings dropdown box choose Authentication.
  21. Check the box that says "The server requires authentication
  22. In the User Name box enter your uid.
  23. In the Password box enter your password.
  24. Under the Settings dropdown box choose E-mail.
  25. In the Organization box enter: UC Merced
  26. In the Reply E-mail box enter your email address.
  27. Click Apply
  28. Click Ok
  29. Click Finish
  30. Click Close

Now when you open up Outlook you should connect and begin to be able to send and receive emails.


Looking for help?

We offer a number of tutorials and FAQs available in the Guides & FAQs section.

If you have any questions, problems, or comments, please contact the IT Help Desk via email at helpdesk@ucmerced.edu, via phone at 209.228.HELP (4357), or visit them in the Classroom and Office Building room 132A.