The process
of setting up Mediacom email with MS Outlook is quite simple. But, people have
faced problems at times while doing it.
In this blog post, we are going to discuss the
process of setting up Mediacom email with MS Outlook so pay a close attention
towards this post.
Knowing how
to set up an email account correctly in the first place will not just save
time, but also help avoid any possible disaster down the road. It doesn’t
matter how you want to use your email, there are two things that every person
wants in the working condition. These are; the ability to send and receive the
mails.
Sending and
receiving emails are the top priority for every person who has an email ID.
Mediacom, a reputed email service provider has made it very simple for its
customers to setup email accounts with other programs such as MS Outlook. The
reason that email service providers allow a special setup process for MS
Outlook is simply because the easiness of MS Outlook when it comes to accessing
emails.
MS Outlook
is arguably the simplest platform to access email, send and receive email as
well. It won’t take much time to setup Mediacom email on MS Outlook, and once it is done, you are ready to access your
email in the easiest of the ways.
In order to
sync Mediacom com login with MS
Outlook, you need to select ‘Tools’ in the menu bar of your MS Outlook. There
will be a drop down menu that you will see. Select ‘accounts’ option from the
menu followed by ‘add’ button, which appears on the right hand side of the
internet accounts screen. Once you do it, select ‘mail’ from the pop-up menu
that appears on the screen.
You will
come across the ‘display name’ field, where you can type the name you want to
use. Click ‘next’ followed by entering your email ID that you got from Mediacom email login. After entering
the email ID, click ‘Next’.
Now, add
your incoming and outgoing mail server information in the required fields. If
you are a Mediacom customer, which apparently you are, then you need to add
‘mail.mediacombb.net’ for incoming email server and outgoing email server
fields. Once you do so, click ‘next’ to proceed.
Type in
your username and password followed by selecting ‘finish’. Now, you will be
taken back to the ‘internet accounts’ screen. You will have to select
‘properties’ that is given in the right side of internet accounts screen.
You can now
go to ‘servers’ tab and tick mark the box that is labelled as ‘my server
requires authentication’. After ticking it, select ‘settings’ option followed
by entering your email ID and password.
There will
be a tab by the name of ‘advanced’, which you will have to click. Enter ‘995’
for incoming mail and ‘465’ for outgoing mail in the server port area. Tick
mark both the boxes to enable secure connection.
Tips:
1. It is
important to check the steps that you’ve performed. Any spelling mistake or
missing alphabet or number can cause error.
2. You have
to be very careful when syncing Mediacom mail from Windows Live Mail or Mac to
iPhone or Android. There are some additional instructions given on Mediacom
website, so refer that when syncing Mediacom email from one platform to a completely
different platform.
3. If there
is any problem in syncing the mail, then you can take Mediacom email support. The support facility is quite reliable and
fixes all the problems regardless of their complexity. There is no need to
experiment things on your own as that can further create issues for you.
A better
approach would be to get indulged with Mediacom help. Let the experts handle things for you, so that your problems can be
fixed in the shortest possible time and with great precision.
