Manually Adding PreVeil to Outlook 365 for Mac

Owned by Chris Veneto
Last updated: May 01, 2024
4 min read

Prior to configuring Outlook for Mac, please access your PreVeil account in a browser, click on Settings, then Add to Mail Client, then scroll down and click on the Click here for instructions to manually add PreVeil to other email programs (Outlook on Mac, etc.) This page will have information you’ll need on some of the configuration steps below.

Note: We do not currently support the new Outlook for Mac.

To determine if you’re on the beta version, check the slider at the upper right hand corner of the Outlook window. If it’s in the off position, you’re on the current version; if it’s in the on position, you’re on the new beta version. To revert back to the legacy version, turn the toggle back off.

If the toggle is not available, you can also revert back to the legacy version of Outlook by mousing over Help and selecting that option.

 

Manually Adding PreVeil to Outlook 365 for Mac

  • Open Outlook

Note: If you do not yet have any email accounts attached to Outlook 365, when you open the application, it may automatically ask you to log into your Office 365 account to connect it. If so, close out of this box.

 

  • Click on Outlook in the menu bar, and then select Preferences.

 

  • Click on Accounts.

 

  • If this is the first account you’re adding to Outlook, click on Add Email Account.

 

  • Alternately, if you already have accounts added to Outlook, you can click on the + sign in the lower left hand corner, and select New Account.

 

  • Enter your email address and click Continue.

 

  • Click on Not Google? in the upper right-hand corner.

Note: The option in the upper right hand corner may also read Not Microsoft 365 depending on what application you use as your primary email client.

 

 

  • Click on IMAP/POP.

 

  • Enter the following information in the corresponding fields.

    Type: IMAP

    Email Address: your PreVeil email address
    Username: your PreVeil email address

    Password: Copy and paste this from the manual instructions page in your browser.

    Incoming Server: 127.0.0.1
    Incoming Server Port: 4000

    Outgoing Server: 127.0.0.1
    Outgoing Server Port: 4001

    Uncheck both boxes that say Use SSL to connect (recommended).

    Then click on Add Account.

 

  • Click Done.

 

  • In the Accounts box, in the Account description field, change the name of the account from your email address to (Encrypted) [your name]. Then, click on the More Options box.

 

  • In the Authentication field, select None. Then click OK.

 

  • In the Accounts box on the Advanced button.

 

  • Click on the Security tab, and if selected, uncheck the Encrypt outgoing messages box, and then click OK.

 

  • Your account is now configured and available to use in Outlook for Mac.

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