How To Set Up A ProtonMail?

ProtonMail is one of the secure email services, which has more than 10 million users across the globe. This email service offers end-to-end encryption using a combination of public-key cryptography and symmetric encryption protocols. The ProtonMail server uses the IMAP and SMTP servers to send and receive emails over an email client. On this web page, we’ll show you how to set up a ProtonMail account on the Outlook 2016 application.

Before going into the setup process, let’s see the incoming and outgoing mail server settings of ProtonMail.

Incoming Mail Server Details

Account type: IMAP

Username: Your ProtonMail email address

Server hostname: 127.0.0.1

Port number: 1143

Authentication: Password

SSL/TLS: No

Outgoing Mail Server Details

Account type: SMTP

Username: Your ProtonMail email address

Server hostname: 127.0.0.1

Port: 1205

Authentication: Password

SSL/TLS: No

Set Up Your ProtonMail Account On Outlook 2016

Step 1:First, make sure that your computer is connected to a stable Internet.
Step 2:Now, open the Outlook 2016 application on your computer.
Step 3:Click the File tab followed by Info.
Step 4:Select the Add Account button.
Step 5:Now, a window titled Welcome to Outlook will open.
Step 6:In the given field, enter your ProtonMail account’s email address.
Step 7:Make sure to select Advanced options.
Step 8:Click the checkbox beside the Let me set up my account manually option followed by Connect.
Step 9:Select the IMAP option on the Choose account type screen.
Step 10:In the IMAP Account Settings window, enter your ProtonMail account’s incoming and outgoing servers addresses, port numbers and select the encryption method from the drop-down menu.
Step 11:After entering the server details, click the Connect button.
Step 12:Enter your ProtonMail account’s password and click the OK button followed by View Certificate.
Step 13:Now, your ProtonMail account will be configured on Outlook 2016.
Step 14:To check whether the setup process is done correctly, send a test mail. Contact us to get remote assistance on how to set up a ProtonMail on any other email clients.