{"id":856,"date":"2019-07-09T14:08:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T12:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=856"},"modified":"2026-10-12T17:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:40:34","slug":"how-to-configure-autodiscover-for-basic-mail","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/how-to-configure-autodiscover-for-basic-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"How to configure Autodiscover for basic mail?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Autodiscover is a system that allows your email client (such as MS Outlook) to configure your email address automatically, as opposed to configure all the server settings manually. In order to use Autodiscover, it has to be supported both by your hosting provider, Easyhost, and by your mail client. Unfortunately not all mail clients support Autodiscover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-block-toc  is-style-outline htoc htoc--position-wide toc-list-style-plain\" data-htoc-state=\"expanded\" data-htoc-scrollspy=\"false\" data-htoc-auto-collapse=\"true\" data-htoc-mapping-headers=\"[false,false,false,true,true,true]\"><span class=\"htoc__title\"><span class=\"ht_toc_title\">Mail clients supporting Autodiscover<\/span><span class=\"htoc__toggle\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><g fill=\"#444\"><path d=\"M15 7H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><path d=\"M15 1H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1zM15 13H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"htoc__itemswrap\"><ul class=\"ht_toc_list\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-for-outlook-for-windows\">Outlook for Windows<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-for-thunderbird\">Thunderbird<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-for-apple-mail-ipad-iphone\">Apple Mail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"htoc-activate-autodiscover-in-two-steps\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activate Autodiscover in two steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"htoc-step-1-setup-the-following-dns-records\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Setup the following DNS records:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add the standard CNAME records and SRV records of $$ BrandName $$ to the DNS settings of your domain name. That way you make Autodiscover technically possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/what-is-our-standard-dns\/\">Check the standard DNS-settings of Easyhost<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"htoc-step-2-setup-your-basic-mail\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Setup your basic mail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"htoc-for-outlook-for-windows\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autodiscover for Outlook for Windows:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/set-your-basic-mailbox-to-outlook\/\">Follow the normal setup procedure<\/a>. Instead of going for &#8216;Manual setup or additional server types&#8217; just fill in your Email Account information &#8211; your name, your email and your password. Your account will be configured automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"htoc-for-thunderbird\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autodiscover for Thunderbird:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/how-to-configure-my-basic-mailbox-in-thunderbird-basic-mail\/\">Follow the normal setup procedure<\/a>. In the \u2018Mail Account Setup\u2019 window, fill in your username and password only. You can bypass the \u2018Manual Config\u2019 step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"htoc-for-apple-mail-ipad-iphone\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autodiscover for Apple mail:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Apple mail you can setup your basic mail via a pre-generated file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For this, please\u00a0refer to our\u00a0guides for Apple\u00a0Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li id=\"htoc-setting-up-a-basic-mailbox-on-apple-mail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/set-your-basic-mailbox-to-apple-mail\/\" data-type=\"ht_kb\" data-id=\"7101\">Setting up a\u00a0Basic mailbox on\u00a0your MacBook or iMac<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"htoc-setting-up-a-basic-mailbox-on-ios\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/how-to-configure-my-basic-mailbox-on-iphone-ipad-basic-mail\/\" data-type=\"ht_kb\" data-id=\"2813\">Setting up a\u00a0Basic mailbox on\u00a0iPhone or iPad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autodiscover is a system that allows your email client (such as MS Outlook) to configure your email address automatically, as opposed to configure all the server settings manually. 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