Email Defaults for Hotmail

How do I set up my email defaults to use Hotmail or Windows Live?

Solution

Email Defaults are entered from Admin / Setup Email Defaults

Email Server: smtp.live.com

Defaults Sending Email Address: the address that outgoing emails will be from

Username: your hotmail email email address

Password: your hotmail password

Select Use TLS

Server Port 587

SMTP Authorisation Method: empty

see example below

Save

Open the Email Defaults and select Test Now to send a test message to ensure the settings are correct.

It may be necessary to change the Use Document Creators email address, Require Username flags or try different SMTP Authorisation Methods if necessary.