Open Outlook. Select Account Settings... from the Tools menu.
On the E-mail tab, click New to create a new account if you are adding the Powergroup mail account for the first time. (If you already have created the account, selected and press 'Change...' and skip the next couple of steps)
Select "Manually configure server settings or additional server types" and click Next >.
Select Internet E-mail and click Next >.
Enter the following information for E-mail Accounts.
o Your Name: Enter the name you wish recipients to see when they receive your message.
o Email Address:This is the address that your contacts' email program will reply to your messages.
o Account Type: POP3
o Incoming mail server: pop3.powernet.co.uk
o Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mail.powernet.co.uk
o User Name: Enter your user name
o Password: If you wish for Outlook to save your password, check the box labeled Remember Password and enter your password in the text field.
o Click More Settings...
Click on the Outgoing Server tab, and check the box labeled My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. Then choose to Use same settings as my incoming mail server
Click on the Advanced tab.
o Under Incoming Server (POP3), the port number should be set to 110.
o Under Outgoing Server (SMTP), the port number should be set to 25
o Set 'Use the following type of Encrypted connection' to 'auto'
Click OK
Click Next.
Click Finish.
As long as the settings are exactly as described above, you should now be able to send and recieve email via your Powergroup POP3 mailbox.