Configure Exchange RPC over HTTP

Small auto-reminder post for the future: How to configure a Microsoft Exchange mail account in Outlook to work with RPC over HTTP (which means, to access your exchange account from outside your office).

  • Close Outlook and go to Control Panel → Mail
  • Email Accounts → Choose your Exchange account → Change MS Exchange screenshot 1
  • More Settings → Check the Security tab MS Exchange screenshot 2
  • Connection tab → Check Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP MS Exchange screenshot 3
  • Click the Exchange Proxy Settings button MS Exchange screenshot 4
  • Write your proxy server url, check your desired options of HTTP-TCP/IP preferences, and select Basic Authentication.
  • Save all, and close.

Done :)

Tags: MS Exchange MS Outlook Systems-IT Windows

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