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Kindle Fire Setup Guide

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NOTE: This will only give you access to your email. You will NOT have access to calendars or SkyDrive.


1. From the Fire's main screen select the Apps button.

  

2. Select Email.



3. Select the Menu button at the bottom of the screen.







4. Select Add Account



5. Select Other.



6. From this screen enter email address and password. Hit Next to continue.




7. Choose POP3.

8. On this screen enter the following information.



Username: Verify that the username is your entire email address.
POP3 server: pod51010.outlook.com
Security type: Set to SSL (always) from the pull down menu.
Port: Verify the port is set to 995.

Hit Next to continue.

9. On this screen enter the following information.



SMTP server: pod51010.outlook.com
Security type: Set to TLS (always) from the pull down menu.
Port: Verify the port is set to 587.
Username: Verify that the username is your entire email address.


Hit Next to continue.

10. Choose how often you want to automatically check for new email from the pull down menu and hit Next to continue.

11. Give the account a name and select View you inbox to complete the process.