The University of Vermont utilizes Microsoft Exchange as our primary email, calendaring, contacts, scheduling, and collaboration platform. All current UVM affiliates with an active NetID account are provisioned with Exchange access.
The guides below will walk you through the process of adding your UVM Exchange account to various devices and mail clients. You can also access your UVM email from any web browser by visiting mail.uvm.edu
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Outlook 2019
- Open the “Outlook” application. If this is the first time launching Outlook, you’ll automatically be prompted to enter your email address. You can also add accounts via the “File” –> “Account Settings” menu.
- Enter your email address in the NetID@uvm.edu format, then click Connect.
- Click on Exchange as your account type.
- Enter your NetID password, then click “OK“.
- Click “OK” to complete the account setup wizard.
Outlook 2016
- Open the “Outlook 2016” application.
- If this is your first time launching Outlook, you’ll receive a prompt to add an email account. You can also add accounts via the “File” –> “Account Settings” menu.
- Choose to add an email account, then click “Next“.
- Enter your UVM account information. The “E-mail Address” should be entered in NetID@uvm.edu format. Enter your NetID password in the Password fields, then click “Next“.
- Click “Finish” to complete the account setup wizard.
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Outlook
- Open the “Microsoft Outlook” application.
- If this is your first time launching Outlook, you’ll receive a prompt to enter your email address. Enter your UVM email address in NetID@uvm.edu format. You can also add accounts from the Outlook –> Preferences –> Accounts menu.
- On the Exchange account settings screen, enter the following information:
Method: Username and Password
Email Address: NetID@uvm.edu
Domain\username: NetID@uvm.edu
Password: your_uvm_netid_password
After entering your account information, click on “Add Account“. - Your UVM Exchange account is now added to the Outlook mail client. Click the “Done” button to exit the account setup wizard.
Mail.app
- Open the Mail application.
- From the Mail menu, select “Add Account…”
- Choose “Exchange” as the account provider, then click “Continue“.
- Enter your full name, and your UVM email address in NetID@uvm.edu format. Then click “Sign In“.
- Choose the “Configure Manually” button.
- Enter your UVM NetID password, the click “Sign In“.
- Select the content you’d like to sync with your Mail client, then click “Done“.
- You’ve successfully added your UVM Exchange account to your Apple Mail client.
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Outlook
The Outlook app is more feature rich than the default iOS Mail app, and will offer an interface and experience more consistent with the Outlook for Web and desktop Outlook applications.
- Install the Microsoft Outlook app from the App Store, then open it.
- Enter your UVM email address in netid@uvm.edu format, then click Add Account.
- Toggle the “Use Advanced Settings“ to display additional settings.
- Use the following settings:
- Email address: your_netid@uvm.edu
- Password: your UVM NetID password
- Description: UVM
- Server: activesync.uvm.edu
- Domain: campus
- Username: your NetID
- Tap the Sign In button to add your UVM account
- Click Maybe Later to proceed to your inbox.
- You’ve successfully added your UVM Exchange Account. Note: it may take a few moments for your emails to download.
Mail (Default iOS App)
- Open the “Settings” app and tap on the “Mail” menu.
- From the “Mail” menu, select “Accounts”
- Tap on “Add Account“.
- Tap on the “Exchange” option.
- In the “Email” field, enter your UVM email address in netid@uvm.edu format. In the “Description field, enter “UVM“, then tap “Next“.
- You’ll receive a prompt asking if you’d like to sign in to your Exchange account using Microsoft. Tap the “Sign In” option.
- In the “Password” field, enter your UVM NetID password, then tap “Next“.
- You’ll be asked to choose which items you’d like to sync with your device. ETS recommends leaving all toggles switched “On”. When you’ve finished adjusting your sync settings, tap “Save“.
That’s it! You’ve successfully added your UVM Exchange account to your iOS device.
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Outlook
The Outlook app is more feature-rich than the default Gmail app, and will offer an interface and experience more consistent with the Outlook for Web and desktop Outlook applications.
- Install the Microsoft Outlook app from the Play Store.
- Open the Microsoft Outlook app, and tap Get Started.
- Enter your UVM email address in netid@uvm.edu format.
- Enter the following settings:
- Click SKIP to proceed to your inbox.
- You’ve successfully added your UVM Exchange Account. Note: it may take a few moments for your emails to download.
Gmail (Default Android App)
- Open the “Settings” app on your Android device.
- Scroll down and tap on the “User & accounts” settings option.
- Scroll down to the “Add account” option.
- From the list of account types, select “Exchange“.
- Enter your UVM email address in netid@uvm.edu format. Then tap “Next“.
- Enter your UVM NetID password. Then tap “Next“.
- Account configuration should complete automatically. Tap “Next” to continue.
- Tap “Next” to complete the setup process. You have successfully added your UVM Exchange email and calendar account to your Android device.