How do I enable SMTP Authentication for email client?

Learn how to enable SMTP Authentication for email client by following the steps below:

Outlook Express

1. Click Tools and select Accounts.
2. Go to the Account Properties screen and edit the properties of your account.
3. Select “Servers”  tab and check the My server requires authentication under Outgoing Mail Server.
4. Click OK button.

Outlook 2003

1. Click Tools and select Email Accounts.
2. Choose on view or change existing e-mail accounts and click Next.
3. Select on the email address you would like to modify and click Change button.
4. Click More Settings.
5. Click Outgoing Server tab.
6. Check the box for My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and ensure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.
7. Click OK button.
   

Outlook 2007

1. Click Tools and select Account Settings.
2. Select the email address and click Change.
3. Click More Settings.
4. Click Outgoing Server tab.
5. Check the box for “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” and ensure that “Use same settings as my incoming mail server” is selected.
6. Click OK button.

Outlook 2010

1. Click File tab.
2. Select Account Settings.
3. Select the email address and click Change.
4. Click More Settings.
5. Click Outgoing Server tab.
6. Check the box for “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” and ensure that “Use same settings as my incoming mail server” is selected.
7. Click OK button.
   

Outlook 2013

1. Click File tab.
2. Select Account Settings.
3. Select the email address and click Change.
4. Click More Settings.
5. Click Outgoing Server tab.
6. Check the box for “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” and ensure that “Use same settings as my incoming mail server” is selected.
7. Click OK button.
   

Outlook 2016

1. Click File tab.
2. Select Account Settings.
3. Select the email address and click Change.
4. Click More Settings.
5. Click Outgoing Server tab.
6. Check the box for “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” and ensure that “Use same settings as my incoming mail server” is selected.
7. Click OK button.

MacMail

1. Click Mail and select Preferences.
2. On the Accounts tab, select the email address.
3. Click Account Information tab, click the drop-down menu next to Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP), and then select Edit SMTP Server List.
   
4. . In the list of outgoing servers that are set up within Mac Mail, ensure that the one belonging to your account is selected. Then, click the Advanced tab under the list.
5. For Authentication, select Password.
6. Click OK.
7.  On the Accounts page, click the Advanced tab.
   
8. Select Password for Authentication.

Mozilla Thunderbird

1. Accounts and select View settings for this account.
2. Click Server Settings under the email address.
3. Select Normal Password for Authentication method.
4. Click OK button.