AOL server name and port for QuickBooks

QuickBooks! AOL server name and Port

The AOL server name and port are required basically to set up the email and link it to QuickBooks. In this article, we will see how you can set up the AOL server name and port so that you can have both incoming and outgoing email account. You will need the following steps to set up the AOL server name and port for QuickBooks.

In case you are yet to utilize this QuickBooks feature or you are facing any issue in setting up QuickBooks email service, this article is intended for you. We have made this article to inform you how to set up email service and fix some normal email service errors. Reading this article will assist you with outing in setting up QuickBooks email service in QuickBooks desktop.

AOL server name and port for QuickBooks

Steps to Set-up QuickBooks Email Service on QuickBooks Desktop

Before proceeding, you need to plan and setup your Microsoft Outlook profile.

You can utilize your existing Outlook profile or create another one to set up your QuickBooks email service. You will likewise require Outlook username, password, incoming mail server address, outgoing mail server address and incoming email server type. In the event that you don’t have these subtleties, you can contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

Procedure to set up QuickBooks email invoices in Outlook and web mail

To continue this process you need to create an outlook profile first.

Here’s how:

  • First of all, you have to set up Outlook in QuickBooks Desktop:
  • After that fill your Username
  • Then put you Password
  • And then Incoming mail server address
  • Now put your Outgoing mail server address
  • And finally put your Incoming email server type

Your webmail password will not be accepted on QuickBooks Desktop

In case you are signed in to your QB desktop and trying to send email, you might get a message that your password is incorrect and you would need to set up your password for your webmail account.

Note: If QuickBooks Desktop doesn’t have outlook:

  • Go to ‘QuickBooks Edit‘ menu
  • Click on ‘Preferences
  • Select ‘Forms
  • Choose Outlook and click ‘OK

QB 2018: Provides for Gmail and Hotmail/ Lives user in the UK, USA, and Canada.

QuickBooks 2017 R5 and newer versions: Provides for Gmail users for the USA only.

QuickBooks 2017, older and R4 version: No Secure Webmail available.

Set Up to Set Up The Aol Server Name And Port

1)    First of all login to your QuickBooks desktop account.

2)    Now from the homepage go to the Edit menu at the top left corner and select Preferences in it.

3)    As you click on Preferences a new page would open. On the left side of the said page, you will find an option called Send Forms.

4)    Select the Send Forms and check the WebMail. Now click on ADD. A new window would open that would ask you to input the Email info.

5)    In this window under the email ID option enter your email Id which would ****@aol.com, under the email provider select others, under the server name add smtp.aol.com and under the port add 587 and then click OK.

6)    Click ok on the main window of the preferences also.

7)    Your AOL server name and the port has been set up for the QuickBooks and your email should be working now. You can check the same by sending and receiving a test mail.

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