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- | ======Determining your VPOP3 server address====== | + | [[https://helpdesk.pscs.co.uk/ |
- | When setting up email clients to connect to VPOP3, you will need to specify a server address (for POP3, SMTP and/or IMAP4). | + | |
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- | =====IP Address===== | + | |
- | The simplest method to determine the address of the server is to find the server' | + | |
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- | You need to follow all of these procedures from the computer running the VPOP3 software. | + | |
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- | ====Internal address==== | + | |
- | There are two main ways of determining this address: | + | |
- | ===GUI method=== | + | |
- | This way depends on which version of Windows you are using. These instructions are for Windows 7 | + | |
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- | - Go to **Start -> Control Panel** | + | |
- | - Go to either **Network and Internet -> View Network Status And Tasks** or **Network and Sharing Center** | + | |
- | - Click on **Local Area Connection** (the exact name may vary, but it is always in the indicated position) \\ {{: | + | |
- | - You should get a **Local Area Connection Status** window. Click on **Details...** \\ {{: | + | |
- | - In the **Network Connection Details** window, look at the **IPv4 Address** value.\\ {{: | + | |
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- | ===Command line Method=== | + | |
- | This way is the same for all versions of Windows. | + | |
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- | - Go to **Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt** | + | |
- | - Type **ipconfig** and press Enter | + | |
- | - In the text that is displayed, you need to look for the line beginning with **IPv4 Address** and use that value. \\ {{: | + | |
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- | ====External Address==== | + | |
- | If you have a static IP address from your ISP then you can use the external IP address which they have provided you with. If you have a dynamic IP address from your ISP, then this will not work reliably, so you should use the Dynamic DNS method below, or ask your ISP for a static IP address | + | |
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- | If you do not know the static IP address which your ISP has provided you with, then you can go to | + | |
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- | http:// | + | |
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- | http:// | + | |
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- | and these will tell you your external IP address | + | |
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- | (there are other similar services) | + | |
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- | =====DNS name===== | + | |
- | Using a DNS name is easier for users to remember, but it is considerably harder to configure | + | |
- | ====Internal==== | + | |
- | To use a DNS name internally, you need to have an internal DNS server, or an external DNS server which can provide an internal IP address | + | |
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- | If you have a Windows Server computer, then that will usually have a DNS server Role which you can enable (it is automatically enabled if you use Active Directory) | + | |
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- | If you don't have a Windows Server computer, then you could set up a free DNS server such as [[http://www.isc.org/ | + | |
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- | Configuring your DNS server is beyond the scope of this document. You should consult the documentation for the particular DNS server you wish to use. | + | |
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- | Our chargeable technical support service can do it for you if you wish. [[mailto: | + | |
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- | ====External==== | + | |
- | To use a DNS name externally, | + | |
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- | ===Static IP address=== | + | |
- | If you have a static IP address and your own registered domain name, then simply go to the management console for the registered domain name and add a new Host DNS entry ('A record' | + | |
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- | Because there are so many different domain hosting companies, then we cannot give you the specifics | + | |
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- | If you have registered your domain through us, then simply [[mailto: | + | |
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- | ===Dynamic DNS=== | + | |
- | If you have a dynamic IP address, then you can set up an account with a company such as dyndns.org (or one of the many other dynamic DNS services), choose a host name and either install the relevant client software on the VPOP3 computer, or configure your router accordingly). | + | |
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- | There are so many different dynamic DNS companies, we cannot give you specifics of how to do this, but they usually have instructions you can follow. | + | |
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- | Our chargeable technical support service can do this for you if you wish. [[mailto: | + | |
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- | If you have set up dynamic DNS, and you have your own domain name, you can optionally configure a ' | + | |
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