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Microsoft Exchange

Create a shared mailbox profile in Outlook 2007

To set up a separate shared mailbox profile, follow the instructions below.

To create a separate profile:

1. Right click the Outlook icon on your Start Menu and select Properties
   

   

2. Click Show Profiles.

   

3. Select Prompt for Profile to be used, and click Add.

   

4. Name the profile to be used for your shared mailbox and click Next.

   

5. Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types, then click Next.

   

6. Select Microsoft Exchange Server and click Next.

   

7. Where it says Microsoft Exchange Server type exchangea.mgmt.ad.uconn.edu. Where it says user name type the resource number (i.e. resource0123) . Then click check name. You will be promted to log in with the username of uconn\NetID (eg. uconn\abc04004) and your Exchange/Active Directory password (unless you've been added to the Active Directory).

   

8. Enter your Exchange username and password, then click OK. click Finish, then Close.

   

The next time you open Outlook you will have the option to log in to either your profile or the profile you just created. Once logged into the shared mailbox you will notice that it looks and functions exactly like your account.

Updated: 12/18/2006