Description
RPTU employees who use a Microsoft Exchange mailbox can access their emails via a web browser (https://email.uni-kl.de) or using an external email program.
This guide explains how to configure Microsoft Outlook to access your Exchange mailbox if your computer is not part of the RHRZ Active Directory domain.
Prerequisites
- You use an Exchange mailbox.
- Your computer is not part of the RHRZ’s central Active Directory domain (uni-kl.de).
- You must be connected to the university network (LAN, Wi-Fi, VPN).
Create the following registry key so that you do not regularly see an authentication window when Outlook is running.
Start the Windows PowerShell. To do this, open the Windows Start menu, enter "Windows PowerShell", select "Windows PowerShell" and then select "Open".
Copy the following script into the PowerShell window and execute it by pressing Enter:
$OutlookPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook"$AutodiscoverPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\AutoDiscover"if(((Test-Path $AutodiscoverPath)-eq $false) -and ((Test-Path $OutlookPath) -eq $true)){ New-Item -Path $OutlookPath -Name AutoDiscover}Set-ItemProperty -Path $AutodiscoverPath -Name 'ExcludeExplicitO365Endpoint' -Value 1 -Type DWORD -Force
Make sure that you are using Outlook classic, as only this app can establish a connection to our local Exchange server, including all functions.
The new Outlook app is often pre-installed, but does not support connections to local Exchange servers. The new Outlook can be recognized by the name and the slightly modified logo.
Click on "More options" and "Use another account".
Then enter your RPTU account name according to the pattern "uni-kl\RPTU account name" (e.g. uni-kl\mus77ter) and your password as the user name.
Activate "Save login data" and confirm with "OK".
If you have integrated several mailboxes in Outlook, make sure that the user name belongs to the mailbox displayed in the query.
