The Department of Defense has been taking many different opportunities to improve the standards of communication and integration between soldier and the headquarters. This means that the initiatives like the Enterprise E-Mail have helped put the entire communication between staff and soldiers into a much more lucrative and fluid context. In fact, the Enterprise E-Mail […]
Posts Categorized: DoD Enterprise Email
ACCESSING OWA ON WINDOWS XP, VISTA, & 7
Logging in to Outlook Web Access (OWA) Logging in to OWA Put your CAC into the smart card reader Go to ‘ https://usasoc-owa.soc.mil/exchange ‘, read the agreement text and if you agree, click ‘ I Accept ‘ Choose your ‘ DoD EMAIL ‘ Digital Certificate and click ‘ OK ‘(left). Then enter your PIN and […]
Enterprise Email
The Switch to Enterprise Email Army Enterprise Email (Also called DoD Enterprise Email) is the Department of Defense’s new email platform. It replaces the old AKO Webmail platform if your log-in requires a CAC. This happened because the army realized that the cost and benefit of some of these email storage accounts weren’t worth it. […]
Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Email Information Page
Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise Email Information Page In the coming months, all Army AKO users having a CAC will be migrated to DISA’s Enterprise Email (EE). This means that the AKO accounts will no longer be accessible. DISA will be using Microsoft Exchange and will require 100% CAC use from the Outlook Web App […]
AKO Mail Client: Outlook Express Configuration
Follow the directions below to configure your AKO Webmail to Outlook Express on your local machine. 1. Open Outlook Express 2. Click on ‘Tools’. 3. Click on ‘Accounts…’. 4. Click the ‘Add’ button. 5. Enter your display name. This is the name that will be displayed to users to send mail to. 6. Click on […]
Minimum Browser Security Settings
Minimum Browser Security Settings for Accessing DoD Websites On 23 June 2010, AKO converted to using only NIST / NIAP-approved Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. To ensure access to the Portal, it may be necessary to change individual browser settings. Specifically: Only Internet Explorer 6 (or higher) and Mozilla Firefox browsers support the higher level […]
AKO Mail: Outlook Express Integration
How do I configure my AKO webmail to Outlook Express? Follow the directions below to configure your AKO Webmail to Outlook Express on your local machine. 1. Open Outlook Express 2. Click on ‘Tools’. 3. Click on ‘Accounts…’. 4. Click the ‘Add’ button. 5. Enter your display name. This is the name that will be […]
Outlook 2007 IMAP set up
What settings do I need to configure Outlook 2007 with my AKO/DKO webmail? Follow the directions below to configure your AKO/DKO webmail to Outlook 2007 on your local machine. Open Outlook 2007. Click on ‘Tools’ Click on ‘Account Settings…’. Within the “E-mail” tab, click on ‘New’. Select “Microsoft Exchange, POP 3, IMAP, or HTTP”. Click […]
