Follow the directions below to configure your AKO/DKO webmail to Outlook 2010 on your local machine. Open Outlook 2010. Click on ‘File’. Click on ‘Add Account ‘. Within the “Add Account Window” tab, click on ‘Manually configure server settings or additional server types’. Click on ‘Next’. Select “Internet Email”. Click on ‘Next’. This will bring […]
Posts Categorized: DoD Webmail
AKO Webmail Migration to DoD Enterprise Email
Beginning February this year, about 500K Army Knowledge Online (AKO) users will be migrated to DoD Enterprise Email (DEE). These users are currently using their AKO webmail as the primary email. This group is actually the last among the Army groups whose accounts will be migrated to DEE. DoD Enterprise Email http://akoarmymil.com/dod-enterprise-email-dee/ Enterprise Email http://akoarmymil.com/enterprise-email/ […]
AKO Mail Client: Thunderbird Configuration
To configure Thunderbird with your AKO mail: 1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird and go to Tools –> Account Settings. 2. Click the ‘Account Actions’ button then ‘Add Mail Account’ and enter the following: Your Name AKO email address AKO password (Optional) NOTE: If you save your password, you should uncheck the Save password option for security […]
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 […]
