Verizon Email Servers Settings- Configure IMAP, SMTP, POP3

Emails are the most prominent in today’s era and are being use by everyone. To fulfill the need of having an email account, several email service providers have come into existence. Some major giants in the field of email are Gmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL Mail, Verizon Email, and many more.

Verizon email in its old days was the most used email service provider and still there exist several users of it. It was the time of the year 2017 when Verizon email decided to opt-out of the email service and recommended to its users to go with AOL or Yahoo mail. Those who got the email transfer from Verizon email to any of these, are still using the email service. So, for these users, here I am providing server settings (ie. POP, IMAP & SMTP) and along with this, I have covered up the configuration part of Outlook and Gmail using which you can easily access the Verizon email within them without having to face any obstacle.

If you are a newbie and do not understand these technical terms but want to use the Verizon email server settings in an email client. Do not worry, as the details are provided in a lucid manner and definitely you will not face any difficulty while grasping them. Even if you are an advanced user, you will get to learn a lot while reading the configuration part of Outlook and Gmail.

Server settings like IMAP, SMTP, and POP are used by those who want to use the Verizon email in the email clients like Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, and many more. So, whatever email client you are using, you will always be require to enter the details of protocols inside the email client and these details are mention below. But before that, let’s start with a little overview of server settings.

Here find the details.

What are IMAP, POP, and SMTP?

These are also known as server settings and are discuss below to give you the proper idea of what these protocols are all about.

IMAP or Internet Message Access Protocol is basically used to fetch the emails from the server. Due to it, you are able to browse the emails on the email client. Also, it allows you to use the email client from several accounts i.e. you are not bound to use a single account to access the emails and you can use multiple accounts to access it. IMAP uses two ports basically these are

Port 143 (non-encrypted port)

Port 993 (Secure Port)

POP or Post Office Protocol is meant to transfer the email from the server to the email client. It is much similar to the IMAP but is different in a way that whenever an email is delete from the email client, it will also be delete from the server. This way the email server remains synced with the email client and you do not have to delete the email on both sides manually. POP is found to use the two protocols and is mention below.

Port 110 (Non-Encrypted Port)

Port 995 (Secure)

SMTP or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is responsible for sending and receiving the emails. More precisely, this protocol enables an individual to forward and reply to an email. Also, it holds the same importance as the other two i.e. IMAP and POP are having. The ports on which the SMTP works for Verizon are:

Port 25 (Non-Encrypted)

Port 2525 (Non-Encrypted port if port 25 is not working)

Port 465 (Secure Port)

These protocols are categorize into two sections, one is known as incoming server protocol whereas the other is known as the outgoing server protocol. Incoming server protocols constitute POP and IMAP. The outgoing server protocol consists of SMTP.

After having understood the protocols and their port number, let’s dive into the settings that are require the most for setting up the Verizon email in any of the email clients.

POP and IMAP Server Settings For Verizon Email

POP and IMAP server protocols are also known as the incoming server protocols and the details of these have already been discuss above.

So, If you have decided to use POP as the protocol, find below the settings of the same.

Incoming server Host name for Verizon AOL– pop.verizon.net
Incoming server Host name for Verizon Yahoo– incoming.yahoo.verizon.net
Incoming Mail Server Port– 995
Require SSL Encryption- Yes
Require Authentication- Yes
Email Address- Type full Verizon email address
Password- Verizon email account password
Require Authentication- Yes

In another case, if you are willing to configure the Verizon email account via IMAP protocol, find the settings below.

Incoming Server Host Name for Verizon AOL- imap.aol.com
Incoming Server Host Name for Verizon Yahoo- incoming.yahoo.verizon.net
Incoming Mail Server Port- 993
Require SSL Encryption- Yes
Require Authentication- Yes
Email Address- Type full Verizon email address
Password- Verizon email account password
Require Authentication- Yes

SMTP Server Settings For Verizon Email

As told above SMTP is responsible for sending and receiving the emails and merely entering the above protocols settings i.e. POP and IMAP will not enable the email client to function properly. So, it is need to type the SMTP settings as well and these are available below.

Outgoing Server Host Name for Verizon AOL– smtp.verizon.net
Outgoing Server Host Name for Verizon Yahoo- outgoing.yahoo.verizon.net
Outgoing Server Port– 465 (Use it with SSL) and 587 (Use it with TLS)
Requires SSL Encryption– Yes
Requires TLS Encryption- Yes (if required)
Requires Authentication– Yes
Email Address- Type full Verizon email address
Password- Verizon email account password
Require Authentication- Yes

So these were the settings for incoming and outgoing server protocols. Whenever you want to use the Verizon email on any of the email clients you should use the above-mentioned settings.

Now, if you are willing to use Gmail as an email client for your Verizon email, you are in luck as this is possible and is describe in forthcoming passages.

Set up Verizon Email in Gmail

It is quite easy to set up Verizon email in Gmail and after setting it up you will be able to browse, send and receive the emails on behalf of Verizon email. To achieve this you will be require to configure Gmail with protocols and the settings for them are mention above.

Let’s start with the Verizon SMTP protocol’s settings in Gmail.

Setting up SMTP in Gmail

After setting up the SMTP protocol settings in Gmail you will be able to send or receive the emails on behalf of Verizon email. Steps to set up the SMTP in Gmail are mention below.

Step 1: Open up the web browser and log in to Gmail by entering the correct credentials.

Step 2: Once the GUI (Graphical User Interface) of Gmail is open, go to the gear icon (locate on the top right ). Also, the image is show below.

Step 3: Choose “See all settings” and further click on “Accounts and import”

Step 4: Now a new window will open up, search and locate “Send Mail As”

Step 5: In front of “Send Mail As”, click on “Add another email address”

Step 6: Now, you will get to see a new window as shown below and choose “Next Step” button.

Step 7: Enter the required settings as mentioned above

Step 8: Now click on the “Add Account” button

Once you are done with the above steps, you will be provide an email for authentication, just approve the email receive, and later you will be able to send the email on behalf of the Verizon email account.

Now, Let’s start with the Verizon POP protocol’s settings in Gmail.

Setting up POP in Gmail

If you want to access the recently receive emails, for this you will be require to activate the POP protocol in Gmail, and steps to achieve the same have been provide below.

Step 1: Launch the web browser and log in to the Gmail

Step 2: Click on the gear icon (can be found on the top right corner)

Step 3: Click on “See all Settings” and choose “Accounts and imports”

Step 4: Scroll and locate “Check mail from other account” and in front of it, click on “Add mail account”. Also, shown in the below image.

Step 5: A new window will open up where you will be ask to enter the Verizon email address and once done click on the “Next” button

Step 6: Tick on the radio button in front of “Import emails from my other account (POP3)” and click on the “Next” button.

Step 7: Now enter the POP protocol settings (already told above)

Step 8: Finally, click on the add account button

Now, after completing the above steps you will start getting the Verizon emails in your Gmail account. If still, you could not find the emails, try retracing the steps with full concentration.

Set up Verizon Email in Outlook

If you are willing to access the Verizon email on Outlook, you will be require to configure the Outlook with Verizon protocols and the process of configuration is mention below.

Set up Verizon Email SMTP Settings in Outlook

Verizon SMTP settings have already been discuss above and steps to configure the Outlook with it are being discuss below. Have a look.

Step 1: Launch the Outlook by double-clicking on it

Step 2: Follow the path sequentially “File > Info > Add Account”. The image is provided below.

Step 3: Enter Verizon Email address and password and choose “connect”

Step 4: After the connection is establish, follow the path: “File > Info > Manage Profiles > Email Accounts” and select the recently added Verizon email account.

Step 5: Now, here you are suppose to enter the Outgoing mail server settings (have already been provided above)

Step 6: Go to the path: More Settings > Advanced and confirm whether the entered port number is 465 and encryption is enable or not. If not, enable it.

Step 7: Choose “OK” and type your Verizon password.

Now, a test email will be sent by Outlook to check whether everything is configure in the right way or not.

Once you are done with setting up the SMTP in Outlook, it is time to set up the remaining protocols as well. So, let’s proceed.

Set up Verizon Email POP/IMAP Settings in Outlook

It is quite easy to set up the Verizon email’s POP/IMAP settings; steps to perform the same have been discuss below.

Step 1: Double-click the Outlook icon on the desktop to launch it.

Step 2: Go to the path: File > Info > Add Account, as shown below in the image.

Step 3: Now choose “Manual Setup or Additional Server Types” and click on the Next button.

Step 4: A new window will open up as shown in the below image, Choose the POP/IMAP option.

Step 5: Now enter the server settings of POP or IMAP (has already been told above)

This way, Outlook will get configure with Verizon email and you will be able to send, receive and browse the emails.

Till this point, you must have got an idea of what server settings and protocols are. In addition to this, ways of setting up the email client with respect to the Verizon email have also been cover, so that you do not face any obstacles during the configuration process. If still, you are facing a problem, follow the respective forum on the world wide web and get the problem answer.