HITS Email: Office365 Email Settings (Legacy March 2023)
!!! Note: The instructions below were for SMTP setup prior to 2024. The setting changes below most likely are not current with Office365 SMTP setup since updating Java (2024). You may want to Google – “Office365 SMTP Settings” and use updated documentation based on Office365 setup for SMTP !!!
Step #1: Go to https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/settings
Step #2: Log into your account
Step #3: Once logged in, click on Mail Flow
Step #4: Uncheck the “Turn Off SMTP AUTH protocol for your organization” checkbox
Step #5: Check the “Turn on use of legacy TLS clients”
Step #6: Click the Save button

Step #7: In HITS navigate to Views –> Administration & Utilities –> Store –> View/Edit Default Settings
Step #8: Click on the Email/Communications menu from the right-side menu
Step #9: Select the appropriate store from the Settings Shown drop-down menu
Step #10: Ensure that you have the correct SMTP Server URL (i.e., smtp-legacy.office365.com)
Step #11: Enter the correct SMTP Port (i.e., 587)
Step #12: Select the correct SMTP Send Mode (i.e., STARTTLS)
Step #13: SMTP Use Authorization, select Yes
Step #14: Ensure your email and email password are correct and click Save

Step #15: Log out of HITS and log back in
Note: You must have “admin privileges” for your company’s Office365 to access the admin.exchange.microsoft.com/ website and access the /#/settings page. Contact your email administrator and provide them with steps# 1 through #5. HITS Software Support can assist with steps# 5 through #12.