The slideshow guide below will help you set up your Thunderbird email program. Use the arrows to navigate through each step. The screen shots below may look different from the version that is installed on your computer.

Thunderbird Email Setup

Step 1. Navigate to your Account Settings. Open Thunderbird. Click on the Email icon under Create a new account (center of window).

Step 1. Navigate to your Account Settings. Open Thunderbird. Click on the Email icon under Create a new account (center of window).

Step 2. Enter your @mgwnet.com email address. A window will open which poses the question: Would you like a new email address? MGW has already provided you with an email address, please click the button at the bottom that states: Skip this and use m

Step 2. Enter your @mgwnet.com email address. A window will open which poses the question: Would you like a new email address? MGW has already provided you with an email address, please click the button at the bottom that states: Skip this and use my existing email.

Step 3. The Mail Account Setup window will open Enter your preference in the Your name field. Enter your full email address, example: myemail@mgwnet.com. Enter your Password. Click Continue.

Step 3. The Mail Account Setup window will open Enter your preference in the Your name field. Enter your full email address, example: myemail@mgwnet.com. Enter your Password. Click Continue.

Step 4. The system will process your input to find your email configuration. Make sure that IMAP (remote folders) is selected. Click the Manual config button at the bottom of the window.

Step 4. The system will process your input to find your email configuration. Make sure that IMAP (remote folders) is selected. Click the Manual config button at the bottom of the window.

Step 5. Update your Incoming and Outgoing Server Settings. Make sure that the Incoming drop-down is set to IMAP. Edit the Incoming Server Name to: pop.mgwnet.com. Ensure that the Incoming Port field is displaying 993. Make sure that the Incoming SSL

Step 5. Update your Incoming and Outgoing Server Settings. Make sure that the Incoming drop-down is set to IMAP. Edit the Incoming Server Name to: pop.mgwnet.com. Ensure that the Incoming Port field is displaying 993. Make sure that the Incoming SSL drop-down is set to SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates). Select the Incoming Authentication method drop-down and choose Normal password. Edit the Outgoing Server Name to: smtp.mgwnet.com. Make sure that the Outgoing Port field is set to 465. Make sure that the Outgoing SSL drop-down is set to SSL/TSL (Accept all certificates). Select the Outgoing Authentication method drop-down and choose Normal password. Enter your full email address (ex: myemail@mgwnet.com) into both User Name fields (Incoming and Outgoing). Click Done.