Then go to the Steps 3 and 4 from the first method. To do it, go to folder C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook, where you will find the file with the name -Autodiscover.xml.Ĭopy this file, change the account settings if necessary and save it to the C:\Autodiscover\autodiscover.xml. You can get sample parameters for this file from any configured Outlook client.
If the URL with autodiscover.xml is not available from your device, you will have to create a local XML file containing full user settings to connect to the Exchange server. Local XML File with Exchange Connection Settings If you did everything correctly, Outlook 2016 will automatically set up the Exchange connection.
If it isn’t, go to the second setup method. If the file is available, go to the next step. If you know the URL to access your Exchange through OWA, check if the following URL address is available: (to access the XML file you must authenticate).Assume that on some reasons it is impossible. Of course, first of all you should make you Exchange administrators set up the correct Autodiscover both for external and internal clients.