How to Set up E-mailing for Vista and Vista Web

Outlook

1. Create a user account in the Microsoft admin portal.
2. Give the account at least a Microsoft 365 Business Premium license, so it has access to a mailbox.
3. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) on the account.
4. Log into the account at account.microsoft.com.
5. Go to the Security Info page.
   
6. Choose "Add sign-in method"
7. Choose "App password" from the options.
8. Give it a name of your choice.
9. The app password will be automatically generated.  It will not be accessible again after this point, so make sure to save the password in a secure location.

Vista

1. Log into Vista and go to VA Site Settings > Email Settings tab.
2. Enter the following:
   1. Email Client: Basic SMTP
   2. Host: smtp-mail.outlook.com
   3. Port: 25
   4. Email Address: [the account you created] 
   5. Username: [the account you created] 
   6. Password: [the app password you saved previously] 
3. Press the "Send Test Email" button and send an e-mail to yourself to verify that it is configured correctly.

Vista Web

1. Log into Vista Web and go to the Portal Settings > Email Configuration section.
2. In the General Configuration, enter the following:
   1. Address of the SMTP Host: smtp.office365.com
   2. Email address to send emails from: [the account you created]
   3. Enable SSL in SMTP: check the box
   4. Port used by SMTP server: 587
   5. SMTP log in password: [the app password you saved previously]
   6. SMTP log in username: [the account you created]
3. Go to Admin > Mail Log > Action > Send Test Email and send an e-mail to yourself to verify that it is configured correctly.