In order to do the accessibility of Bigpond webmail earlier, without visiting its website to do the Bigpond Webmail login, we should add our Bigpond email account in Outlook. By adding your account to it, you can see your emails by just opening the desktop software and you will no longer need to go to the website and fill in the information to do the login.

Following is the process to add and set up Bigpond email account in Outlook 2016 and above versions:

1. First, you have to do the Bigpond email login in Outlook, for this, open its desktop software.
2. Click on the File option and then select Add Accounts.
3. On the visible screen, enter your Bigpond email address in the visible text field.
4. To set up the account manually, select the option within the Advanced Options link.
5. Click on the Connect button.
6. Now, you have to choose your Email Account type, it can either be IMAP or POP. Most of the times, it is IMAP that is advised to choose.
7. Now, the Account setting window will appear where you have to fill in the server information according to the Account Type chosen in the previous step. Following are these:
   1. Account Type: IMAP
      1. Incoming Server: imap.telstra.com
      2. Port No.: 993
      3. Encryption: SSL

1. Outgoing Server: smtp.telstra.com
2. Port No.: 465 (preferred) or 587
3. Authentication Required: Yes
4. Encryption: SSL/TLS (for port no. 465) and STARTTLS (for port no. 587)

1. Account Type: POP
   1. Incoming Server: pop.telstra.com
   2. Port No.: 995
   3. Encryption: SSL

1. Outgoing Server: smtp.telstra.com
2. Port No.: 465 (preferred) or 587
3. Authentication Required: Yes
4. Encryption: SSL/TLS (for port no. 465) and STARTTLS (for port no. 587)

8. Then, click on the Next button.
9. Enter your Bigpond email password and lastly, click on the Connect button and your Bigpond login into the Outlook software is completed.