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Please follow instructions below to configure Exchange account in Outlook 2011 for MAC.

1. Open Outlook and navigate to Tools > Accounts
   
   

1. In the Accounts window, click the plus sign (+) in the lower left-hand corner and choose Exchange.
2. In a new window, fill in the following fields, then click Add Account.
   • E-mail address: Enter your primary email address (UPN) for your Exchange mailbox.
   • Method: Select User Name and Password.
   • User name : Type your primary email address.
   • Password: Type your mailbox password.

1. Outlook will attempt to determine settings for the new Exchange account automatically.
   • If an Autodiscover record is configured for the domain name, Outlook will determine settings automatically. You will get a prompt such as the one below. Select the option Always use my response for this server and click the Allow button.
     
     
   
   
   
   • If no Autodiscover record exists for the domain, Outlook 2011 will prompt you for the server name. Please type in one of the following values:
     • Default value: https://site2.exch500.serverdata.net/EWS/Exchange.asmx
     • West Site: https://west.EXCH500.serverdata.net/EWS/Exchange.asmx
     • East Site: https://east.EXCH500.serverdata.net/EWS/Exchange.asmx

1. To perform Global Address List lookups, you need to configure Directory Service. To do this, navigate to Outlook > Tools > Accounts, select the newly created Exchange account, and click the Advanced  button in the lower right-hand corner of the window.

• In the Server section, under Directory service:
• Make sure that the Override default port and Login with my Exchange account credentials options are selected.
• The option Use SSL to connect (recommended) should be checked.
• Change the port number to 636.
• Server: ldap.exch500.serverdata.net
• Search base: OU=LDR-London,OU=Hosting,DC=exch500,DC=msoutlookonline,DC=net