Get Army 365 email and Teams on your home computer

You read Army email and join Teams from your own computer in a web browser.

About 15 minNeed: CAC + reader already set upNeed: Edge or Chrome

Walkthrough video in production

Real screen, real clicks, fake Soldier. Until it is up, the written steps below are the walkthrough.

Filmed on the live system with a CAC, every name and number swapped for a test Soldier before recording.

Step by step

01
Set up your CAC first
Your reader and DoD certificates must work. See the guide on setting up your CAC reader at home.
02
Go to webmail
Type webmail.apps.mil into the address bar yourself. For Teams, go to dod.teams.microsoft.us.
03
Sign in with your CAC
Click 'Sign in with CAC/PIV'. Pick the 'Authentication' certificate and enter your PIN.
Picking the wrong certificate is the most common reason sign-in fails.
04
Answer the stay-signed-in prompt
You will see a Yes or No prompt each time. That is normal.
05
Fix the time zone
Webmail may show Zulu time. Go to Settings, General, Language and time to set your time zone.
06
Stay in the browser
On personal computers, the Outlook and Teams apps are not supported on purpose. Use the browser.
07
Handle attachments
Your home computer may block downloading or printing attachments. Ask the sender to send the file through DoD SAFE (safe.apps.mil).
08
Still blocked?
Some home internet settings block the site. Changing your DNS to Quad9 or Cloudflare fixed it for some users.

! Old @mail.mil addresses are now @army.mil.
! The Outlook and Teams apps do not work on personal computers.
! The attachment rule has changed over time and may depend on your device. If it blocks you, use DoD SAFE.
! The Reserve help desk web portal only works on the Army Reserve Network. Call instead.
! Want email on your phone? Since May 2025 the Army lets you use the Outlook and Teams apps on a personal Apple, Samsung or Google Pixel phone (Intune MAM). Hypori is the other phone option. See the guide on Army 365 on your phone.
! Need a full Army desktop at home? Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) runs in your browser at client.wvd.azure.us/arm/webclient/index.html after you sign up. It still needs a CAC reader.
! The AVD sign-up link in the 2024 Army slides (armyconnect.me/go/avd-setup) is dead. Search 'AVD onboarding' on the Army 365 home page with your CAC instead.