SonicWALL Email Security 6000, Getting Started Manual

Page 1: ...EMAIL SECURITY SonicWALL Email Security SonicWALL Email Security Solutions SonicWALL Email Security 6000 Getting Started Guide ...

Page 2: ...tial information Combining anti spam anti phishing content filtering policy management and content compliance capabilities in a single seamlessly integrated solution SonicWALL Email Security provides powerful protection without complexity Note In order to use the spam and phishing protection provided by the SonicWALL Email Security appliance you must have a subscription to SonicWALL Email Protecti...

Page 3: ...n page 11 Connect Directly to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance on page 11 Login to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance on page 12 Initial System Configuration on page 13 Connecting and Configuring the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance on the Network Connecting the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance to Your Network on page 16 The SonicWALL Email Security Interface on page 17 Change the De...

Page 4: ...ay One power cord One RS232 CLI cable The included power cord is intended for use in North America only For European Union EU customers a power cord is not included Das eingeschlossene Netzkabel ist für Gebrauch in Nordamerikas nur vorgehabt Für Europaïsche Union EU Kunden ist ein Netzkabel nicht eingeschlossen 1 Any Items Missing If any items are missing from your package contact SonicWALL Suppor...

Page 5: ...xxx Record the serial number found on the top right access panel of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance Authentication Code xxx xxx Record the authentication code found on the top right access panel of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance Activation Keys xxxxxxxx SonicWALL Email Security Anti SpamandAnti Phishing Anti Virus Kaspersky Anti Virus McAfee Email Compliance Record your service ac...

Page 6: ... Gateway IP Address Record the IP address of your network s gateway device such as your perimeter firewall router DNS Server 1 DNS Server 2 optional Record your DNS Server information Host Name A fully qualified domain name within your network to address the SonicWALL Email Security appliance Password Select a password for your SonicWALL Email Security appliance default is password Email Server IP...

Page 7: ... connect to AC power using the supplied power cable LAN Port Allows the SonicWALL Email Security appliance to connect to your local area network Serial Port Allows you to connect directly to the appliance via terminal services to use the CLI SonicWALL Email Security Appliance Pressing the reset button for several seconds will result in a reboot of the SonicWALL Email Security appliance Alert Do no...

Page 8: ...t to register the SonicWALL Email Security appliance To create a mysonicwall com account refer to Creating a mysonicwall com Account on page 28 If you already have a mysonicwall com account go to Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Appliance on page 7 to register your appliance Note mysonicwall com registration information is not sold or shared with any other company Registering Your SonicWA...

Page 9: ...al number enter a friendly name for your appliance and enter your authentication code in the Quick Register Add New Product section 5 Click 6 Follow the online prompts to fill out the survey and complete the registration process ...

Page 10: ... Contact your SonicWALL authorized reseller if you are missing these keys 1 If you are not already in the Service Management page click on My Products 2 Click on the name or serial number link of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance in the Registered Products list to continue to the Applicable Services section 3 The Applicable Services table should list all the services you purchased with your ...

Page 11: ...ense key for the service in the format XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 6 Record the license key in the table below 7 Repeat this for each service you want to activate 8 Record all of your license keys from the Service Name table and either paste them into a text file or word processing document or write them down in the table below Note You will need these license keys in order to activate ser...

Page 12: ...while the appliance performs a series of diagnostic tests When the HDD LED is no longer lit the SonicWALL Email Security appliance is ready for configuration Connect Directly to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance The SonicWALL Email Security appliance comes configured with an IP address of 192 168 168 169 Before you can connect your management station to it you must configure your management s...

Page 13: ...pliance in the Location or Address bar The SonicWALL Email Security Web management login screen displays Note Depending on your browser settings one or more security warnings may display while connecting to the Email Security Web management interface Choose to accept the certificates in order to log into the SonicWALL Email Security appliance 3 Log into SonicWALL Email Security appliance using adm...

Page 14: ...mail address of the administrator who receives emergency alerts The email address of the mail server administrator Enter the complete email address For example user example com Postmaster for the MTA The email address of the Mail Transfer Agent administrator Enter the complete email address For example mail example com Name or IP address of backup SMTP servers Enter fully qualified domain names or...

Page 15: ...m DHCP Select this if you want your SonicWALL Email Security appliance to get dynamic IP settings from the DHCP server on your network Use the static settings below Select this to assign your SonicWALL Email Security appliance a static IP address Enter This machine s IP address Primary DNS server IP address the local DNS server that has the MX record for your mail server Fallback DNS server IP add...

Page 16: ...o work with your network For example if your network uses DHCP reset your Local Area Connection to obtain an IP address and DNS settings dynamically from the server 5 Reconnect your management computer to your network You will use the network to access the SonicWALL Email Security appliance in the next steps System Date and Time Select the current year month day hour and minute Current Time Zone D...

Page 17: ... Connecting the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance to Your Network Your SonicWALL Email Security appliance is designed to operate in most network setups with minimal configuration The diagrams below provide a before and after view of a network using SonicWALL Email Security 1 Plug one end of the provided Ethernet cable into the LAN port on the back of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance 2 Plug...

Page 18: ... brings up a set of management pages you can navigate with a menu in the left column When you select a different button at the top the left navigation menu changes At all times in the management interface one button is selected and one page in the left navigation menu is selected Click here to send a message to SonicWALL Technical Support Click here to get application information Click here to cha...

Page 19: ...ord into the Password field 3 Enter it again in the Confirm Password field 4 Click Apply Changes Enter the License Keys for Each Service 1 Retrieve the license keys you recorded in Activating SonicWALL Email Protection Services on page 9 Enter each license key for a service in the License Key field 2 Click the Add License Key button 3 Repeat this step for each license key The Module table will dis...

Page 20: ...gs are available in the other Server Configuration pages Click at the bottom of the Server Configuration License Management page to launch the Quick Configuration page Network Architecture 1 Configure the inbound and outbound message processing paths Inbound destination server Click for more information Inbound SMTP setup Select one of the two inbound SMTP setups options If you select to specify d...

Page 21: ...ore information LDAP server type Select one Active Directory Lotus Domino Exchange 5 5 Sun ONE iPlanet Other Login name Click for more information Password Password for the account entered above Click and to test your settings NetBIOS domain names Click for more information Action for messages identified as junk Select to quarantine all junk mail or deliver all mail to users ...

Page 22: ...urity appliance If unchecked summary messages are not sent Users can preview their own quarantined junk mail If checked users can preview junk mail messages without unjunking them If they receive summaries the summaries will contain a preview link for each junk email URL for user view The URL users can follow to view their own email junk box Click to test the URL Test connectivity for updates Clic...

Page 23: ...icWALL Email Security appliance Mail traffic must pass from the Internet to the appliance and then the appliance sends the good mail on to your mail server You have two choices to route mail traffic to your SonicWALL Email Security appliance instead of to your mail server Change the MX record in your DNS server to resolve to the IP address of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance You may have to...

Page 24: ...rface click the Auditing button on the top 5 Check the Inbound auditing reports to make sure the email appears as Delivered 6 Check the mail account you sent the message to If you received the message you have correctly configured your SonicWALL Email Security appliance To An email address where you receive email that is on the mail server for which you have configured the SonicWALL Email Security...

Page 25: ...the outbound mail destination of your mail server to point to the IP address or host name of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance This is typically done by configuring a Smart Host on your mail server The configuration steps for Exchange Server 2003 are provided here See the documentation on your mail server for specific instructions 1 In the Exchange System Manager navigate to the Servers serv...

Page 26: ... in the Server Configuration Network Architecture page configure a separate outbound path to handle the outbound email flow at the appliance if not already configured Configure the path to use the MTA MX routing or SmartHost under Destination of Path You need to configure something unique between the inbound and outbound path to distinguish inbound from outbound mail flow A very simple way to do t...

Page 27: ...hange server The SonicWALL Email Security appliance always gives preference to specific matches for example an exact IP address match takes precedence over Any Another example using port numbers to distinguish which path a message should take Source IP Listen On Destination Inbound Any Any 25 proxy exch1 example com 25 Outbound Any Any 2525 MX Another alternative would be to assign your SonicWALL ...

Page 28: ...dress and type 192 168 168 50 in the IP address field 5 Type 255 255 255 0 in the Subnet Mask field 6 Click OK for the settings to take effect Windows 2000 1 From your Windows Start menu select Settings 2 Open Network and Dial up Connections 3 Click Properties 4 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties 5 Select Use the following IP address and type 192 168 168 50 in the IP address f...

Page 29: ... account information personal information and preferences and click Submit Note You must enter a valid email address 4 Follow the prompts to finish creating your account SonicWALL will email a subscription code to the email address you entered in the personal information 5 When you return to the login screen log in with your new username and password 6 Confirm your account by entering the subscrip...

Page 30: ...ixtures and sources of noise such as radios transmitters and broadband amplifiers The included power cord is intended for use in North America only For European Union EU customers a power cord is not included Ensure that no water or excessive moisture can enter the unit Allow unrestricted airflow around the unit and through the vents on the side of the unit A minimum of 1 inch 25 44mm clearance is...

Page 31: ...röhren und Störquellen wie Funksendern oder Breitbandverstärkern Das eingeschlossene Netzkabel ist für Gebrauch in Nordamerikas nur vorgehabt Für Europaïsche Union EU Kunden ist ein Netzkabel nicht eingeschlossen Stellen Sie sicher dass das Gerät vor Wasser und hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit geschützt ist Stellen Sie sicher dass die Luft um das Gerät herum zirkulieren kann und die Lüf tungsschlitze an der...

Page 32: ...rence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy And if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual the device may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user is required to ...

Page 33: ... Warning This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Declaration of Conformity Application of council Directive Directive 89 336 EEC EMC and 72 23 EEC LVD Standards to which conformity is declared EN 55022 1998 A2 Class A EN 55024 1998 A2 EN 61000 3 2 2000 A2 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 EN 6...

Page 34: ...e designed for intra building connection to other equipment Do not connect these ports directly to communication wiring or other wiring that exits the building where the SonicWALL is located German Language Regulatory and Safety Instructions Hinweis zur Lithiumbatterie Die in der Internet Security appliance von SonicWALL verwendete Lithiumbatterie darf nicht vom Benutzer ausgetauscht werden Zum Au...

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