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SonicWALL Email Security
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Getting Started Guide
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SonicWALL Email Security 200, 300, 400, 500 Getting Started Guide This Getting Started Guide contains installation procedures and configuration guidelines for deploying a SonicWALL Email Security appliance on your network. SonicWALL Email Security provides effective, high-performance and easy-to-use inbound and outbound email threat protection. Ideal for the small to medium size business, this self-running, self-updating solution delivers powerful protection against spam, virus and phishing
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Contents This document contains the following sections: “Before You Begin” on page 3 1 • “Check Package Contents” on page 3 • “What You Need to Begin” on page 4 • “Record Configuration Information” on page 4 • “Overview of the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 5 “Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 6 2 • “Before You Register” on page 6 • “Creating a mysonicwall.com Account” on page 6 • “Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 7 • “Activatin
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1 Before You Begin Check Package Contents One SonicWALL Email Security appliance 1 One Getting Started Guide document 2 One Release Note document 3 Any Items Missing? One Thank You card If any items are missing from your package, 4 contact: One SonicWALL Resource CD 5 SonicWALL Support One crossover cable (red) Web: 6 Email: customer_service@sonicwall.com One Ethernet cable (gray) 7 One power cord* 8 One RS232 CLI cable 9 * The included power cord is inte
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What You Need to Begin • A computer to use as a management station for initial configuration of the SonicWALL Email Security appliance • A Web browser supporting Java and HTTP uploads. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or higher, Mozilla 1.7 or higher, or Firefox are recommended • An Internet connection Record Configuration Information Before continuing, record the following configuration information for your reference: Networking Information Email Security IP Address:
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Overview of the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance SonicWALL Email Security Appliance HDD LED Power Button Power LED Reset Button* Cooling Fan Serial Port LAN Port Power Supply * Pressing the reset button for several seconds will result in a reboot of the SonicWALL Email Security appliance. Alert: Do not plug devices into any ports (other than those indicated) unless explicitly instructed to do so by a SonicWALL technical support representative. Doing so may void your warranty. HDD LED Indic
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2 Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Appliance Before you can use your SonicWALL Email Security appliance, you must first register your appliance and activate your licenses for the SonicWALL Email Protection Subscription and Dynamic Support. Before You Register You need a mysonicwall.com account to register the SonicWALL Email Security appliance. If you already have a mysonicwall.com account, go to “Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 7 to register your appli
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5. When you return to the login screen, log in with your new username and password. 6. Confirm your account by entering the subscription code you received in the email. Congratulations, you have created and logged into your mysonicwall.com account. Registering Your SonicWALL Email Security Appliance 1. Locate your SonicWALL Email Security Software serial number. It should be printed on the label on the right-side of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance. 2. If you are not already logged int
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5.Click . 6. Follow the online prompts to fill out the survey and complete the registration process. Activating Your SonicWALL Email Protection Subscription and Dynamic Support 1. When you purchased your subscription to SonicWALL Email Protection Subscription and Dynamic Support, you should have received an activation code. If you have not purchased a subscription, contact your SonicWALL Sales representative. 2. If you are not already in the Service Management page, click on My Products. Then
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The services that are already activated will display with and a 27- character license key. If a service you purchased a license for is not activated, click next to the service to activate it. Note: If your Email Protection Subscription service is not installed, you must activate it in order to use the spam and phishing protection in your SonicWALL Email Security appliance. 4. Locate your activation codes. They should be sets of 8 alpha-numeric characters in the format XXXXXXXX. 5. Enter the
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Setting Up the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance 3 In this section, you will: • “Apply Power to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 10 • “Connect Directly to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 10 • “Login to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance” on page 11 • “Change the Default Administrator Password” on page 13 • “Enter the License Keys for Each Service” on page 14 Apply Power to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance 1. Plug the power cord into the back of the Sonic
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Login to the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance 1. Open a Web browser on the computer you are using to administer the SonicWALL Email Security appliance. 2. Enter http://192.168.168.169 (the default IP address of the SonicWALL Email Security appliance) 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 interf
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4. The first time you log in to the SonicWALL Email Security appliance, you must configure the monitoring settings before you can use the administrative interface: Email address of the The email address of the mail server administrator. Enter the administrator who complete email address. For example, user@example.com receives emergency alerts: Postmaster for the The email address of the Mail Transfer Agent administrator. MTA: Enter the complete email address. For example, user@example.com
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Navigate the SonicWALL Email Security Interface The SonicWALL Email Security administration interface has eight buttons across the top of the screen. Each button corresponds to a different set of management topics. Each button 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 m
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Enter the License Keys for Each Service 1. 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 display the licensing status of each service you enter a key for. Page 14
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4 Setting Up Network Configuration Before you connect your SonicWALL Email Security appliance to your network, you need to set up the network configuration on the appliance: 1. In the left navigation menu, click on Host Configuration. The Server Configuration > Host Configuration page displays. Hostname: Enter a hostname you can use within your network to address the SonicWALL Email Security appliance. Enter a fully qualified domain name, for example, emailsecurity.example.com Get all networ
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3. Disconnect the crossover cable from the SonicWALL Email Security appliance. 4. Reset your management computer’s IP settings to work with your network. For example, if your network uses DHCP, reset your Local Area Connection to obtain and 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. Page 16
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Connecting the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance to 5 Your Network Your SonicWALL Email Security appliance is designed to operate in most network setups with minimal configuration. The following instructions guide you through the process of connecting the SonicWALL Email Security appliance to your network. The diagrams below provide a “before” and “after” view of a network using SonicWALL Email Security. Before and After Mail Flow Before SonicWALL Email Security Incoming Email Outgoing Emai
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6 Configuring the SonicWALL Email Security Appliance In this section, you will: • “Set the Time and Date” on page 18 • “Use Quick Configuration to Set Up Email Management” on page 19 Set the Time and Date 1. Under Server Configuration click Host Configuration in the left column. 2. At the bottom of the Server Configuration > Host Configuration page, under More Settings, click . The Date and Time window displays: Current system date and Select the current year, month, day, hour, and minute. The
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Use Quick Configuration to Set Up Email Management The Quick Configuration page will walk you step-by-step through the configuration of your SonicWALL Email Security appliance. Use this window the first time you configure SonicWALL Email Security if you are installing SonicWALL Email Security as an All-In- One server and have only one downstream server. More options for these settings are available in the other Server Configuration pages. Click at the bottom of the Server Configuration > Lic
