User Guide for AsyncOS 12.1 for Cisco Cloud Email Security - GD (General Deployment)

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User Guide for AsyncOS 12.1 for Cisco Cloud Email Security - GD (General Deployment)

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Setup and Installation

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April 8, 2019

Chapter: Setup and Installation

Setup and Installation

This chapter contains the following sections:

Installation Planning

Review Information That Impacts Planning Decisions

Plan to Place the Email Security Appliance at the Perimeter of Your Network

Your appliance is designed to serve as your SMTP gateway, also known as a mail exchange (MX). For best results, some features require the appliance to be the first machine with an IP address that is directly accessible to the Internet (that is, it is an external IP address) for sending and receiving email.

The per-recipient reputation filtering, anti-spam, anti-virus, and Virus Outbreak Filter features (see SenderBase Network Participation, IronPort Anti-Spam Filtering, Sophos Anti-Virus Filtering, and Outbreak Filters) are designed to work with a direct flow of messages from the Internet and from your internal network. You can configure the appliance for policy enforcement (Overview of Defining Which Hosts Are Allowed to Connect) for all email traffic to and from your enterprise.

Ensure that the appliance is both accessible via the public Internet and is the “first hop” in your email infrastructure. If you allow another MTA to sit at your network’s perimeter and handle all external connections, then the appliance will not be able to determine the sender’s IP address. The sender’s IP address is needed to identify and distinguish senders in the Mail Flow Monitor, to query the SenderBase Reputation Service for the sender’s SenderBase Reputation Score (SBRS), and to improve the efficacy of the Anti-Spam and Outbreak Filters features.


Note
If you cannot configure the appliance as the first machine receiving email from the Internet, you can still exercise some of the security services available on the appliance . For more information, see Determining Sender IP Address In Deployments with Incoming Relays.

When you use the appliance as your SMTP gateway:

Register the Email Security Appliance in DNS

Malicious email senders actively search public DNS records to hunt for new victims. In order to utilize the full capabilities of Anti-Spam, Outbreak Filters, McAfee Antivirus and Sophos Anti-Virus, ensure that the applianceis registered in DNS.

To register the appliance in DNS, create an A record that maps the appliance's hostname to its IP address, and an MX record that maps your public domain to the appliance's hostname. You must specify a priority for the MX record to advertise the appliance as either a primary or backup MTA for your domain.

In the following example, the appliance (ironport.example.com) is a backup MTA for the domain example.com, since its MX record has a higher priority value (20). In other words, the higher the numeric value, the lower the priority of the MTA. 


$ host -t mx example.com


example.com mail is handled (pri=10) by mail.example.com


example.com mail is handled (pri=20) by ironport.example.com

By registering the appliance in DNS, you will attract spam attacks regardless of how you set the MX record priority. However, virus attacks rarely target backup MTAs. Given this, if you want to evaluate an anti-virus engine to its fullest potential, configure the appliance to have an MX record priority of equal or higher value than the rest of your MTAs.

Installation Scenarios

You can install your appliance into your existing network infrastructure in several ways.

Most customers’ network configurations are represented in the following scenarios. If your network configuration varies significantly and you would like assistance planning an installation, please contact Cisco Customer Support (see Cisco Customer Support).

Configuration Overview

The following figure shows the typical placement of the appliance in an enterprise network environment:



In some scenarios, the appliance resides inside the network “DMZ,” in which case an additional firewall sits between the appliance and the groupware server.

The following network scenarios are described:

  • Behind the Firewall: two listeners configuration (Figure - Behind the Firewall Scenario / 2 Listeners Configuration)

Choose the configuration that best matches your infrastructure. Then proceed to the next section, Preparing for System Setup.

Incoming

  • Incoming mail is accepted for the local domains you specify.
  • All other domains are rejected.
  • External systems connect directly to the appliance to transmit email for the local domains, and the appliance relays the mail to the appropriate groupware servers (for example, Exchange™, Groupwise™, Domino™) via SMTP routes. (See Routing Email for Local Domains.)

Outgoing

  • Outgoing mail sent by internal users is routed by the groupware server to the appliance .
  • The appliance accepts outbound email based on settings in the Host Access Table for the private listener. (For more information, see Working with Listeners.)

Hardware Ports

The number and type of ports on your hardware appliance depend on the model:

Management

Ethernet

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

Data

Ethernet

2*

5

5

3

2*

5

5

3

Console

Serial

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

Remote Power Management (RPC)

Ethernet

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

* For appliances without a dedicated management port, use the Data1 port for management purposes.

For more information about ports, see the Hardware Installation Guide for your appliance model.

Related Topics

Advanced Configurations

In addition to the configurations shown in Figure - Behind the Firewall Scenario / 2 Listeners Configuration and Figure One Listener Configuration, you can also configure:

Firewall Settings (NAT, Ports)

SMTP and DNS services must have access to the Internet. Other services may also require open firewall ports. For details, see Firewall Information.

Physically Connecting the Email Security Appliance to the Network

Configuration Scenarios

The typical configuration scenario for the appliance is as follows:

  • Interfaces - Only one of the three available Ethernet interfaces on the appliance is required for most network environments. However, you can configure two Ethernet interfaces and segregate your internal network from your external Internet network connection.
  • Public Listener (incoming email) - The public listener receives connections from many external hosts and directs messages to a limited number of internal groupware servers.
    • Accepts connections from external mail hosts based on settings in the Host Access Table (HAT). By default, the HAT is configured to ACCEPT connections from all external mail hosts.
    • Accepts incoming mail only if it is addressed for the local domains specified in the Recipient Access Table (RAT). All other domains are rejected.
    • Relays mail to the appropriate internal groupware server, as defined by SMTP Routes.
  • Private Listener (outgoing email) - The private listener receives connections from a limited number of internal groupware servers and directs messages to many external mail hosts.
    • Internal groupware servers are configured to route outgoing mail to the Cisco C- or X-Series appliance .
    • The appliance accepts connections from internal groupware servers based on settings in the HAT. By default, the HAT is configured to RELAY connections from all internal mail hosts.

Related Topics

Segregating Incoming and Outgoing Mail

You can segregate incoming and outgoing email traffic over separate listeners and on separate IP addresses. You can use Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and version 6 (IPv6) addresses. However, the System Setup Wizard on the appliance supports initial configuration of the following configurations:

  • 2 separate listeners on 2 logical IPv4 and 2 IPv6 addresses configured on separate physical interfaces
    • segregates incoming and outgoing traffic
    • you can assign an IPv4 and an IPv6 address to each listener
  • 1 listener on 1 logical IPv4 address configured on one physical interface
    • combines both incoming and outgoing traffic
    • you can assign both an IPv4 and an IPv6 address to the listener

Configuration worksheets for both one and two listener configurations are included below (see Gathering the Setup Information). Most configuration scenarios are represented by one of the following three figures.

Figure 1. Behind the Firewall Scenario / 2 Listeners Configuration


Notes:

  • 2 Listeners

  • 2 IPv4 addresses

  • 2 IPv6 addresses

  • 1 or 2 Ethernet interfaces (only 1 interface shown)

  • SMTP routes configured

Inbound Listener: “InboundMail” (public)

  • IPv4 address: 1.2.3.4

  • IPv6 address: 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334

  • Listener on the Data2 interface listens on port 25

  • HAT (accept ALL)

  • RAT (accept mail for local domains; reject ALL)

Outbound Listener: “OutboundMail” (private)

  • IP address: 1.2.3.5

  • IPv6 address: 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7335

  • Listener on the Data2 interface listens on port 25

  • HAT (relay for local domains; reject ALL)

DNS can be configured to use Internet Root servers or internal DNS servers

SMTP routes direct mail to proper groupware server

Firewall ports opened for appropriate services to and from the appliance

Figure 2. One Listener Configuration


Notes:

  • 1 Listener

  • 1 IP addresses

  • 1 Ethernet interface

  • SMTP routes configured

Inbound Listener: “InboundMail” (public)

  • IP address: 1.2.3.4

  • Listener on the Data2 interface listens on port 25

  • HAT (accept ALL) includes entries for Groupware servers in RELAYLIST

  • RAT (accept mail for local domains; reject ALL)

DNS can be configured to use Internet Root servers or internal DNS servers

SMTP routes direct mail to proper groupware server

Firewall ports opened for appropriate services to and from the appliance .

Preparing for System Setup

Procedure

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

Determine how you will connect to the appliance .

See Determine Method for Connecting to the Appliance

Step 2

Determine network and IP address assignments.

  • If you have already cabled your appliance to your network, ensure that the default IP address for the appliance does not conflict with other IP addresses on your network.
See

Determine Method for Connecting to the Appliance and Determining Network and IP Address Assignments

Step 3

Gather information about your system setup.

See Gathering the Setup Information.

Step 4

Review the latest product release notes for your appliance .

Release notes are available from the link in Documentation.

Step 5

Unpack the appliance , physically install it in a rack, and turn it on.

See Quickstart Guide for your appliance . This guide is available from the link in Documentation.

Step 6

If you will run the setup wizard using the command line interface (CLI), access the CLI.

See Running the Command Line Interface (CLI) System Setup Wizard)

Step 7

If you will run the setup wizard using the web interface:

  1. (Virtual appliances ONLY) Access the command-line interface and enable HTTP and/or HTTPS using the interfaceconfig command.
  2. Launch a web browser and enter the IP address of the appliance .
Step 8

If you are setting up a virtual appliance, load your virtual appliance license.

Use the loadlicense command. For more information, see the Cisco Content Security Virtual Appliance Installation Guide available from the link in Documentation.

Step 9

Configure basic settings for your system.

See Using the System Setup Wizard

Determine Method for Connecting to the Appliance

To successfully set up the appliance in your environment, you must gather important network information from your network administrator about how you would like to connect the appliance to your network.

Related Topics

Connecting to the Appliance

During the initial setup, you can connect to the appliance in one of two ways:

Table 1. Options for Connecting to the Appliance

Ethernet

An Ethernet connection between a PC and the network and between the network and the Management port. The IPv4 address that has been assigned to the Management port by the factory is 192.168.42.42 . This is the easiest way to connect if it works with your network configuration.

Serial

A serial communications connection between the PC and the Serial Console port. If you cannot use the Ethernet method, a straight serial-to- serial connection between the computer and the appliance will work until alternate network settings can be applied to the Management port. For pinout information, see Accessing the Email Security appliance via a Serial Connection. The communications settings for the serial port are:

Bits per second: 9600

Data bits: 8

Parity: None

Stop bits: 1

Flow control: Hardware


Note
Keep in mind that the initial connection method is not final. This process applies only for the initial configuration. You can change network settings at a later time to allow different connection methods. (See FTP, SSH, and SCP Access for more information.) You can also create multiple user accounts with differing administrative privileges to access the appliance . (For more information, see Adding Users.)

Determining Network and IP Address Assignments

You can use both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Default IP Addresses for Management and Data Ports

The IP address that is pre-configured on the Management port (the Data 1 port on C170 and C190 appliances ) is 192.168.42.42 .

Choosing Network Connections to Receive and Deliver Email

Most users take advantage of the two Data Ethernet ports on the appliance by connecting to two networks from the appliance:

  • The private network accepts and delivers messages to your internal systems.
  • The public network accepts and delivers messages to the Internet.

Other users may want to use only one Data port serving both functions. Although the Management Ethernet port can support any function, it is preconfigured for access to the graphical user interface and the command line interface.

Binding Logical IP Addresses to Physical Ethernet Ports

You can segregate incoming and outgoing email traffic over separate listeners and on separate IP addresses. You can use Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and version 6 (IPv6) addresses. However, the System Setup Wizard on the appliance supports initial configuration of the following configurations:

  • 2 separate listeners on 2 logical IPv4 and 2 IPv6 addresses configured on separate physical interfaces
    • segregates incoming and outgoing traffic
    • you can assign an IPv4 and an IPv6 address to each listener
  • 1 listener on 1 logical IPv4 address configured on one physical interface
    • combines both incoming and outgoing traffic
    • you can assign both an IPv4 and an IPv6 address to the listener

The appliance can support both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses on single listener. The listener will accept mail on both the addresses. All settings on a listener apply to both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Choosing Network Settings for Your Connections

You will need the following network information about each Ethernet port that you choose to use:

  • IP address (IPv4 or IPv6 or both)
  • Netmask for IPv4 address in CIDR format
  • Prefix for IPv6 address in CIDR format

In addition, you will need the following information about your overall network:

  • IP address of the default router ( gateway) on your network
  • IP address and hostname of your DNS servers (not required if you want to use Internet root servers)
  • Hostname or IP address of your NTP servers (not required if you want to use Cisco’s time servers)

See Assigning Network and IP Addresses for more information.


Note
If you are running a firewall on your network between the Internet and the appliance , it may be necessary to open specific ports for the appliance to work properly. See Firewall Information for more information.

Gathering the Setup Information

Now that you understand the requirements and strategies when making the necessary selections in the System Setup Wizard, use the following tables to gather information about your system setup while reading this section.

See Assigning Network and IP Addresses for more detailed information on network and IP addresses. See Centralizing Services on a Cisco Content (M-Series) Security Management Appliance if you are configuring a Cisco Content Security Management appliance .

Table 2. System Setup Worksheet: 2 Listeners for Segregating Email Traffic

System Settings

Default System Hostname:

Email System Alerts To:

Deliver Scheduled Reports To:

Time Zone Information:

NTP Server:

Admin Passphrase:

SenderBase Network Participation:

Enable / Disable

AutoSupport:

Enable / Disable

Network Integration

Gateway:

DNS (Internet or Specify Own):

Interfaces

Data 1 Port

IPv4 Address / Netmask:

IPv6 Address / Prefix:

Fully Qualified Hostname:

Accept Incoming Mail:

Domain

Destination

Relay Outgoing Mail:

System

Data 2 Port

IPv4 Address / Netmask:

IPv6 Address / Prefix:

Fully Qualified Hostname:

Accept Incoming Mail:

Domain

Destination

Relay Outgoing Mail:

System

Management Port

IP Address:

Network Mask:

IPv6 Address:

Prefix:

Fully Qualified Hostname:

Accept Incoming Mail:

Domain

Destination

Relay Outgoing Mail:

System

Message Security

SenderBase Reputation Filtering:

Enable / Disable

Anti-Spam Scanning Engine

None / IronPort

McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine

Enable / Disable

Sophos Anti-Virus Scanning Engine

Enable / Disable

Outbreak Filters

Enable / Disable

Table 3. System Setup Worksheet: 1 Listener for All Email Traffic

System Settings

Default System Hostname:

Email System Alerts To:

Deliver Scheduled Reports To:

Time Zone:

NTP Server:

Admin Passphrase:

SenderBase Network Participation:

Enable / Disable

AutoSupport:

Enable / Disable

Network Integration

Gateway:

DNS (Internet or Specify Own):

Interfaces

Data2 Port

IPv4 Address / Netmask:

IPv6 Address / Prefix:

Fully Qualified Hostname:

Accept Incoming Mail:

Domain

Destination

Relay Outgoing Mail:

System

Data1 Port

IPv4 Address / Netmask:

IPv6 Address / Prefix:

Fully Qualified Hostname:

Message Security

SenderBase Reputation Filtering:

Enable / Disable

Anti-Spam Scanning Engine

None / IronPort

McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine

Enable / Disable

Sophos Anti-Virus Scanning Engine

Enable / Disable

Outbreak Filters

Enable / Disable

Using the System Setup Wizard

You must use the System Setup Wizard for the initial setup in order to ensure a complete configuration. Later, you can configure custom options not available in the System Setup Wizard.

You can run the System Setup Wizard using a browser or the command line interface (CLI). For more information, see Accessing the Web-Based Graphical User Interface (GUI) or Running the Command Line Interface (CLI) System Setup Wizard

Before you begin, complete the prerequisites at Preparing for System Setup.


Caution

If you are setting up a virtual appliance , you will have to use the loadlicense command to load your virtual appliance license before running the System Setup Wizard. See the Cisco Content Security Virtual Appliance Installation Guide for more information.


Caution

The System Setup Wizard will completely reconfigure your system. You should only use the System Setup Wizard the very first time you install the appliance , or if you want to completely overwrite your existing configuration.


Caution

The appliance ships with a default IP address of 192.168.42.42 on the Management port of all hardware except C170 and C190 appliances, which use the Data 1 port instead. Before connecting the appliance to your network, ensure that no other device’s IP address conflicts with this factory default setting. If you are configuring a Cisco Content Security Management appliance , see Centralizing Services on a Cisco Content (M-Series) Security Management Appliance.

If you are connecting multiple factory-configured content security appliances to your network, add them one at a time, reconfiguring each appliance’s default IP address as you go.

Accessing the Web-Based Graphical User Interface (GUI)

To access the web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI), open your web browser and point it to 192.168.42.42.

Related Topics

Factory Default Username and Passphrase

If you install a new virtual or hardware appliance , you must change the default passphrase to get complete access to set up the appliance . When you log in to the appliance for the first time, the web interface prompts you to change the default passphrase, and the CLI limits the access to the following commands till you change the default passphrase.

  • Commit

  • Interfaceconfig

  • passphrase

  • Loadconfig

  • Systemsetup

  • loadlicense (for virtual appliances )

  • feature key

  • Ping

  • Telnet

  • netstat

  • Username: admin
  • Passphrase: ironport

For Example: 

login: admin
passphrase: ironport

Note
If your session times out, you will be asked to re-enter your username and passphrase. If your session times out while you are running the System Setup Wizard, you will have to start over again.

Defining Basic Configuration Using the Web-Based System Setup Wizard

Procedure

Step 1

Launch the System Setup Wizard

  • Log in to the graphical user interface as described in Accessing the Web-Based Graphical User Interface (GUI).

  • On brand new (not upgraded from previous releases of AsyncOS) systems, your browser will automatically be redirected to the System Setup Wizard.

  • Otherwise, on the System Administration tab, click System Setup Wizard in the list of links on the left.

Step 2

Start. See Step 1: Start.

  • Read and accept the license agreement

Step 3

System. See Step 2: System.

  • Setting the hostname of the appliance
  • Configuring alert settings, report delivery settings, and AutoSupport
  • Setting the system time settings, and NTP server
  • Resetting the admin passphrase
  • Enabling SenderBase Network participation
Step 4

Network. See Step 3: Network.

  • Defining the default router and DNS settings
  • Enabling and configuring network interfaces, including:Configuring incoming mail (inbound listener)Defining SMTP routes (optional) Configuring outgoing mail (outbound listener) and defining systems allowed to relay mail through the appliance (optional)
Step 5

Security. Se Step 4: Security.

  • Enabling SenderBase Reputation Filtering
  • Enabling the Anti-Spam service
  • Enabling the Spam Quarantine
  • Enabling the Anti-Virus service
  • Enabling Advanced Malware Protection (file reputation and analysis services.)
  • Enabling the Outbreak Filters service
Step 6

Review. See Step 5: Review.

  • Reviewing your setup and installing the configuration
  • At the end of the process, you are prompted to
Step 7

Commit the changes you have made.

Your changes will not take effect until they have been committed.

Step 1: Start

Begin by reading the license agreement. Once you have read and agreed to the license agreement, check the box indicating that you agree and then click Begin Setup to proceed.

You can also view the text of the agreement here: https://support.ironport.com/license/eula.html

Step 2: System

Setting the Hostname

Define the fully-qualified hostname for the appliance . This name should be assigned by your network administrator.

Configuring System Alerts

Cisco AsyncOS sends alert messages via email if there is a system error that requires the user’s intervention. Enter the email address (or addresses) to which to send those alerts.

You must add at least one email address that receives System Alerts. Enter a single email address, or separate multiple addresses with commas. The email recipients initially receive all types of alerts at all levels, except for Directory Harvest Attack Prevention alerts. You can add more granularity to the alert configuration later. For more information, see Alerts.

Configuring Report Delivery

Enter the address to which to send the default scheduled reports. If you leave this value blank, the scheduled reports are still run. They will be archived on the appliance rather than delivered.

Setting the Time

Set the time zone on the appliance so that timestamps in message headers and log files are correct. Use the drop-down menus to locate your time zone or to define the time zone via GMT offset (see Selecting a GMT Offset for more information).

You can set the system clock time manually later, or you can use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize time with other servers on your network or the Internet. By default, one entry to the Cisco Systems time servers ( time.ironport.com ) to synchronize the time on your appliance is already configured.

Setting the Passphrase

Set the passphrase for the admin account. This is a required step. When changing the passphrase for the Cisco AsyncOS admin account, the new passphrase must be six characters or longer. Be sure to keep the passphrase in a secure location.

Participating in SenderBase Network

SenderBase is an email reputation service designed to help email administrators research senders, identify legitimate sources of email, and block spammers.

If you agree to participate in the SenderBase Network, Cisco will collect aggregated email traffic statistics about your organization. This includes only summary data on message attributes and information on how different types of messages were handled by Email Security appliances. For example, Cisco does not collect the message body or the message subject. Personally identifiable information or information that identifies your organization will be kept confidential. To learn more about SenderBase, including examples of the data collected, follow the Click here for more information about what data is being shared... link (see Frequently Asked Questions).

To participate in the SenderBase Network, check the box next to “Allow IronPort to gather anonymous statistics on email and report them to SenderBase in order to identify and stop email-based threats” and click Accept.

See SenderBase Network Participation for more information.

Enabling AutoSupport

The AutoSupport feature (enabled by default) keeps the Cisco Customer Support team aware of issues with your appliance so that we can provide better support to you. (For more information, see AutoSupport.)

Click Next to continue.

Step 3: Network

In Step 3, you define the default router (gateway) and configure the DNS settings, and then set up the appliance to receive and or relay email by configuring the Data 1, Data 2, and Management interfaces.

Configuring DNS and Default Gateway

Type the IP address of the default router (gateway) on your network. You can use an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, or both.

Next, configure the DNS (Domain Name Service) settings. Cisco AsyncOS contains a high-performance internal DNS resolver/cache that can query the Internet’s root servers directly, or the system can use DNS servers you specify. If you choose to use your own servers, you will need to supply the IP address and hostname of each DNS server. You can enter up to four DNS servers via the System Setup Wizard. Please note that DNS servers you enter will have an initial priority of 0. For more information, see Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) Settings.


Note
The appliance requires access to a working DNS server in order to perform DNS lookups for incoming connections. If you cannot specify a working DNS server that is reachable by the appliance while you are setting up the appliance , a workaround is to either select “Use Internet Root DNS Servers” or to specify, temporarily, the IP address of the Management interface so that you can complete the System Setup Wizard.
Configuring Network Interfaces

Your appliance has network interfaces that are associated with the physical Ethernet ports on the machine.

To use an interface, mark the “Enable” checkbox and then specify an IP address, network mask, and fully qualified hostname. The IP address you enter should be the address intended for your inbound mail as reflected in your DNS records. Typically this address would have an MX record associated with it in DNS. You can use an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, or both. If you use both, the interface will accept both types of connections.

Each interface can be configured to accept mail (incoming), relay email (outgoing), or appliance management. During setup, you are limited to one of each. On most appliances, you would typically use one interface for incoming, one for outgoing, and one for appliance management. On the C170 and C190 appliances, you would typically use one interface for both incoming and outgoing mail, and the other interface for management.

You must configure one interface to receive email.

Assign and configure a logical IP address to one of the physical Ethernet interfaces on the appliance . If you decide to use both the Data 1 Ethernet port and the Data 2 Ethernet port, you need this information for both connections.

For C370, C670, X1070, C380, C680, C390, and C690 appliances: Cisco recommends using one of the physical Ethernet ports to connect directly to the Internet for the purposes of receiving inbound email through public listeners, and using another physical Ethernet port to connect directly to your internal network for the purposes of relaying outbound email through private listeners.

For C170 and C190 appliances: Typically, the System Setup Wizard will configure only one physical Ethernet port with one listener for both receiving inbound email and relaying outbound email.

See Binding Logical IP Addresses to Physical Ethernet Ports.

The following information is required:

  • The IP address assigned by your network administrator. This can be an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, or both.

  • For IPv4 addresses: the netmask of the interface. AsyncOS only accepts a netmask in CIDR format. For example, /24 for the 255.255.255.0 subnet.

    For IPv6 addresses: the prefix in CIDR format. For example /64 for a 64-bit prefix.

  • (optional) A fully-qualified hostname for the IP address.

Note
IP addresses within the same subnet cannot be configured on separate physical Ethernet interfaces. See Assigning Network and IP Addresses for more detailed information on Network and IP Address configuration.
Accepting Mail

When configuring your interfaces to accept mail, you define:

  • the domain for which to accept mail
  • destination (SMTP Route) for each domain, this is optional

Mark the checkbox for Accept Incoming Mail to configure the interface to accept mail. Enter the name of the domain for which to accept mail.

Enter the Destination. This is the SMTP Route or name of the machine(s) where you would like to route email for the domains specified.

This is the first SMTP Routes entry. The SMTP Routes table allows you to redirect all email for each domain (also known as a Recipient Access Table (RAT) entry) you enter to a specific mail exchange (MX) host. In typical installations, the SMTP Routes table defines the specific groupware (for example, Microsoft Exchange) server or the “next hop” in the email delivery for your infrastructure.

For example, you can define a route that specifies that mail accepted for the domain example.com and all of its subdomains .example.com is routed the to the groupware server exchange.example.com .

You can enter multiple domains and destinations. Click Add Row to add another domain. Click the trash can icon to remove a row.


Note
Configuring SMTP Routes in this step is optional. If no SMTP routes are defined, the system will use DNS to lookup and determine the delivery host for the incoming mail received by the listener. (See Routing Email for Local Domains.)

You must add at least one domain to the Recipient Access Table. Enter a domain — example.com , for example. To ensure that mail destined for any subdomain of example.net will match in the Recipient Access Table, enter .example.net as well as the domain name. For more information, see Defining Recipient Addresses.

Relaying Mail (Optional)

When configuring your interfaces to relay mail, you define the systems allowed to relay email through the appliance .

These are entries in the RELAYLIST of the Host Access Table for a listener. See Sender Group Syntax for more information.

Mark the check box for Relay Outgoing Mail to configure the interface to relay mail. Enter the hosts that may relay mail through the appliance .

When you configure an interface to relay outbound mail, the System Setup Wizard turns on SSH for the interface as long as no public listeners are configured to use the interface.

In the following example, two interfaces with IPv4 addresses are created:

  • 192.168.42.42 remains configured on the Management interface.
  • 192.168.1.1 is enabled on the Data 1 Ethernet interface. It is configured to accept mail for domains ending in .example.com and an SMTP route is defined for exchange.example.com.
  • 192.168.2.1 is enabled on the Data 2 Ethernet interface. It is configured to relay mail from exchange.example.com.
C370, C670, X1070, C380, C680, C390, and C690 Installations
Figure 3. Network Interfaces: 2 Interfaces in Addition to Management (Segregated Traffic)


C170 and C190 Installations

For C170 and C190 appliances, the Data 2 interface is typically configured for both incoming and outgoing mail while the Data 1 interface is used for appliance management.

When configuring a single IP address for all email traffic (nonsegregated traffic), step 3 of the System Setup Wizard will look like this:

Figure 4. Network Interfaces: 1 IP Address for Incoming and Outgoing (Nonsegregated) Traffic


Click Next to continue.

Step 4: Security

In step 4, you configure anti-spam and anti-virus settings. The anti-spam options include SenderBase Reputation Filtering and selecting an anti-spam scanning engine. For anti-virus, you can enable Outbreak Filters and Sophos or McAfee anti-virus scanning.

Enabling SenderBase Reputation Filtering

The SenderBase Reputation Service can be used as a stand-alone anti-spam solution, but it is primarily designed to improve the effectiveness of a content-based anti-spam system such as Anti-Spam.

The SenderBase Reputation Service provides an accurate, flexible way for users to reject or throttle suspected spam based on the connecting IP address of the remote host. The SenderBase Reputation Service returns a score based on the probability that a message from a given source is spam. The SenderBase Reputation Service is unique in that it provides a global view of email message volume and organizes the data in a way that makes it easy to identify and group related sources of email. Cisco strongly suggests that you enable SenderBase Reputation Filtering.

Once enabled, SenderBase Reputation Filtering is applied on the incoming (accepting) listener.

Enabling Anti-Spam Scanning

Your appliance may ship with a 30-day evaluation key for Anti-Spam software. During this portion of the System Setup Wizard, you can choose to enable Anti-Spam globally on the appliance . You can also elect to not enable the service.

If you choose to enable the anti-spam service, you can configure AsyncOS to send spam and suspected spam messages to the local Spam Quarantine. The Spam Quarantine serves as the end-user quarantine for the appliance . Only administrators can access the quarantine until end-user access is configured.

See Managing Spam and Graymail for all of the Anti-Spam configuration options available on the appliance. See Policy, Virus, and Outbreak Quarantines.

Enabling Anti-Virus Scanning

Your appliance may ship with a 30-day evaluation key for the Sophos Anti-Virus or McAfee Anti-Virus scanning engines. During this portion of the System Setup Wizard, you can choose to enable an anti-virus scanning engine globally on the appliance .

If you choose to enable an anti-virus scanning engine, it is enabled for both the default incoming and default outgoing mail policies. The appliance scans mail for viruses, but it does not repair infected attachments. The appliance drops infected messages.

See Anti-Virus for all of the anti-virus configuration options available on the appliance.

Enabling Advanced Malware Protection (File Reputation and Analysis Services)

Advanced Malware Protection obtains reputation information about attached files from a cloud-based service.

For more information, see File Reputation Filtering and File Analysis

Enabling Outbreak Filters

Your appliance may ship with a 30-day evaluation key for Outbreak Filters. Outbreak Filters provide a “first line of defense” against new virus outbreaks by quarantining suspicious messages until traditional anti-virus security services can be updated with a new virus signature file.

See Outbreak Filters for more information.

Click Next to continue.

Step 5: Review

A summary of the configuration information is displayed. You can edit the System Settings, Network Integration, and Message Security information by clicking the Previous button or by clicking the corresponding Edit link in the upper-right of each section. When you return to a step to make a change, you must proceed through the remaining steps until you reach this review page again. All settings you previously entered will be remembered.

Once you are satisfied with the information displayed click Install This Configuration.

A confirmation dialog is displayed. Click Install to install the new configuration.

Your appliance is now ready to send email.


Note
Clicking Install will cause the connection to the current URL (http://192.168.42.42) to be lost if you changed the IP address of the interface you used to connect to the appliance from the default. However, your browser will be redirected to the new IP address.

Once System Setup is complete, several alert messages are sent. See Immediate Alerts for more information.

Setting up the Connection to Active Directory

If the System Setup Wizard properly installs the configuration on the appliance , the Active Directory Wizard appears. If you are running an Active Directory server on your network, use the Active Directory Wizard to configure an LDAP server profile for the Active Directory server and assign a listener for recipient validation. If you are not using Active Directory or want to configure it later, click Skip this Step. You can run the Active Directory Wizard on the System Administration > Active Directory Wizard page. You can also configure Active Directory and other LDAP profiles on the System Administration > LDAP page.

The Active Directory Wizard retrieves the system information needed to create an LDAP server profile, such as the authentication method, the port, the base DN, and whether SSL is supported. The Active Directory Wizard also creates LDAP accept and group queries for the LDAP server profile.

After the Active Directory Wizard creates the LDAP server profile, use the System Administration > LDAP page to view the new profile and make additional changes . It is recommended that you avoid changing LDAP settings on Cloud Email Security appliances .

Procedure

Step 1

On the Active Directory Wizard page, click Run Active Directory Wizard.

Step 2

Enter the host name for the Active Directory server.

Step 3

Enter a username and passphrase for the authentication request.

Step 4

Click Next to continue.

The Active Directory Wizard tests the connection to the Active Directory server. If successful, the Test Directory Settings page is displayed.

Step 5

Test the directory settings by entering an email address that you know exists in the Active Directory and clicking Test. The results appear in the connection status field.

Step 6

Click Done.

Proceeding to the Next Steps

After you successfully configure your appliance to work with your Active Directory Wizard, or skip the process, the System Setup Next Steps page appears.

Click the links on the System Setup Next Steps page to proceed with the configuration of your appliance.

Accessing the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Access to the CLI varies depending on the management connection method you chose in Connecting to the Appliance. The factory default username and passphrase are listed next. Initially, only the admin user account has access to the CLI. You can add other users with differing levels of permission after you have accessed the command line interface for the first time via the admin account. (For information about adding users, see Adding Users.) The System Setup Wizard asks you to change the passphrase for the admin account. The passphrase for the admin account can also be reset directly at any time using the passphrase command.

To connect via Ethernet: Start an SSH session with the factory default IP address 192.168.42.42. SSH is configured to use port 22. Enter the username and passphrase below.

To connect via a Serial connection: Start a terminal session with the communication port on your personal computer that the serial cable is connected to. Use the settings for serial port outlined in Connecting to the Appliance. Enter the username and passphrase below.

Log in to the appliance by entering the username and passphrase.

Related Topics

Factory Default Username and Passphrase

If you install a new virtual or hardware appliance , you must change the default passphrase to get complete access to set up the appliance . When you log in to the appliance for the first time, the web interface prompts you to change the default passphrase, and the CLI limits the access to the following commands till you change the default passphrase.

  • Commit

  • Interfaceconfig

  • passphrase

  • Loadconfig

  • Systemsetup

  • loadlicense (for virtual appliances )

  • feature key

  • Ping

  • Telnet

  • netstat

  • Username: admin
  • Passphrase: ironport

For Example: 

login: admin
passphrase: ironport

Note
If your session times out, you will be asked to re-enter your username and passphrase. If your session times out while you are running the System Setup Wizard, you will have to start over again.

Running the Command Line Interface (CLI) System Setup Wizard

The CLI version of the System Setup Wizard basically mirrors the steps in the GUI version, with a few minor exceptions:

  • The CLI version includes prompts to enable the web interface.
  • The CLI version allows you to edit the default Mail Flow Policy for each listener you create.
  • The CLI version contains prompts for configuring the global Anti-Virus and Outbreak Filters security settings.
  • The CLI version does not prompt you to create an LDAP profile after the system setup is complete. Use the ldapconfig command to create an LDAP profile.

To run the System Setup Wizard, type systemsetup at the command prompt. 


IronPort> systemsetup

The System Setup Wizard warns you that you will reconfigure your system. If this is the very first time you are installing the appliance , or if you want to completely overwrite your existing configuration, answer “Yes” to this question. 


WARNING: The system setup wizard will completely delete any existing

'listeners' and all associated settings including the 'Host Access Table' - 
mail operations may be interrupted.



Are you sure you wish to continue? [Y]> Y

Note
The remainder of the system setup steps are described below. Examples of the CLI System Setup Wizard dialogue will only be included for sections that deviate from the GUI System Setup Wizard described above in Defining Basic Configuration Using the Web-Based System Setup Wizard.

Related Topics

Change the Admin Passphrase

First, you change the passphrase for the AsyncOS admin account. You must enter the old passphrase to continue. The new passphrase must be six characters or longer. Be sure to keep the passphrase in a secure location. Changes made to the passphrase are effective once the system setup process is finished.

Accept the License Agreement

Read and accept the software license agreement that is displayed.

Set the Hostname

Next, you define the fully-qualified hostname for the appliance . This name should be assigned by your network administrator.

Assign and Configure Logical IP Interface(s)

The next step assigns and configures a logical IP interface on the physical Ethernet interface named Management (onC370, C670, X1070, C380, C680 , C390, and C690 appliances) or Data 1 (on C170 and C190 appliances), and then prompts you to configure a logical IP interface on any other physical Ethernet interfaces available on the appliance .

Each Ethernet interface can have multiple IP interfaces assigned to it. An IP interface is a logical construct that associates an IP address and hostname with a physical Ethernet interface. If you decided to use both the Data 1 and Data 2 Ethernet ports, you need the IP addresses and hostnames for both connections.

For C370, C670, X1070, C380, C680, C390, and C690 appliances: Cisco recommends using one of the physical Ethernet ports to connect directly to the Internet for the purposes of receiving inbound email through public listeners, and using another physical Ethernet port to connect directly to your internal network for the purposes of relaying outbound email through private listeners.

For C170 and C190 appliances: By default, the systemsetup command will configure only one physical Ethernet port with one listener for receiving inbound email and relaying outbound email.


Note
When you configure an interface to relay outbound mail, the system turns on SSH for the interface as long as no public listeners are configured to use the interface.

The following information is required:

  • A name (nickname) created by you to refer to the IP interface later. For example, if you are using one Ethernet port for your private network and the other for the public network, you may want to name them PrivateNet and PublicNet, respectively.


    Note
    The names you define for interfaces are case-sensitive. AsyncOS will not allow you to create two identical interface names. For example, the names Privatenet and PrivateNet are considered as two different (unique) names.
  • The IP address assigned by your network administrator. This is can be an IPv4 or IPv6 address, You can assign both types of IP addresses to a single IP interface.

  • The netmask of the interface. The netmask must be in CIDR format. For example, use /24 for the 255.255.255.0 subnet.


    Note

    IP addresses within the same subnet cannot be configured on separate physical Ethernet interfaces. See Assigning Network and IP Addresses for more detailed information on Network and IP Address configuration.

    For C170 and C190 appliances, the Data 2 interface is configured first.

Specify the Default Gateway

In the next portion of the systemsetup command, you type the IP address of the default router (gateway) on your network.

Enable the Web Interface

In the next portion of the systemsetup command, you enable the web interface for the appliance (for the Management Ethernet interface). You can also choose to run the web interface over secure HTTP ( https ). If you choose to use HTTPS, the system will use a demonstration certificate until you upload your own certificate.

Configure the DNS Settings

Next, you configure the DNS (Domain Name Service) settings. Cisco AsyncOS contains a high-performance internal DNS resolver/cache that can query the Internet’s root servers directly, or the system can use your own DNS servers. If you choose to use your own servers, you will need to supply the IP address and hostname of each DNS server. You can enter as many DNS servers as you need (each server will have a priority of 0.). By default, systemsetup prompts you to enter the addresses for your own DNS servers.

Create a Listener

A “listener” manages inbound email processing services that will be configured on a particular IP interface. Listeners only apply to email entering the appliance — either from your internal systems or from the Internet. Cisco AsyncOS uses listeners to specify criteria that messages must meet in order to be accepted and relayed to recipient hosts. You can think of a listener as an email listener (or even a “SMTP daemon”) running for IP addresses you specified above.

For C370, C670, X1070, C380, C680, C390, and C690 appliances: By default, the systemsetup command configures two listeners — one public and one private. (For more information on the types of listeners available, see Configuring the Gateway to Receive Email.)

For C170 and C190 appliances: By default, the systemsetup command configures one public listener for both receiving mail from the Internet and for relaying email from your internal network. See Listener Example for C170 and C190 Appliances.

When you define a listener, you specify the following attributes:

  • A name (nickname) created by you to refer to the listener later. For example, the listener that accepts email from your internal systems to be delivered to the Internet may be called OutboundMail.
  • One of the IP interfaces (that you created earlier in the systemsetup command) on which to receive email.
  • The name of the machine(s) to which you want to route email (public listeners only). (This is the first smtproutes entry. See Routing Email for Local Domains.)
  • Whether or not to enable filtering based on SenderBase Reputation Scores (SBRS) for public listeners. If enabled, you are also prompted to select between Conservative, Moderate, or Aggressive settings.
  • Rate-limiting per host: the maximum number of recipients per hour you are willing to receive from a remote host (public listeners only).
  • The recipient domains or specific addresses you want to accept email for (public listeners) or the systems allowed to relay email through the appliance (private listeners). (These are the first Recipient Access Table and Host Access Table entries for a listener. See Sender Group Syntax and Adding Domains and Users For Which to Accept Messages for more information.)
Related Topics
Public Listener

Note
The following examples of creating a public and private listener apply to C370, C670, X1070, C380, C680, C390, and C690 appliances only. ForC170 and C190 appliances, skip to the next section, Listener Example for C170 and C190 Appliances.

In this example portion of the systemsetup command, a public listener named InboundMail is configured to run on the PublicNet IP interface. Then, it is configured to accept all email for the domain example.com . An initial SMTP route to the mail exchange exchange.example.com is configured. Rate limiting is enabled, and the maximum value of 4500 recipients per hour from a single host is specified for the public listener.


Note
The value you enter for maximum recipients per hour you are willing to receive from a remote host is a completely arbitrary value, one that is usually relative to the size of the enterprise for which you are administering email. For example, a sender who sends 200 messages in an hour might be considered a “spammer” (sender of unsolicited bulk email), but if you are configuring the appliance to handle all email for a 10,000 person company, 200 messages per hour from a remote host may be a reasonable value. Conversely, in a 50-person company, someone sending 200 messages in an hour to you may be an obvious spammer. You must choose an appropriate value when you enable rate-limiting on a public listener (throttle) inbound email for your enterprise. For more information on Default Host Access policies, see Sender Group Syntax.

The default host access policy for the listener is then accepted. 


You are now going to configure how the appliance accepts mail by 

creating a "Listener".

Please create a name for this listener (Ex: "InboundMail"):

[]> InboundMail




Please choose an IP interface for this Listener.

1. Management (192.168.42.42/24: mail3.example.com)

2. PrivateNet (192.168.1.1/24: mail3.example.com)

3. PublicNet (192.168.2.1/24: mail3.example.com)

[1]> 3




Enter the domains or specific addresses you want to accept mail for.



Hostnames such as "example.com" are allowed.

Partial hostnames such as ".example.com" are allowed.

Usernames such as "postmaster@" are allowed.

Full email addresses such as "joe@example.com" or "joe@[1.2.3.4]" are allowed.

Separate multiple addresses with commas.

[]> example.com




Would you like to configure SMTP routes for example.com?  [Y]> y




Enter the destination mail server which you want mail for example.com to be delivered. 
Separate multiple entries with commas.

[]> exchange.example.com




Do you want to enable rate limiting for this listener? (Rate limiting defines the maximum number 
of recipients per hour you are willing to receive from a remote domain.) [Y]> y




Enter the maximum number of recipients per hour to accept from a remote domain.

[]> 4500




Default Policy Parameters

==========================

Maximum Message Size: 100M

Maximum Number Of Connections From A Single IP: 1,000

Maximum Number Of Messages Per Connection: 1,000

Maximum Number Of Recipients Per Message: 1,000

Maximum Number Of Recipients Per Hour: 4,500

Maximum Recipients Per Hour SMTP Response:

    452 Too many recipients received this hour

Use SenderBase for Flow Control:  Yes

Virus Detection Enabled:  Yes

Allow TLS Connections: No

Would you like to change the default host access policy?  [N]> n



Listener InboundMail created.

Defaults have been set for a Public listener.

Use the listenerconfig->EDIT command to customize the listener.

*****
Private Listener

In this example portion of the systemsetup command, a private listener named OutboundMail is configured to run on the PrivateNet IP interface. Then, it is configured to relay all email for all hosts within the domain example.com . (Note the dot at the beginning of the entry: .example.com )

The default value for rate limiting (not enabled) and the default host access policy for this listener are then accepted.

Note that the default values for a private listener differ from the public listener created earlier. For more information, see Working with Listeners. 


Do you want to configure the appliance to relay mail for internal hosts?  [Y]> y




Please create a name for this listener (Ex: "OutboundMail"):

[]> OutboundMail




Please choose an IP interface for this Listener.

1. Management (192.168.42.42/24: mail3.example.com)

2. PrivateNet (192.168.1.1/24: mail3.example.com)

3. PublicNet (192.168.2.1/24: mail3.example.com)

[1]> 2




Please specify the systems allowed to relay email through the appliance.

Hostnames such as "example.com" are allowed.

Partial hostnames such as ".example.com" are allowed.

IP addresses, IP address ranges, and partial IP addressed are allowed.

Separate multiple entries with commas.

[]> .example.com




Do you want to enable rate limiting for this listener? 
(Rate limiting defines the maximum number of recipients per hour you are willing 
to receive from a remote domain.)  [N]> n




Default Policy Parameters

==========================

Maximum Message Size: 100M

Maximum Number Of Connections From A Single IP: 600

Maximum Number Of Messages Per Connection: 10,000

Maximum Number Of Recipients Per Message: 100,000

Maximum Number Of Recipients Per Hour: Disabled

Use SenderBase for Flow Control:  No

Virus Detection Enabled:  Yes

Allow TLS Connections: No

Would you like to change the default host access policy?  [N]> n




Listener OutboundMAil created.

Defaults have been set for a Private listener.

Use the listenerconfig->EDIT command to customize the listener.

*****
Listener Example for C170 and C190 Appliances

Note
The following example of creating a listener applies to C170 and C170 and C190 appliances only.

In this example portion of the systemsetup command, a listener named MailInterface is configured to run on the MailNet IP interface. Then, it is configured to accept all email for the domain example.com . An initial SMTP route to the mail exchange exchange.example.com is configured. Then, the same listener is configured to relay all email for all hosts within the domain example.com . (Note the dot at the beginning of the entry: .example.com )

Rate limiting is enabled, and the maximum value of 450 recipients per hour from a single host is specified for the public listener.


Note
The value you enter for maximum recipients per hour you are willing to receive from a remote host is a completely arbitrary value, one that is usually relative to the size of the enterprise for which you are administering email. For example, a sender who sends 200 messages in an hour might be considered a “spammer” (sender of unsolicited bulk email), but if you are configuring the appliance to handle all email for a 10,000 person company, 200 messages per hour from a remote host may be a reasonable value. Conversely, in a 50-person company, someone sending 200 messages in an hour to you may be an obvious spammer. You must choose an appropriate value when you enable rate-limiting on a public listener (throttle) inbound email for your enterprise. For more information on Default Host Access policies, see Sender Group Syntax.

The default host access policy for the listener is then accepted. 


You are now going to configure how the appliance accepts mail by creating a "Listener".

Please create a name for this listener (Ex: "MailInterface"):

[]> MailInterface




Please choose an IP interface for this Listener.

1. MailNet (10.1.1.1/24: mail3.example.com)

2. Management (192.168.42.42/24: mail3.example.com)

[1]> 1




Enter the domain names or specific email addresses you want to accept mail for.



Hostnames such as "example.com" are allowed.

Partial hostnames such as ".example.com" are allowed.

Usernames such as "postmaster@" are allowed.

Full email addresses such as "joe@example.com" or "joe@[1.2.3.4]" are allowed.

Separate multiple addresses with commas.

[]> example.com




Would you like to configure SMTP routes for example.com?  [Y]> y




Enter the destination mail server where you want mail for example.com to be delivered.  
Separate multiple entries with commas.

[]> exchange.example.com




Please specify the systems allowed to relay email through the appliance.

Hostnames such as "example.com" are allowed.

Partial hostnames such as ".example.com" are allowed.

IP addresses, IP address ranges, and partial IP addresses are allowed.

Separate multiple entries with commas.

[]> .example.com




Do you want to enable rate limiting for this listener? 
(Rate limiting defines the maximum number of recipients per hour you are willing 
to receive from a remote domain.)  [Y]> y




Enter the maximum number of recipients per hour to accept from a remote domain.

[]> 450




Default Policy Parameters

==========================

Maximum Message Size: 10M

Maximum Number Of Connections From A Single IP: 50

Maximum Number Of Messages Per Connection: 100

Maximum Number Of Recipients Per Message: 100

Maximum Number Of Recipients Per Hour: 450

Maximum Recipients Per Hour SMTP Response:

    452 Too many recipients received this hour

Use SenderBase for Flow Control:  Yes

Spam Detection Enabled:  Yes

Virus Detection Enabled:  Yes

Allow TLS Connections: No

Would you like to change the default host access policy?  [N]>



Listener MailInterface created.

Defaults have been set for a Public listener.

Use the listenerconfig->EDIT command to customize the listener.

*****

Note
Because the systemsetup command only configures one listener for both inbound and outbound mail for C170 and C190 appliances, all outgoing mail will be calculated in the Mail Flow Monitor feature (which is normally used for inbound messages). See Using Email Security Monitor

Enable Anti-Spam

Your appliance ships with a 30-day evaluation key for the Anti-Spam software. During this portion of the systemsetup command, you can choose to accept the license agreements and enable Anti-Spam globally on the appliance .

Anti-Spam scanning will then be enabled on the incoming mail policy.


Note
If you do not accept the license agreement, Anti-Spam is not enabled on the appliance .

See Managing Spam and Graymail for all of the Anti-Spam configuration options available on the appliance.

Select a Default Anti-Spam Scanning Engine

If you have enabled more than one anti-spam scanning engine, you are prompted to select which engine will be enabled for use on the default incoming mail policy.

Enable the Spam Quarantine

If you choose to enable an anti-spam service, you can enable the incoming mail policy to send spam and suspected spam messages to the local Spam Quarantine. Enabling the Spam Quarantine also enables the end-user quarantine on the appliance . Only administrators can access the end-user quarantine until end-user access is configured.

See Setting Up the Local Spam Quarantine .

Enable Anti-Virus Scanning

Your appliance ships with a 30-day evaluation key for virus scanning engines. During this portion of the systemsetup command, you can choose to accept one or more license agreements and enable anti-virus scanning on the appliance . You must accept a license agreement for each anti-virus scanning engine you want to enable on your appliance .

After you accept the agreement, the anti-virus scanning engine you selected is enabled on the incoming mail policy. The appliance scans incoming mail for viruses, but it does not repair infected attachments. The appliance drops infected messages.

See Anti-Virus for the anti-virus configuration options available on the appliance .

Enable Outbreak Filters and SenderBase Email Traffic Monitoring Network

This next step prompts you to enable both SenderBase participation and Outbreak Filters. Your appliance ships with a 30-day evaluation key for Outbreak Filters.

Related Topics
Outbreak Filters

Outbreak Filters provide a “first line of defense” against new virus outbreaks by quarantining suspicious messages until traditional Anti-Virus security services can be updated with a new virus signature file. If enabled, Outbreak Filters will be enabled on the default Incoming Mail Policy.

If you choose to enable Outbreak Filters, enter a threshold value and whether you would like to receive Outbreak Filters alerts. For more information about Outbreak Filters and threshold values, see Outbreak Filters.

SenderBase Participation

SenderBase is an email reputation service designed to help email administrators research senders, identify legitimate sources of email, and block spammers.

If you agree to participate in the SenderBase Email Traffic Monitoring Network, Cisco will collect aggregated statistics about email sent to your organization. This includes summary data on message attributes and information on how different types of messages were handled by Email Security appliances.

See chapter SenderBase Network Participation of the Cisco Email Security Appliance Guide for more information.

Configure the Alert Settings and AutoSupport

Cisco AsyncOS sends alert messages to a user via email if there is a system error that requires the user’s intervention. Add at least one email address that receives system alerts. Separate multiple addresses with commas. The email addresses that you enter initially receive all types of alerts at all levels, except for Directory Harvest Attack Prevention alerts. You can add more granularity to the alert configuration later using the alertconfig command in the CLI or the System Administration > Alerts page in the GUI. For more information, see section Alerts of chapter Distributing Administrative Tasks of the Cisco Email Security Appliance Guide.

The AutoSupport feature keeps the Cisco Customer Support team aware of issues with your appliance so that Cisco can provide industry-leading support to you. Answer “Yes” to send Cisco support alerts and weekly status updates. (For more information, see section AutoSupport of chapter Distributing Administrative Tasks of the Cisco Email Security Appliance Guide.)

Configure Scheduled Reporting

Enter an address to which to send the default scheduled reports. You can leave this value blank and the reports will be archived on the appliance instead of sent via email.

Configure Time Settings

Cisco AsyncOS allows you to use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize time with other servers on your network or the Internet, or to manually set the system clock. You must also set the time zone on the appliance so that timestamps in message headers and log files are correct. You can also use the Cisco Systems time servers to synchronize the time on your appliance.

Choose the Continent, Country, and Timezone and whether to use NTP including the name of the NTP server to use.

Commit Changes

Finally, the System Setup Wizard will ask you to commit the configuration changes you have made throughout the procedure. Answer “Yes” if you want to commit the changes.

When you have successfully completed the System Setup Wizard, the following message will appear and you will be presented with the command prompt: 


Congratulations! System setup is complete. For advanced configuration, please refer to the User Guide.

mail3.example.com>

The appliance is now ready to send email.

Test the Configuration

To test the Cisco AsyncOS configuration, you can use the mailconfig command immediately to send a test email containing the system configuration data you just created with the systemsetup command: 


mail3.example.com> mailconfig




Please enter the email address to which you want to send

the configuration file. Separate multiple addresses with commas.

[]> user@example.com




The configuration file has been sent to user@example.com.

mail3.example.com>

Send the configuration to a mailbox to which you have access to confirm that the system is able to send email on your network.

Immediate Alerts

The appliance uses feature keys to enable features. The first time you create a listener in the systemsetup command, enable Anti-Spam, enable Sophos or McAfee Anti-Virus, or enable Outbreak Filters, an alert is generated and sent to the addresses you specified in Step 2: System.

The alert notifies you periodically of the time remaining on the key. For example: 


Your "Receiving" key will expire in under 30 day(s). 
Please contact IronPort Customer Support.

Your "Sophos" key will expire in under 30 day(s). 
Please contact IronPort Customer Support.

Your "Outbreak Filters" key will expire in under 30 day(s).  
Please contact IronPort Customer Support.

For information on enabling a feature beyond the 30-day evaluation period, contact your Cisco sales representative. You can see how much time remains on a key via the System Administration > Feature Keys page or by issuing the featurekey command. (For more information, see Feature Keys.)

Configuring your system as an Enterprise Gateway

To configure your system as an Enterprise Gateway (accepting email from the Internet), complete this chapter first, and then see Configuring the Gateway to Receive Email for more information.

Verifying Your Configuration and Next Steps

Now that system setup is complete, your appliance should be sending and receiving email. If you have enabled the anti-virus, anti-spam, and virus-outbreak filters security features, the system will also be scanning incoming and outgoing mail for spam and viruses.

The next step is to understand how to customize your appliance's configuration. Understanding the Email Pipeline provides a detailed overview of how email is routed through the system. Each feature is processed in order (from top to bottom) and is described in the remaining chapters of this guide.

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