Cisco Spam User manual

QUICKSTART GUIDE

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You will need the following items to get started:

A desktop or laptop computer •

Two ethernet cables (one ethernet cable is shipped with the •

Blocker, and you must provide the second).

Web browser •

Network information for “Go Live” conguration (Step 10): •

MX records. Determine where your current MX records point. •

NAT settings. Determine where your Port 25 trafc is sent. •

Firewall settings. Determine the rewall ports you may need •

to open.

Before you begin, write down the following information about

your network and administrator settings. You will need to enter

this information when running the System Setup Wizard, starting

on Step 8.

Getting Started

admin (non-configurable)

NETWORK SETTINGS

Blocker Hostname __________________________________________________

Blocker IP Address__________________________________________________

Subnet Mask _______________________________________________________

Gateway IP Address ________________________________________________

LOCAL DNS SERVER INFORMATION

Primary DNS Server IP Address ______________________________________

Secondary DNS Server IP Address ___________________________________

MAIL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

Accept email for the following domains _______________________________

Mail Server _________________________________________________________

ADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS

Administrator Email _________________________________________________

Administrator Username ____________________________________________

Administrator Password _____________________________________________

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To detect spam and viruses, the Cisco Spam and Virus Blocker

Blocker must be installed at the perimeter of your network. It

needs to be the rst machine with an IP address that can access

the Internet.

Plan for your network conguration to look something like this:

Plan the Installation

Internet

Firewall or Router

Cisco Spam & Virus Blocker

Mail Server

Clients

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To connect to the Blocker, you will need to temporarily change the

IP address of your computer.

First, make a note of your current IP conguration settings as you will

need to revert to these settings later.

Then, make the following changes to your IP address:

IP Address: •192.168.42.43

Subnet Mask: •255.255.255.0

Gateway: •192.168.42.1

Change Your IP Address

FOR MORE

info

On changing your

IP address in a

Windows or Mac

environment, see

Appendix A.

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties

You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports

this capability. Otherwise, you need to ask your network administrator for

the appropriate IP settings.

General

Obtain an IP address automatically

Use the following IP address:

IP address: 192 . 168 . 42 . 43

Subnet mask: 255 . 255 . 255 . 0

Default gateway: 192 . 168 . 42 . 1

Obtain DNS server address automatically

Use the following DNS server addresses:

Preferred DNS server:

Alternate DNS server:

Advanced...

OK Cancel

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties

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Place the Blocker in a location that provides enough air ow to

prevent overheating.

Plug the Blocker’s power cable into an electrical outlet.

Plug In

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POWER INPUT

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Power up by pressing the On/Off switch on the front panel of the

appliance. After the machine powers up, a solid green light indicates

that the machine is running.

Power Up

WAIT 5 MINUTES

POWER

important

A ashing green

power light indicates

that the machine is

plugged in but has not

yet powered up.

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The Blocker has two network ports: Data 1 and Data 2.

For the purposes of setup, connect to Data 1 as your management

interface and congure incoming email on the Data 2 interface.

You can change these settings after the initial installation if you wish.

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Connect to the Blocker

Connect the

Data 1 port to your

computer using an

ethernet cable.

Connect the

Data 2 port to the

network using an

ethernet cable.

DATA 1

management: 192.168.42.42

DATA 2

incoming email

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Go to your management interface by entering the following URL in a

web browser: http://192.168.42.42

The login page for the Blocker opens.

Enter the following login information:

Username: • admin

Password: • cisco

Log on to the Blocker

cisco.ex.com

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The System Setup Wizard starts automatically.

The Blocker uses a self-signed certicate that may trigger a warning

from your web browser. You can simply accept the certicate and

ignore these warnings.

Don’t forget to write down your new administrator password

and keep it in a safe place!

Run the System Setup Wizard 8

Set anti-spam and anti-virus

security settings.

Enter network information

(gathered in Step 1).

Enter registration information.

Accept license.

Review the conguration

summary page.

Log back in to the appliance

with the username admin

and the new password you set

in the System Setup Wizard.

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Almost there....

You have completed the Blocker conguration. Now, you need to

make changes in your network environment to ‘go live’ and allow the

Blocker to process email.

The following data ow diagram highlights network settings that you

may need to change.

Go Live

Internet

Firewall or Router

Cisco Spam & Virus Blocker

Mail Server

Clients

DNS (MX Records)

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