Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall
Barracuda S pam & Virus Firewall - Quick Start Guide
The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is a spam and virus filtering appliance that filters
email in front of your email server. It is physically installed on your network and assigned
an IP address as a node on your internal network. It is common for the Barracuda Spam
& Virus Firewall to be installed in the DMZ area of your network or behind a traditional
firewall. The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall will filter out spam and viruses in a
comprehensive fashion from your email before it is delivered to your email server.
Getting Started
T
his guide provides you with setup instructions for the Barracuda Spam & Virus
Firewall. We recommend reading these instructions fully before starting the
setup. To begin setting up your Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall, you will need
the following:
Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall, AC Power Cord (included)
Mounting Rails (model 600/800/900 only)
VGA Monitor (recommended)
PS2 Keyboard (recommended)
Physical Installation
To install the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall:
1. Fasten the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall to a 19-inch rack or place it in a
stable location.
2. Connect an Ethernet Cable from your network switch to the Ethernet port on
the back of the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall.
3.
Connect a Standard VGA Monitor, PS2 Keyboard, and AC power cord to the
Barracuda. Note: Immediately after connecting an AC Power Cord to the
Barracuda, it may power ON for a few seconds and then power OFF. This
is because the Barracuda is designed to automatically return to a
powered ON state in the event of a power outage.
4. Press the POWER button on the front panel to turn the Barracuda on.
Config
ure IP Address and Network Settings
If you have a monitor connected, the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall will
display the Boot Menu initially, and the Administrative Console login prompt once
fully booted. To begin the configuration:
1. Login to the Ad ministrative Console using the admin login:
Login: admin
Password: admin
2. Configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Primary DNS
Server and Secondary DNS Server as appropriate for your network.
3. Save your changes.
If you do not have a monitor and keyboard and want to set the IP using the
RESET button on the front panel, press and hold the RESET button per the
following table:
IP address Press and hold RESET for…
192.168.200.200 5 seconds
192.168.1.200 8 seconds
10.1.1.200 12 seconds
Opening Firewall Ports
If your Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is located behind a corporate firewall,
open the following ports on your firewall to ensure proper operation:
Port Direction TCP UDP Usage
25 In/Out Yes No Email and email bounces
53 Out Yes Yes Domain Name Service (DNS)
80 Out Yes No Virus, firmware and spam rule updates
123 Out No Yes Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall Configuration
Use a computer with a Web browser that is connected to the same network as
the Barracuda and follow these steps:
1. In our Web browser’s address bar, enter http:// followed by the Barracuda’s
IP address, followed by the default Web Interface HTTP Port (:8000). For
example, if you configured the Barracuda with an IP address of
192.168.200.200, you would type: http://192.168.200.200:8000
2. Log in to the Barracu da Spam & Virus Firewall Web interface as the
administrator: Username: admin Password: admin
3. Go to the Basic IP Configuration page and perform the following:
Verify that the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway are
correct.
Enter the Server Name/IP of your destination email server where you
want the Barracuda to deliver mail. For example, type:
mail.<yourdomainname>.com
Verify that the Primary and Secondary DNS Server are correct.
Enter Default Hostname and Default Domain. This is the name that will
be associated with bounced messages. For example, enter barracuda
as the Default Hostname and <yourdomain.com> as the Default
Domain.
Under Allowed Email Recipient Domain(s), enter each domain for
which the Barracuda will receive email. Click Add after each domain
entry. Note: The Barracuda will reject all incoming email addressed to
domains not specified here.
Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall
Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall - Quick Start Guide
4. Click any one of the Save Changes buttons to save all of the information.
5. MODEL 100 ONLY: Go to the Users page and perform at least one
of the
following:
Enter the email address(es) on which the Barracuda is to perform spam
and virus scanning under User Configuration, one entry per line.
To have email addresses automatically added to the Barracuda as mail
arrives, make sure the Enable User Addition option is turned on.
Note: If no users are specified, AND the Enable User Addition option is set
to “no”, then no scanning of ANY incoming email will be performed.
6. Save your changes.
Update the Firmware
Go to Advanced
Firmware Update. If there is a new Latest General
Release available, perform the following steps to update the system firmware:
1. Click on the Download Now button located next to the firmware version that
you wish to install. To view download progress, click on the Refresh button.
When the download is complete, the Refresh button will be replaced by an
Apply Now button.
3. Click on the Apply Now button to install the firmware. This will take a few
minutes to complete. To avoid damaging the Barracuda, do not manually
power OFF the system during an update or download.
4. After the firmware has been a pplied, the Barracuda Firewall will automatically
reboot, and displays the login page when the system has come back up.
5. Log back into the Web interface again and read the Release Notes to learn
about enhancements and new features. It is also good practice to verify
settings you may have already entered, as new features may have been
included with the firmware update.
Change the Administrator Password
To avoid unauthorized use, we recommend you change the default administrator
password to a more secure password. You can only change the administrator
password for the Web interface. You cannot change the password for the
Administrative Console, but this is only accessible via the keyboard which you
can disconnect at any time.
1. Go to Basic
Administration and enter your old and new passwords.
2. Click on Save Password.
Product Activation
Verify that the Energize Updates feature is activated on your Barracuda by going
to the Basic
Status page. Under Subscription Status, make sure the Energize
Updates subscription is Current. If the Energize Updates is Not Activated, click
the corresponding activation link to go to the Barracuda Networks Product
Activation page and complete activation of your subscriptions.
Route Email to the Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall
To take advantage of the spam and virus filtering features of the Barracuda
Spam & Virus Firewall, you must route all incoming email to the Barracuda.
There are two common options for routing email to the Barracuda Spam & Virus
Firewall:
Port Forwarding. Change the port forwarding settings on your corporate
firewall to route incoming email to your Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall.
To do this, modify your corporate firewall port settings as required. For
instructions, see your firewall documentation or administrator.
MX Records. Create a DNS entry for your Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall
and change your DNS MX record to route incoming email to the Barracuda.
Typically, this is done at your DNS server or through your DNS service.
Example: DNS Entry for Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall
barracuda.barracudanetworks.com IN A 66.233.233.88
Example: Modified MX Record
IN MX 10 barracuda.barracudanetworks.com
Although DNS programs and services vary, your new DNS and MX entries
should resemble the examples above. The above example shows a priority of
10, for illustration only. Note: Some DNS servers cache information for up to 7
days, so it may take time for your email to be routed to the new MX record.
Important Items
Do not try to route outgoing email through the Barracuda Spam & Virus
Firewall unless you have configured Relay operation or are using the
Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall in Outbound Mode.
We recommend turning off all spam controls on your email server in order to
eliminate potential conflicts.
Tuning your Spam Controls
Initially your Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is configured to Tag most spam.
The subject line of the spam messages will be prepended with the word
“[BULK]”. This allows user configuration of email client programs to put the
messages into a separate folder. You can adjust the aggressiveness of the
spam scoring algorithm at any time. These changes can easily be made on the
Basic
Spam Scoring page. We recommend using an initial configuration that
does only tagging. After you have some familiarity and see how email is being
tagged you can adjust the configuration to suit your needs.
For additional documentation including an Administrator’s Guide, visit
http://www.barracuda.com/documentation
.
Contact and Copyright Information
Barracuda Networks, Inc. 3175 S. Winchester Blvd, Campbell, CA 95008 USA phone: 408.342.5400 fax: 408.342.1061 www.barracuda.com
Copyright 2004-2009 Barracuda Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this product and this manual is subject to license. Information in this document is
subject to change without notice. Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall is a trademark of Barracuda Networks, Inc. All other brand and product names mentioned in
this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. SQS-3410v109-070208-10-0324
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