Cisco C690, C390, C190 Quick Start Manual

Cisco C690 Email Security Appliance
Quick Start Guide

1 Welcome

2 Before You Begin

3 Document Network Settings

4 Plan the Installation

5 Install the Appliance in a Rack

6 Plug In the Appliance

7 Temporarily Change Your IP Address for Remote

Access

8 Connect to the Appliance

9 Power Up the Appliance

10 Log In to the Appliance

11 Run the System Setup Wizard

12 Run the Active Directory Wizard (Optional)

13 Check for Available Upgrades

14 Configure Network Settings

15 Configuration Summary

16 Additional Configurations

17 Where to Go from Here

18 Cisco Notification Service

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1 Welcome

Thank you for choosing the Cisco C690 Email Security
Appliance (Cisco C690).

The Cisco C690 appliance is designed to serve as your SMTP
email gateway at your network perimeter—that is, the first
appliance with an IP address that is directly accessible to the
Internet for sending and receiving email. Many of the features
(including reputation filtering, data loss prevention, content
scanning, spam detection, and virus protection) require you to
install the Cisco appliance into your existing network
infrastructure.

This guide describes how to physically install your Cisco C690
appliance and use the System Setup Wizard to configure basic
settings.

2 Before You Begin

Before you begin the installation, make sure that you have the
items needed.The following items are included with the

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Cisco C690 Email Security Appliance:

• Slide rail kit

• Power cables (2)

• Console cable

• A card listing the location of online documentation for your

appliance.

Note Two locking keys are included with the locking

faceplate version of the Cisco C690 appliance. Keep
these keys safe because you will need the 4-digit key
code to replace missing keys.

You will need to provide the following items yourself:

• Rack cabinet enclosure (if rack-mounting the appliance)

• Phillips-head screwdriver for assembling rails

• 10/100/1000 Base-TX TCP/IP LAN

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• Ethernet cable for connecting the appliance to your

network

• Desktop or laptop computer

• Web browser (or SSH and terminal software)

• Network and administrator information for the “Document

Network Settings” section on page 3 and “go live”

configuration

3 Document Network Settings

Before you begin, write down the following information about
your network and administrator settings.

System Settings

Default System Hostname:
Email System Alerts To:
Deliver Scheduled Reports To:
Time Zone Information:
NTP Server:
Admin Password:
SenderBase Network Participation:

Enable/Disable

AutoSupport: Enable/Disable

Network Integration

Default Gateway (Router) IP Address:
DNS (Internet or Specify Own):

Interfaces

Data Port 1
IP Address:
Network Mask:
Fully Qualified Hostname:
Accept Incoming Mail Domain:
Accept Incoming Mail Destination:
Relay Outgoing Mail:
Data Port 2
IP Address:
Network Mask:
Fully Qualified Hostname:
Accept Incoming Mail Domain:

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4 Plan the Installation

To defend your email system against spam, viruses, phishing,
and other threats, the Cisco C690 appliance must be installed at
the perimeter of your network. It needs to be the first appliance
with an IP address that can access the Internet.

Plan for your network configuration to look something like this:

Accept Incoming Mail Destination:
Relay Outgoing Mail:

Message Security

SenderBase Reputation Filtering: Enable/Disable
Cisco Anti-Spam Scanning Engine: Enable/Disable
McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine: Enable/Disable
Sophos Anti-Virus Scanning Engine: Enable/Disable
Virus Outbreak Filters: Enable/Disable
Advanced Malware Protection 

Scanning Engine

Enable/Disable

Locking Faceplate

4-digit code (for the C690-LKFP appliance)

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5 Install the Appliance in a Rack

Install the Cisco C690 Email Security Appliance using the slide
rails supplied. For information about installing the appliance in
a rack, see the Cisco 90 Series Content Security Appliances
Installation and Maintenance Guide.

Appliance Placement in a Rack

• Ambient Temperature—To prevent the appliance from

overheating, do not operate it in an area that exceeds an
ambient temperature of 104°F (40°C).

• Air Flo

w—Be sure that there is adequate air flow around

the appliance.

• Me

chanical Loading—Be sure that the appliance is level

and stable to avoid any hazardous conditions.

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6 Plug In the Appliance

Plug the female end of each straight power cable into the
redundant power supplies on the back panel of the appliance.

Plug the male end(s) into an electrical outlet.

7 Temporarily Change Your IP

Address for Remote Access

To remotely configure the Cisco C690 using the network
connection, you must temporarily change the IP address of your
computer. Alternatively, you can use the serial console to
configure the Cisco C690, without changing the IP address. If
you use the serial console, proceed to section 8 below.

Note Make a note of your current IP configuration settings

because you will need to revert to these settings after
you finish the configuration.

For Windows

The exact steps depend on your operating system version.

Step 1 Go to the Start menu and choose Control Panel.

Step 2 Click Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing

Center.

Step 3 Click the Change adapter settings link.

Step 4 Right-click Local Area Connection and choose

Properties.

Step 5 Click Internet Protocol Version 4, then choose

Properties.

Step 6 Note your current settings.

Step 7 Select Use the Following IP Address.

Step 8 Enter the following changes:

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IP Address: 192.168.42.43

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Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0