F-SECURE MESSAGING SECURITY GATEWAY Installation Manual

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This guide describes how to set up and configure the F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway

appliance in a basic Microsoft Exchange e-mail server environment.

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AN EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL F-SECURE MESSAGING

SECURITY GATEWAY INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT

Configuring the Firewall

Configure the company firewalls to allow the network traffic shown below.

E-Mail Traffic

Source and destination

Protocol

Port

Internet  F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway

TCP

25

Microsoft Exchange   F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway

TCP

25

F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway -> DNS Server

TCP/UDP

53

Updates

Source and destination

Protocol

Port

F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway  Internet

TCP

80, 443

Administration

Source and destination

Protocol

Port

Administrator  F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway

TCP

10000

Administrator  F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway

TCP

22

End-User Commands

Source and destination

Protocol

Port

End-user  F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway

TCP

443

Microsoft Exchange

msexch.yourdomainhere.com

10.10.10.125

F-Secure Messaging Security

Gateway

fsmsg.yourdomainhere.com

10.10.10.1

Firewall

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F-Secure Support (recommended)

In troubleshooting situations, F-Secure support may need access to the appliance. For
detailed instructions, see:

http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/support/business/product-support/messaging-security­gateway-5/article-details.html?id=2455

Setting up the Appliance through a Console

Set up the F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway appliance through a console.

Log into the Appliance

1) Open the appliance BIOS setup.

2) Set the system time and date correctly by using GMT-0 time.

3) Log into the appliance by using the following login name and password:

 Login: admin
 Password: password

4) To change the admin password, select <Yes>.

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5) Enter the new admin password.

6) Press ENTER.

Change the Network Settings

1) To change the network settings, select <Yes>.

2) Enter Yes.

Note:

If you forget the admin password the only way to reset it is to
reinstall Messaging Security Product.

Note:

The keyboard input language is English, United States at this
point. Please use characters which can be accessed after
changing Keyboard layout.

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3) Enter the IP address of the appliance.

4) Enter the subnet mask of the appliance.

5) Enter the IP address of the default gateway.

6) Enter the host name of the appliance.

7) Enter the domain name.

8) Enter the IP addresses of at least two DNS servers that the appliance uses:

9) Enter hostname override settings to hosts file if your network configurations need that.

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10) Confirm the network settings. Enter Yes. To save the settings, press ENTER.

11) After the settings have been saved, press ENTER.

Change the Keyboard

1) In the F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway menu , select Console Keyboard Selector.
Press ENTER.

Note:

It is recommended to type the old password with the US keyboard
localization in to a text file to verify that all characters can be
accessed through the new desired keyboard localization.