Trend Micro ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange Getting Started Guide

Installing and Removing ScanMail
failures encountered throughout the pilot process. Identify potential "pitfalls" and
plan accordingly for a successful installation.
Deployment Strategy
The ScanMail installation program supports installation to single or multiple local or
remote servers. ScanMail was designed to protect both front-end (bridgehead) and
back-end servers and fully supports server clustering.
When deploying and configuring ScanMail on your LAN segments consider:
The network traffic burden on your servers
Whether your network uses multiple mail servers and/or a bridgehead server and
back-end servers
Whether your enterprise network contains more than one Local Area Network
(LAN) segment
Planning for network traffic
When planning for deployment, consider the network traffic and CPU load that
ScanMail will generate.
ScanMail generates network traffic when it does the following:
Connects to the Trend Micro update server to check for and download updated
components
Sends alerts and notifications to administrators and other designated recipients
ScanMail increases the burden on the CPU when it scans email messages arriving at
the Exchange server in real time or during scheduled and manual scans. Unlike some
other antivirus products, ScanMail uses multi-threaded scanning which reduces the
CPU burden.
Deploying ScanMail to multiple servers
If your network has only one Exchange server, deploying ScanMail is a relatively
simple task. Install ScanMail on the Exchange servers and configure it to optimize
your messaging security.
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