McAfee Email Gateway version 7.0 Appliances Installation Guide

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2Installing the McAfee Email Gateway applianceUsing the Configuration ConsoleDraft only - 9.13.11Task — Creating a CD from the installation software imageUse this task to create an installation CD from the downloaded software image.Before you begin• Download the software image in .iso file format.• Ensure that you have a method to validate the downloaded .iso file, by comparing theMD5 checksums.• Ensure that you have a suitable writable CD-ROM drive connected to your computersystem and suitable writeable CDs.• Ensure that you have suitable CD creation software — able to create a CD image froman .iso file — installed on your computer system,From a computer that can access the downloaded .iso image, carry out the following steps.Task1 Validate the downloaded .iso file, by generating an MD5 checksum, and comparing it with theinformation given on the download site.2 Following the instructions supplied with your CD Creation software, open the software.3 Following the workflow for your CD Creation software, select your writable CD-ROM drive, and theMcAfee Email Gateway .iso file and insert a blank writable CD into the CD-ROM drive..4 Create the installation CD.Using the Configuration ConsoleUnderstand how to use the configuration console to set up your McAfee Email Gateway.You can now configure your Email Gateway either from the Configuration Console, or from the SetupWizard within the user interface.The Configuration Console launches automatically at the end of the startup sequence after either:• an unconfigured Email Gateway starts,• or after a Email Gateway is reset to its factory defaults.When launched, the Configuration Console provides you with options to either configure your device inyour preferred language from the Email Gateway console, or provides instructions for you to connectto the Setup Wizard within the user interface from another computer on the same class C subnet. Bothmethods provide you with the same options to configure your Email Gateway.From the Configuration Console, you can configure a new installation of the appliance software.However, to configure your appliance using a previously saved configuration file, you need to log ontothe appliance user interface, and run the setup Wizard (System | Setup Wizard).This version of the software also introduces automatic configuration using DHCP for the followingparameters:• Host name • DNS server• Domain name • Leased IP address• Default gateway • NTP server22 McAfee ® Email Gateway 7.0 Appliances Installation Guide
Draft only - 9.13.11Installing the McAfee Email Gateway applianceUsing the Configuration Console 2WelcomeUse this page to select the type of installation that you want to follow.This is the first page of the Setup Wizard. Use this page to select the type of installation you want toperform.• Standard Setup (default) — use this option to set up your device in transparent bridge mode, andconfigure it to protect your network. The SMTP protocol is enabled by default. You can choose toenable scanning of POP3 traffic.Choosing Standard Setup forces the device to run in transparent bridge mode.• Custom Setup — use this option to select the operating mode for your device. You can choose toprotect mail traffic using SMTP and POP3 protocols. You should use this if you need to configureIPv6 and to make other changes to the default configuration.• Restore from a file — (not available from the Configuration Console) use this to set up your devicebased on a previously saved configuration. Following the import of the file you will be able to checkthe imported settings before finishing the wizard. If the file came from an earlier McAfee Email andWeb Security Appliance, some details are not available.• ePO Managed Setup — use this to set up your device so that it can be managed by your ePolicyOrchestrator server. Only minimal information is needed, as the device will get most of itsconfiguration information from your ePolicy Orchestrator server.• Encryption Only Setup — use this option to set up your appliance as a standalone encryption server.The appliance operates in one of the following modes — transparent bridge, transparent router, orexplicit proxy. The mode affects how you integrate the appliance into your network and how theappliance handles traffic. You will need to change the mode only if you restructure your network.Performing a Standard SetupUse this information to understand the purpose of the Standard Setup.Standard Setup enables you to quickly set up your McAfee Email Gateway using the most commonoptions. Use this option to set up your device in transparent bridge mode, and configure it to protectyour network. The SMTP protocol is enabled by default. You can choose to enable scanning of POP3traffic.Choosing Standard Setup forces the device to run in transparent bridge mode.For the Standard Setup, the wizard includes these pages:• Email Configuration• Basic Settings• SummaryMcAfee ® Email Gateway 7.0 Appliances Installation Guide 23
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