IronPort - Configuration Guide - AsyncOS 7.6.1

Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Cisco IronPort Email Security Appliance
The Email Security Appliance Documentation Set
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The documentation for the Email Security appliance includes the following books:
Cisco IronPort AsyncOS for Email Daily Management Guide. This guide provides instructions for
performing common, everyday tasks that system administrators use to manage and monitor the
Cisco IronPort appliance, such as viewing email traffic using the Email Security Monitor, tracking
email messages, managing system quarantines, and troubleshooting the appliance. It also provides
reference information for features that system administrators interact with on a regular basis,
including Email Security Monitor pages, AsyncOS logs, CLI support commands, and quarantines.
Cisco IronPort AsyncOS for Email Configuration Guide. This guide is recommended for system
administrators who are setting up a new Cisco IronPort appliance and want to learn about its email
delivery features. It provides instructions on installing the appliance into an existing network
infrastructure and setting it up as an email gateway appliance. It also includes reference information
and configuration instructions for email delivery features such as the Email Pipeline, Outbreak
Filters, content filters, RSA Email DLP, email encryption, anti-virus scanning, and anti-spam
scanning.
Cisco IronPort AsyncOS for Email Advanced Configuration Guide. This guide provides instructions
configuring the advanced features of the Cisco IronPort appliance. Topics include configuring the
appliance to work with LDAP, creating message filters to enforce email policies, organizing multiple
appliances into clusters, and customizing the listeners on the appliance. In addition to configuration,
this guide provides reference material for advanced features such as message filter rules and actions,
regular expressions used in content dictionaries and message filter rules, and LDAP query syntax
and attributes.
Cisco IronPort AsyncOS CLI Reference Guide. This guide provides a detailed list of the commands
in the AsyncOS command line interface (CLI), as well as examples of the commands in use. System
administrators can use this guide for reference when using the CLI on the Cisco IronPort appliance.
Occasionally, this book refers to the other guides for additional information about topics. These guides
are available on the Documentation CD that came with your Cisco IronPort appliance as well as the
Cisco IronPort Customer Support Portal. For more information, see Cisco IronPort Support Community,
page 1-10.
How to Use This Guide
Use this guide as a resource to learn about the features of your Cisco IronPort appliance. The topics are
organized in a logical order. You might not need to read every chapter in the book. Review the Table of
Contents and the section called How This Book Is Organized, page 1-6 to determine which chapters are
relevant to your system.
You can also use this guide as a reference book. It contains important information, such as network and
firewall configuration settings, that you can refer to throughout the life of the appliance.
The guide is distributed in print and electronically as PDF and HTML files. The electronic versions of
the guide are available on the Cisco IronPort Customer Support Portal. You can also access the HTML
online help version of the book in the appliance GUI by clicking the Help and Support link in the
upper-right corner.
Cisco IronPort AsyncOS 7.6 for Email Configuration Guide
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