SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP v5.5 Starter Guide
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SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP v5.5 Starter Guide
Version 5.5 SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide ™ Notices NOTICES Copyright © 2006 SurfControl plc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/). SurfControl is a registered trademark, and SurfControl and the SurfControl logo are trademarks of SurfControl plc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. November 2006 COMMENTS ON THIS GUIDE? You can view updated documentation and support information at http://www.surfcontrol.com Was this guide helpful? E-mail us at [email protected] to suggest changes or make a correction. 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To find your nearest SurfControl office, please visit our Web site. http://www.surfcontrol.com ii Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP TABLE OF CONTENTS Notices ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... i Comments on this Guide? .................................................................................................................................................................... i Technical Support .................................................................................................................................................................................. i SurfControl Sales .................................................................................................................................................................................. ii INTRODUCTION About SurfControl E-mail Filter ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 About This Guide ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 New Features in Version 5.5 ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 PRE-INSTALLATION In This Chapter ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Minimum Requirements ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Other Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Pre-installation Considerations ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Inbound and Outbound Filtering ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Database Considerations ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Installation Recommendations .........................................................................................................................................................13 Dedicated SurfControl E-mail Filter Installation ...........................................................................................................14 Dedicated E-mail Filter Installation Using a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) .................................................................15 E-mail Filter Installed on a Windows-based E-mail Server ..........................................................................................16 Installing on Windows 2000 ..............................................................................................................................................17 Creating a Database to Import Users and Groups in Rules .........................................................................................................18 Implementing Rules Using These Users and Groups....................................................................................................18 INSTALLATION In This Chapter ...................................................................................................................................................................................20 Installation Options ............................................................................................................................................................................20 Configuration After Installation .......................................................................................................................................................20 Upgrading E-mail Filter .....................................................................................................................................................................21 Installing E-mail Filter ........................................................................................................................................................................24 Installing the Administration Client .................................................................................................................................................36 Reinstalling Your Previous Version of E-mail Filter .....................................................................................................................40 SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide iii iv Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP 1 Introduction About SurfControl E-mail Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2 New Features in Version 5.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2 1 INTRODUCTION About SurfControl E-mail Filter ABOUT SURFCONTROL E-MAIL FILTER SurfControl E-mail Filter is a complete filtering solution that enables you to automatically and intelligently manage your organization’s use of e-mail and enforce your Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). By managing e-mail traffic, you can significantly reduce the risks to productivity, network resources, legal liability and security. ABOUT THIS GUIDE This Guide outlines the basic processes for installing SurfControl E-mail Filter. To filter e-mail correctly, it is essential that you configure the product once you have installed it. For detailed guidance on how to configure E-mail Filter for the best results, see the SurfControl E-mail Filter Administrator’s Guide. If you are deploying E-mail Filter in a multi-server environment, you need to ensure that E-mail Filter is correctly positioned for your system configuration. See the SurfControl E-mail Filter Deployment Guide on the SurfControl Web site: http://www.surfcontrol.com/general/assets/whitepapers/deploy_sef.pdf NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.5 Table 1-1 describes the advances in functionality that version 5.5 delivers. Table 1-1 New features in version 5.5 Feature Description Message Search The addition of multiple search criteria enables you to quickly search for messages based on sender, recipient and/or date-range information. You can search for inbound and/or outbound e-mails within supplied, selectable date ranges, or your own custom date range. You can also select to search using friendly names and/or e-mail addresses. You can also restrict which remote administrators have access to the Message Search function. This gives you greater control of system administration. Message History 2 Starter Guide You can examine the details of an individual e-mail. This could be useful for helping your Support department or Helpdesk to track problems with e-mail processing. You can also save this information to various formats (such as HTML, TXT, and so on), which enables you to forward the details to other interested parties. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INTRODUCTION New Features in Version 5.5 1 Table 1-1 New features in version 5.5 (Continued) Feature Description Administrator Alerts You can select to notify an e-mail administrator if the number of e-mails in the Receive, Rules and Send folders is reached. This can enable your administrators to control system resources. Improved Message Administrator Interface The Message Administrator now has an easier to use interface in a logical, intuitive display. This helps you to navigate more easily through queues and logs. Auditing of Queues You can select to use a queue for auditing. This can be used to log actions that have been carried out on e-mails and for example, to prove a breach of your AUP. The details are stored in the Audit Log. Policy Types in Rule Groups The Rules Administrator displays policy types (Confidential, Network Security, Virus, and so on) for each Rule Group. Policy Types enable you to quickly determine the categories of e-mails within E-mail Filter queues and logs, and the number of e-mails within specific categories. These Policy Types are also used by the SurfControl Report Central (SRC) and Personal E-mail Manager (PEM). Easier Navigation of Logs Existing Traffic Log has been split into three areas: • Denied Connections - for Directory Harvest Detection, Denial of Service, and so on; • Receive log • Audit log - An entry is created when a user deletes or releases an email from a queue. You can view logs for various time periods; today, last 7 days, and so on. The Policy Type is always displayed in the logs. You can limit the number of pages of logs that are displayed, and the number of logs within each page. This ensures that you have full control over the display. Compatible with SurfControl Report Central (SRC) v2.5 The new features of SurfControl E-mail Filter v5.5 enable you to take advantage of the enhanced reporting capabilities of SurfControl Report Central v2.5, which includes drill-down reporting. See the SurfControl Report Central v2.5 Administrator’s Guide for details of E-mail Filter reports. Compatible with SurfControl Personal E-mail Manager (PEM) v1.0 The new features of SurfControl E-mail Filter v5.5 enable you to take advantage of the enhanced blocked e-mail controls in SurfControl Personal E-mail Manager v1.0, which includes assigning E-mail Filter queues for PEM, enabling your users to have control of their own blocked e-mails, and so on. See the SurfControl Report Central v2.5 Administrator’s Guide for details. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 3 1 4 INTRODUCTION New Features in Version 5.5 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP 2 Pre-installation In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6 Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6 Other Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 8 Pre-installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 8 Installation Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13 Creating a Database to Import Users and Groups in Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 18 2 PRE-INSTALLATION In This Chapter IN THIS CHAPTER This section contains information to help you install SurfControl E-mail Filter successfully. This version of SurfControl E-mail Filter is for SMTP only. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS During installation, the System Checker will check your system to see if it meets the minimum requirements for SurfControl E-mail Filter to be installed correctly. The minimum requirements are detailed in Table 2-1 and Table 2-2. Table 2-1 SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP - minimum requirements Component Requirement Processor Intel Pentium IV processor 1.4 GHz or higher Memory 512 MB RAM minimum, 1024 MB recommended Operating System Windows Server 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows Advanced Server 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1 Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Disk Space 1.7 GB minimum, 2.2 GB recommended. Display Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adaptor and monitor Web Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later Networking TCP/IP installed and configured with an Internet connection DNS Internal or External DNS configured E-mail E-mail system with SMTP gateway or MTA installed MDAC Microsoft Data Access Components MDAC 2.7 (Service Pack 2) or later Database Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or 2005. If this is not installed on your system, SurfControl E-mail Filter will automatically install SQL Express 2005 Service Pack 1. SQL Server is recommended for larger sites, as it handles large volumes of data more easily. 6 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP PRE-INSTALLATION Minimum Requirements 2 Table 2-2 SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Administration client - minimum requirements Component Requirement Processor Intel Pentium III processor 600MHz or higher. Disk Space 100 MB minimum, 300 MB recommended. Operating System Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1 Windows XP Service Pack 2 Display Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adaptor and monitor. Web Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. MDAC Microsoft Data Access Components MDAC 2.7 (Service Pack 2) or later. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 7 2 PRE-INSTALLATION Other Requirements OTHER REQUIREMENTS Please note these requirements: • You must have full administrative rights to install E-mail Filter. • If you will be installing SQL 2005 Express, you first need to install Windows Installer 3.1 and .NET Framework 2.0. • You need the following information: – Your mail system’s pre-registered domain name – The IP address or host name of your e-mail system’s SMTP gateway or MTA. – The e-mail address of your e-mail system security administrator. – Your Activation Key as supplied by SurfControl. – The HTTP port number (default 8181) to install and start the Administration service. – The IP address of the relay host (for example your ISP) if you are not using MX records. PRE-INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS This section discusses the following pre-installation considerations: • Inbound and outbound filtering • Database considerations (size and placement) • Load balancing methods • Server size. INBOUND AND OUTBOUND FILTERING SurfControl E-mail Filter stops spam at the gateway, which reduces the load on network resources. If your main focus is to stop spam and other unwanted content from entering your network, configure SurfControl E-mail Filter for inbound filtering only. However, SurfControl E-mail Filter provides significant benefits if you also configure it to perform outbound filtering. Outbound filtering can scan for confidential or potentially liable information before routing the e-mail to the intended recipient. Also, SurfControl can add customizable footers or banners to an e-mail before it leaves your network. In addition, many policies can apply to both inbound and outbound traffic. For example, with a single policy, you can stop inbound and outbound viruses. 8 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP PRE-INSTALLATION Pre-installation Considerations 2 DATABASE CONSIDERATIONS SurfControl E-mail Filter creates the following SQL databases: • STEMConfig – Stores all configuration data and filtering policies. • STEMLog – Stores all logging data. This database has a default size of 1.5 GB. • STEMFriendlyName – Stores the details of the friendly name aliases of e-mail addresses. SQL or MSDE MSDE is the run-time version of SQL. MSDE databases have a 2 GB size limit and few management tools, but are an effective database for small environments. Although you can install a SQL database onto the SurfControl server, SurfControl recommends that large environments install a fully licensed version of SQL onto a separate, dedicated server. The capacity of an SQL 2005 Express database is 4 GB. Dedicated or Centralized If your network requires multiple SurfControl servers, you have two database options: dedicated or centralized. A dedicated database stores data for a single SurfControl server in a single database; a centralized database stores the data for multiple SurfControl servers in a single database. Many customers choose to use the centralized database option, which provides the advantages of centralized policy management and message administration, plus the ability to run reports from a single repository. However, the size of a centralized database grows in direct relation to the number of SurfControl servers that write to it. Depending on the size of your environment and the number of e-mails that pass through your network, a centralized database can require additional administration. In this case, you may choose to use a dedicated database for each SurfControl E-mail Filter server. Database Size The size of the database correlates to the number of e-mails your organization receives per day, and to the length of time you plan to retain the logged data, which is used for message administration and reporting. To size your database appropriately, SurfControl estimates that each e-mail generates approximately 1 KB of log data stored in the database. This calculation can also be helpful when determining whether MSDE, SQL 2005 Express or full SQL is appropriate for your environment. The server on which you store the SurfControl E-mail Filter data must have as much RAM as the anticipated size of the database. For example, a 1 GB database requires 1 GB of RAM (Microsoft recommendations for optimal performance). SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 9 2 PRE-INSTALLATION Pre-installation Considerations Load Balancing Methods You can load balance SurfControl E-mail Filter using MX records. On the DNS server hosting your domain, create an MX record for each primary SurfControl server using the same MX preference, while giving the failover server a higher number (which gives it a lower preference). Table 2-3 provides an example of MX preference assignments for load-balancing and failover using MX records. Figure 2-1 further shows this method. Table 2-3 MX Records for load balancing Mail Exchanger IP Address MX Preference mx1.siteA.com 208.126.216.20 5 mx2.siteA.com 208.126.216.21 5 mx3.siteA.com 208.126.216.22 5 mx4.siteA.com 197.201.56.201 10 mx1.siteB.com 197.201.56.201 5 mx2.siteB.com 197.201.56.202 5 mx3.siteB.com 197.201.56.203 5 mx4.siteB.com 208.126.216.20 10 Site A Site B 10 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP PRE-INSTALLATION Pre-installation Considerations Figure 2-1 2 Using MX records for load balancing In Figure 2-1, e-mail sent to siteA.com round-robins between mail exchangers 1, 2, and 3, because each SurfControl server has the same MX preference of 5. A lower MX preference number means that it has a higher priority – 5 having a higher priority than 10. The same thing happens for e-mails sent to siteB.com. If site A is unavailable (for example, with a network failure), the sending mail server will route e-mail to the fourth (failover) MX record, which is the address of a server in a different physical location. For the described failover to work properly, SurfControl servers in site A are configured to accept messages for site B, and SurfControl servers in site B are configured to accept messages for site A. The failover servers also have static routes configured so that SurfControl knows where to route the e-mails. In addition to load balancing and failover using MX records, there are also sophisticated load balancing switches that can be used for these purposes. These switches offer a variety of load balancing algorithms, in addition to round-robin delivery, which provide efficient load distribution and timely failover. Although this is not a required component for a SurfControl implementation, the use of load balancing switches may improve the overall efficiency of your SMTP infrastructure. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 11 2 PRE-INSTALLATION Pre-installation Considerations Server Size SurfControl E-mail Filter requires Windows 2000 Server SP3 or greater, or Windows 2003 Server. Advanced Server is recommended for high-volume e-mail environments. Table 2-4 shows SurfControl’s server recommendations, depending on how many e-mails per hour your organization typically handles. Table 2-4 Server recommendations E-mails per hour Server recommendations < 10K PIII 1Ghz + 1 GB RAM < 25K Dual Xeon 2GB RAM <40K Quad Xeon, 2GB RAM, 3 or more HDDs (10,000 + RPM) for e-mail processing < 120K 3-Quad Xeon, 2GB RAM, 3 or more HDDs (10,000 + RPM) for e-mail processing < 240K 6-Quad Xeon, 2GB RAM, 3 or more HDDs (10,000 + RPM) for e-mail processing Actual processing speeds are dependent on several factors: number of rules processing threads, number of enabled rules, size of e-mails, and complexity of the e-mails (such as, attachments, embedded files, and so on). Partitioning the Server. Optimize SurfControl performance by installing onto a server capable of fast disk I/O and configured to support multiple HDDs. Figure 2-2 shows the optimal HDD and partitioning configuration for SurfControl.Because SurfControl frequently reads from and writes to disk as it processes e-mail, SurfControl recommends that you have a server capable of fast disk I/O. Figure 2-2 shows a server with five SCSI HDDs. Two of the HDDs are in a RAID1 configuration and are divided into three partitions: a partition for the operating system, a partition for the page file, and a partition for the SurfControl application. The other three HDDs each have a single partition and are capable of fast disk I/O. The first drive contains the In folder where SurfControl stores the received e-mails. The second drive contains the Work folder.SurfControl retrieves e-mails from the In folder and moves them to the Work folder, where the e-mails are processed against the configured rule set. SurfControl then moves the e-mail to a quarantine folder for review or to the \Out folder for delivery. The third drive contains the \Out folder where SurfControl relays processed messages to the intended recipient. 12 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP PRE-INSTALLATION Installation Recommendations Figure 2-2 2 Partitioning the SurfControl server INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS SurfControl recommends that you install E-mail Filter on a dedicated server. To enable E-mail Filter to process e-mail immediately, do not use this server either as an e-mail server or a Web server. See the following sections for details of various installation options: • Dedicated SurfControl E-mail Filter Installation on page 14. • Dedicated E-mail Filter Installation Using a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on page 15. • E-mail Filter Installed on a Windows-based E-mail Server on page 16. • Installing on Windows 2000 on page 17. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 13 2 PRE-INSTALLATION Installation Recommendations DEDICATED SURFCONTROL E-MAIL FILTER INSTALLATION Figure 2-3 E-mail Filter on a dedicated server Outbound Connections When using a dedicated server, you should: • Direct any internal SMTP traffic on port 25 to the IP address of the E-mail Filter. • Allow through the firewall only traffic that is sent from the E-mail Filter. Inbound Connections To ensure that your system is correctly configured: • On your SMTP Gateway, direct all e-mail to SurfControl E-mail Filter • On your firewall, re-direct the existing inbound (port 25) tunnel from your existing SMTP Gateway to SurfControl E-mail Filter. Relaying E-mail In this installation, the existing mail server is configured to forward all e-mail to the SurfControl E-mail Filter. Changes to e-mail clients should not be required. Any POP clients using external e-mail servers should have their SMTP host set to SurfControl E-mail Filter. Make sure your firewall allows SurfControl E-mail Filter to access sites outside the Internet with both port 25 and port 53 to support SMTP and DNS requests. You do not need to allow port 53 if you have an internal DNS or are not using MX records. 14 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP PRE-INSTALLATION Installation Recommendations 2 DEDICATED E-MAIL FILTER INSTALLATION USING A DEMILITARIZED ZONE (DMZ) Figure 2-4 E-mail Filter with a DMZ Outbound Connections The firewall has a tunnel configured for port 25 from the e-mail Host to the SurfControl E-mail server in the DMZ. A tunnel for port 25 is configured from the SurfControl E-mail server in the DMZ to the Internet. Inbound Connections The firewall has the inbound port 25 tunnel configured to the SurfControl E-mail Filter server IP address (in the DMZ). A tunnel on port 25 from the SurfControl E-mail Filter server to the e-mail host is also configured. Relaying E-mail The existing e-mail host is configured to relay all e-mail through SurfControl E-mail Filter. Changes to the e-mail Clients should not be required. Any POP Clients using external e-mail servers should have their SMTP host set to the SurfControl E-mail Filter server. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 15 2 PRE-INSTALLATION Installation Recommendations E-MAIL FILTER INSTALLED ON A WINDOWS-BASED E-MAIL SERVER Figure 2-5 E-mail Filter on an existing mail server Outbound connections The firewall is configured to only accept internal SMTP connections from the SurfControl E-mail Filter host. A tunnel for port 25 is configured from the SurfControl E-mail Filter server to the Internet. Inbound Connections The firewall has the inbound port 25 tunnel configured to the SurfControl E-mail Filter server IP address. The existing e-mail host is configured to relay all e-mail to itself, through the SurfControl E-mail Filter server, on another port (for example, port 26). Changes to the e-mail Clients should not be required. Relaying E-mail Any POP clients using external e-mail servers should have their SMTP host set to the SurfControl E-mail Filter. SurfControl do not recommended placing the existing e-mail server in the DMZ or Packet Switching Network, as this may be a data security risk. However, some POP configurations may require this configuration. 16 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP PRE-INSTALLATION Installation Recommendations 2 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS 2000 Caution: If you are installing SurfControl E-mail Filter on an Exchange 2000 server, do not disable and stop the SMTP service. When installing E-mail Filter on a Windows 2000 computer, you need to disable and stop services in the following circumstances: • Disable and stop the SMTP service before you install E-mail Filter – The SMTP service uses port 25, which is the port that E-mail Filter uses. Therefore, you must disable and stop the SMTP service before you install E-mail Filter, otherwise E-mail Filter will not start. • You can install E-mail Filter on any port, but you must first stop and disable any service using that port. • Windows 2000 uses a Web publishing service on port 80. Unless you are using this service, SurfControl recommend that you disable this service. In the following procedure, the SMTP service is disabled and stopped, but you can use this procedure to disable and stop any service. To disable and stop the SMTP service, follow Procedure 2-1. Procedure 2-1 Disable and stop the SMTP service Step 1 Action In the Windows Control Panel, select Administrative Tools > Services 2 From the list of services, double-click the service Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) 3 The properties dialog box is displayed. Click the General tab. 4 From the Startup type: drop-down list, select Disabled. 5 Click Stop. 6 Click OK. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 17 2 PRE-INSTALLATION Creating a Database to Import Users and Groups in Rules CREATING A DATABASE TO IMPORT USERS AND GROUPS IN RULES You can create a database that contains users and groups to be imported into the Rules Administrator when setting up rules. To set up the database: 1 Run the batch file ScoutGroupDB.bat to create the ScoutGroupDB database, which contains a single table, named EmailAddress. If you have installed E-mail Filter using the default path, this file is in C:\Program Files\SurfControl E-mail Filter\Database 2 Create System Data Source Name (DSN) ScoutGroup on the same computer as E-mail Filter: i Select Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC) ii Select the System DSN tab, and then click Add. iii Select SQL Server from the list, and then click Finish. iv Enter the details of the data source, and then click Next. v Use the same login authentication details as the E-mail Filter server, and then click Next. vi Select options as required in the Wizard screens. vii Ensure that the configuration in the final screen is correct, and then click OK. The PlugIns will use the same authentication details as the E-mail Filter setup. 3 4 Enter the relevant users and groups details in the following EmailAddress table fields: – [Email] – Enter the e-mail address of the user. For example, [email protected] – [EmURules] – Enter the group names for the user. This is semicolon delimited. For example, Sales;Marketing;Admin. Add more users and groups to the database as needed. IMPLEMENTING RULES USING THESE USERS AND GROUPS To use these Exchange users and groups in the E-mail Filter rules, follow the instructions in the SurfControl Administrator’s Guide, Chapter 6 - Rules Objects, section ‘Who Objects’, sub-section ‘Retrieving Information from a Data Source’. 18 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP 3 Installation In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 20 Installation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 20 Configuration After Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 20 Upgrading E-mail Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 21 Installing E-mail Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 24 Installing the Administration Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 36 Reinstalling Your Previous Version of E-mail Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 40 3 INSTALLATION In This Chapter IN THIS CHAPTER This chapter describes the upgrade process, the installation options, and explains how to install each one, and how to reinstall (‘rollback’) to your previous version of E-mail Filter. INSTALLATION OPTIONS You can install the following components for SurfControl E-mail Filter: • E-mail Filter Server – A complete installation of all components. • Administration Client only – To install only specific components of E-mail Filter for remote monitoring and/or administration of the E-mail Filter server. The Administration Client is part of a standard installation. You can only install this separately if you select a custom installation. Throughout the installation process you can click: • Next to go to the next part of the process. • Back to go back to the previous screen. • Cancel to abort an installation. CONFIGURATION AFTER INSTALLATION For details of how you can configure E-mail Filter after installation, see the SurfControl E-mail Filter Administrator’s Guide. 20 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Upgrading E-mail Filter 3 UPGRADING E-MAIL FILTER If you are upgrading from a previous version of E-mail Filter, follow Procedure 3-1. Procedure 3-1 Upgrading from a previous version of E-mail Filter Step 1 Action If you attempt to install a later version of E-mail Filter over an existing installation, you can either: • Upgrade to the later version, or • Uninstall the earlier version before installing the later version. 2 Select Upgrade to..., and then click Next. 3 If you want to continue with the upgrade, click Yes in the confirmation request. 4 The E-mail Filter services are stopped and the existing databases and files are backed up. This may take a short time. The Setup Status screen shows the progress of the setup. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 21 3 INSTALLATION Upgrading E-mail Filter Procedure 3-1 Upgrading from a previous version of E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 5 Action E-mail Filter downloads the latest content for specific E-mail Filter functions. When the downloads have completed successfully, click Next. 6 The Perform Log Database Synchronization screen enables you to synchronize your queues, which enables you to access existing isolated e-mails in Message Administrator. • Yes – Starts the process for E-mail Filter to create a new log database and synchronize queues to regenerate records for isolated email. When the process is complete the Upgrade Complete screen is displayed. See step 8. • 22 No – The synchronization is canceled, and the Skip Log Database Synchronization screen is displayed. See step 7. Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Upgrading E-mail Filter 3 Procedure 3-1 Upgrading from a previous version of E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 7 Action If you have chosen to skip the queue synchronization, the Skip Log Database Synchronization screen is displayed. This screens tells you how to synchronize your queues after installation to enable you to access your old isolated e-mails. 8 In the Upgrade Complete screen, click Finish. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 23 3 INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter INSTALLING E-MAIL FILTER For a complete installation of all the E-mail Filter components, follow Procedure 3-2. Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter Step 1 2 Action Select the folder in which to save the installation files. Either: • Click Next to save to the default folder displayed, or • Enter or change to a different folder, and then click Next. The InstallShield Wizard extracts files and prepares the setup. Note: If some files already exist on your system, an ‘Overwrite Protection’ pop-up message is displayed. 3 The Setup Welcome screen is displayed. You can open: • Readme – Contains details of enhancements and technical improvements for this release. • Getting Started Guide – This Installation Guide in PDF. Click Next. 24 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter 3 Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step Action SurfControl License Agreement 4 If you accept the terms of the license agreement, select I accept the terms of the license agreement. 5 Click Next. GNU License Agreement 6 If you accept the terms of the license agreement, select I accept the terms of the license agreement. 7 Click Next. Setup Type 8 You can either select a typical or custom installation: • Typical – Installs all the core components of E-mail Filter. • Custom – Enables you to install only the components you need. For example, if you do not want to install parts of the Administration Client. Click Next. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 25 3 INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step Action Select Components (Custom installation only) 9 If you have selected a ‘Custom’ installation, the component selection screen is displayed. You can select or clear any of the check boxes. Click Next. Your system is checked for its suitability against minimum and recommended requirements. System Check 10 If your system does not meet either the minimum or recommended requirements, one of these messages is displayed: • Error – A required component is missing and the installation must be cancelled. An incorrect Operating System or Service Pack level will cause this message. • Warning – A warning is displayed if you have the minimum, but not the recommended, memory or disk space. The installation is not stopped. • Install – A component, such as an MDAC component, has not been detected and will be installed as part of the process. As part of this process you may be instructed to reboot. Please see Minimum Requirements on page 6. If your system meets the minimum requirements, this screen is not displayed. Click Next. 26 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter 3 Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 11 Action E-mail Filter uses a relational database to store rules, system configuration and dictionaries. You can create the E-mail Filter databases on either: • Your local computer – You need to have SQL server installed already, or • A remote computer – E-mail Filter installs tools on your local computer that enable you to connect to the remote SQL server database. See step 13. If no SQL compatible server is detected on the local computer, there is an option to install SQL Server 2005 Express. Note: To install SQL Server 2005 Express, you must first install Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 and Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. 12 Click Next. 13 You can connect to an SQL server instance in two ways: • If you have selected to use a local SQL instance, click Next to accept the defaults. • If you have selected to connect to a remote SQL instance, select or type the name. This can be in either of the following formats: <computer name>, or <computer name>\<SQL instance name> For example: MYPC_1, or MYPC_1\SQL_2005 If you select SQL authentication, enter the login ID and password. Make sure the SQL Server is running in mixed mode. Click Next. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 27 3 INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 14 Action A summary screen displays your selections and the installation location of the components. Click Next. 15 A progress bar shows the status of the setup. 16 An installation complete screen is displayed. Select or clear the check box to view the README file. 17 28 Click Finish. Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter 3 Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 18 Action The Configuration wizard welcome screen opens, which explains the configuration steps. Note: Stages 3 and 4 are not available if you are using an existing configuration database. The configuration screens contain useful graphics that show exactly where you are in the configuration process. Click Next. 19 In the Customer Information screen, enter your details, and then click Next. Note: The Next button is not active until you have entered all your details. 20 In the Licensing screen, you can select to either: • evaluate E-mail Filter, or • activate E-mail Filter using the license that you have bought. If you have bought a license, select the option I have purchased a license, and then enter the license keys in this screen and the next. 21 Click Next. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 29 3 INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 22 Action The System Details screen describes the details that you have to enter in this section. Click Next. 23 Enter the details of your Windows user account. If your login details are incorrect, a pop-up message asks you to enter your details again. Click Next. 24 If you have selected to install the E-mail Filter Administration client, enter a Web services port that the E-mail Filter Administration client should use to communicate with the E-mail Filter client and the Web Administrator. Default = 8181 Click Next. 30 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter 3 Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 25 Action The Mail Routing screen describes the details that you have to enter in this section. Click Next. For more information about how to set up advanced threat protection, see the SurfControl E-mail Filter System Administrator’s Guide. 26 E-mail Filter uses the SMTP port that receives your e-mail traffic from the Internet. Select either: • port 25, which is the default, or • a different port; enter the port number. Click Next. 27 Enter the information about your primary e-mail domain. If you are unsure about the validity of the details, click Test to test the connection. Click Next. For more information about how to configure additional domains, see the SurfControl E-mail Filter System Administrator’s Guide. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 31 3 INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 28 Action Select how E-mail Filter will send outbound e-mails: • Send directly to the Internet, resolving mail servers by using DNS. • Send through an outbound mail server. Enter the host name or IP address, and the port number. If you are unsure about the validity of the details, click Test to test the connection. Click Next. For more information about how to add outbound relay hosts, see the SurfControl E-mail Filter System Administrator’s Guide. 29 The Filtering Options screen describes the details that you have to enter in this section. Click Next. 30 To enable you to start filtering your e-mail immediately, E-mail Filter is supplied with standard rule groups that deal with the most common e-mail threats. All of these groups are selected by default. To remove filtering using a rule group, clear the relevant check box. 32 Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter 3 Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 31 Action If an e-mail triggers a rule, you can isolate the e-mail in a queue folder. Either: 32 • Click Next to use the default folder displayed, or • Enter or browse to a folder, and then click Next. To prevent queues becoming too large, you can select to delete e-mails from specific queues after a specific time period. For more information on queue management, see the SurfControl E-mail Filter System Administrator’s Guide. Click Next. 33 To prevent the logging database becoming too large and to maintain performance, you can select to purge this database regularly. For more information on database management, see the SurfControl E-mail Filter System Administrator’s Guide. Click Next. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 33 3 INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 34 Action To enable the system administrator to receive e-mail notifications of system events, enter an e-mail address. Click Next. 35 The Configuration Wizard is now ready to configure the tasks displayed in the list with the details you specified. Note: If you do not want the configuration process to continue, click Cancel. The Configuration Wizard will save your settings up to this point so that you can run the wizard another time. Click Start to proceed with the configuration process. The screen displays the progress of the configuration. If an event fails, do one of the following: 34 • Click Back, and then amend the relevant details. • Click Retry to retry the configuration of the event without amending any details. • Click Skip to miss out the configuration of the current event and continue the configuration of the next events. Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Installing E-mail Filter 3 Procedure 3-2 Installing E-mail Filter (Continued) Step 36 Action To enable real-time anti-virus scanning that protects your system against threats, your antivirus product must not scan the E-mail Filter work folder. To check if your folder will be scanned, click Check Folders. 37 In the dialog box that is displayed, click Test. 38 If Test OK is displayed, click Close. Note: If the test fails, SurfControl recommends that you exclude all E-mail Filter directories from real-time anti-virus scanning. 39 40 Click OK. A Configuration Complete screen is displayed. Click Finish. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 35 3 INSTALLATION Installing the Administration Client INSTALLING THE ADMINISTRATION CLIENT To install selected E-mail Filter components for use through remote administration, follow Procedure 3-3. Procedure 3-3 Installing the Administration Client Step 1 Action From the Welcome screen, click Next. SurfControl License Agreement 2 If you accept the terms of the license agreement, select I accept the terms of the license agreement. 3 Click Next. GNU License Agreement 36 4 If you accept the terms of the license agreement, select I accept the terms of the license agreement. 5 Click Next. Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Installing the Administration Client 3 Procedure 3-3 Installing the Administration Client (Continued) Step Action Setup Type 6 Select Custom. This enables you to install only the components you need. 7 Click Next. Select Components 8 Clear the Server Components check box. The Administration Client and its subcomponents are selected. Clear any of the subcomponents that are not needed. 9 Click Next. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 37 3 INSTALLATION Installing the Administration Client Procedure 3-3 Installing the Administration Client (Continued) Step Action System Check 10 If your system does not meet either the minimum or recommended requirements, one of these messages is displayed: • Error – A required component is missing and the installation must be cancelled. An incorrect Operating System or Service Pack level will cause this message. • Warning – A warning is displayed if you have the minimum, but not the recommended, memory or disk space. The installation is not stopped. • Install – A component, such as an MDAC component, has not been detected and will be installed as part of the process. As part of this process you may be instructed to reboot. Please see Minimum Requirements on page 6. If your system meets the minimum requirements, this screen is not displayed. Click Next. Configure Remote Access 11 Enter the details of your E-mail Filter server: • Server name or IP address • Port number • User name • Password. These details enable users on this computer to log on to the E-mail Filter server and use the selected E-mail Filter administration tools. 12 38 Click Next. Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP INSTALLATION Installing the Administration Client 3 Procedure 3-3 Installing the Administration Client (Continued) Step Action Installation Summary 13 A summary of your options is displayed. Note: By default, the components will be installed in the folder C:\Program Files\SurfControl E-mail Filter. If the options are correct, click Next. If you need to change any details, click Back. 14 Click Next. Finish 15 An Installation Complete screen is displayed. Click Finish. You can select to view the README file. 16 Click Finish. SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP Starter Guide 39 3 INSTALLATION Reinstalling Your Previous Version of E-mail Filter REINSTALLING YOUR PREVIOUS VERSION OF E-MAIL FILTER To remove the current version of E-mail Filter and reinstall (roll back to) your previous version, follow Procedure 3-4. A restart is needed if the files that need to be rolled back to a previous version are locked by other processes. Procedure 3-4 Rolling back to a previous version of E-mail Filter Step Action 1 Install the latest version of E-mail Filter. 2 If you decide to revert to an earlier version of E-mail Filter, you can select to either: • Rollback to the earlier version, or • Uninstall the current version before installing the earlier version. 3 Select Rollback to..., and then click Next. 4 If you want to continue with the rollback, click Yes in the confirmation request. The E-mail Filter services are stopped, existing databases, files and registry settings are restored. This may take a short time. 5 6 40 In the Rollback Complete screen, select to either: • Restart your computer now, or • Restart your computer later. Click Finish. Starter Guide SurfControl E-mail Filter for SMTP