The navigation bar contains four areas: user information, section icons, tab bar, and support
controls.
User information bar
The left-hand side of the user information bar displays a list of currently logged on users (and
the server they’re logged on to), a Change Password button, and a Log Off button. On the
right-hand side of the bar, About the Appliance gives you appliance and package version
information. Resources provides instructions on how to submit a virus sample to McAfee correctly
and links to additional McAfee resources such as our Service Portal and the Virus Information
Library.
These links can be accessed from the user information bar.
Frequently asked questions on the
McAfee
website.
Technical Support
Instructions for submitting a virus sample to McAfee.
Submit a Sample
Links to the Virus information Library, which describes every virus and other
potentially unwanted programs that McAfee detects and cleans.
Virus Information Library
Product and licensing information.
About
Contact information and other information.
Resources
Help information. Similar to clicking Show Quick Help in the navigation
pane.
Help Topics
Section icons
There are five or six section icons depending on the software that you are using. Click an icon
to change the information in the content area and the tab bar.
Tab bar
The contents of the tab bar are controlled by the selected section icon. The selected tab dictates
what is displayed in the content area.
Support control buttons
The support control buttons are actions that apply to the content area. They are (from left to
right) Back and Help. Two additional buttons appear when you configure something that allows
you to apply or cancel your changes.
View control
The view control button turns an optional Status window on and off.
Content area
The content area contains the currently active content and is where most of your interaction
will be.
NOTE:
The changes that you make take effect after you click the green tick.
Testing the appliance
Use these tasks to test:
• The appliance configuration
• Mail traffic
• Virus detection
• Spam detection
NOTE:
Before using the appliance, update its DAT files.
Connecting and Configuring the Appliance
Testing the Configuration
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