
Technical Support
Chapter 1
About Symantec Mail Security
Key features .................................................................................. 9
New features ............................................................................... 10
Functional overview ...................................................................... 12
Architecture ............................................................................... 13
Firewall rules ............................................................................... 15
Where to get more information ....................................................... 16
Chapter 2
Installing Symantec Mail Security for SMTP
Before you install ......................................................................... 19
Before you install on any platform ............................................. 19
Before you install on Windows .................................................. 22
Before you install on Solaris or Linux ......................................... 23
Before you upgrade ................................................................. 25
System requirements .................................................................... 25
Hardware requirements ........................................................... 26
Supported browsers ................................................................ 26
Supported LDAP servers .......................................................... 26
System requirements for Windows ............................................ 26
System requirements for Solaris ............................................... 27
System requirements for Linux ................................................. 27
Installing on Windows ................................................................... 27
Installing on Solaris and Linux ....................................................... 30
Setting up ................................................................................... 32
Logging in ............................................................................. 33
Registering your system .......................................................... 33
Configuring your system .......................................................... 34
Setting up a Scanner ............................................................... 38
Completing setup ................................................................... 42
Adding more Scanners .................................................................. 42
Setting mail filtering policies ......................................................... 42
Testing Scanners .......................................................................... 43
Accessing the Control Center .......................................................... 43
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