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Getting Started with Email Security.cloud 

Apr 25, 2013 03:19 AM

Email Security.cloud is part of Symantec.cloud (formerly MessageLabs).  For an overview of this service see this post: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/downloads/email-securitycloud

 

This post is intended for those wanting to know what steps need to be taken once you sign onto the service

 

1.       Review “Welcome to Symantec.cloud” email

Your welcome email contains important information for getting started, like:

·         a link to the Symantec.cloud admin portal

·         your Login and Password for the admin portal

·         Email routing settings (for Step 6)

 

2.       Login to your Symantec.cloud admin portal

The admin portal is where you manage your Symantec.cloud services. It is located at https://identity.symanteccloud.com

 

3.       Set up user and group synchronization (optional)

You can synchronize your existing Active Directory/LDAP users and groups to Symantec.cloud by using our free Schemus tool. Schemus is available for download in the admin portal under Tools.

 

4.       Turn on Address Registration

Use the Address Registration feature (under Email Configuration->Platform in the portal) to make sure that only email sent to valid email addresses is accepted.

 

5.       Verify your AntiVirus and AntiSpam settings

Located under Configuration->Email Services, you can set or change rules that block/allow spam, notify administrators of viruses, and more.

 

6.       Start routing your mail through Symantec.cloud

Now you’re ready to start sending and receiving email through Symantec.cloud! You’ll need to make two simple changes, detailed in your “Welcome Mail”:

        I.           For inbound mail: Change your MX records (part of your DNS settings) to the records sent in your Welcome Mail

      II.            For outbound mail: Set your email server to route outbound mail through the “smarthost” specified in your Welcome Mail

 

Congratulations, your setup is complete!

Your email is now flowing through Symantec.cloud’s data centers! Your email will be transparently checked for viruses and/or spam, and processed with the settings you chose in step 5. Here are some final notes and actions you may wish to take:

        I.           Notify users of spam quarantine: If you’ve chosen to quarantine spam in Step 5, you should notify your users of this change so they can manage spam mail. Email templates for your use are available from your Symantec.cloud representative.

      II.            Modify firewall settings: Now that your email is being sent and received through Symantec.cloud, you should modify your firewall to only accept connections from Symantec.cloud IP address subnets. You should make these changes at least 72 hours after changing your MX records in step 6.

 

Remember, 24x7 support is inclusive with this service! View the Support tab in the admin portal for more info.

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Jun 26, 2018 06:03 AM

Hi Warren,

 

Thanks for sharing this article I just wanted to know we installed the Schemus Tool one the member server also we have given the IP but shall we need to add with public IP? for communicating towards to cloud?

 

Please confirm.

 

Thanks

Tipusultan Shaikh

Mar 15, 2018 07:02 AM

Thank you, Warren Sealey.

Mar 14, 2018 12:10 PM

Hi Liju,

Sorry for the delay in responding. There will be no email downtime, the email will either route to the previous. host or through the email security service. NOTE - Don't disable the old route until you have confirmed that email is flowing through the service. 

MX records have a published TTL which is controlled by the owner of the record. If you use a checker such as MX tool box it will tell you the duration of the TTL of the record. The only sure way of knowning that propagation has been completed is to wait for the duration of the TTL once the change of MX has been implemented.

 

 

Jan 16, 2018 02:17 AM

Hi Philip,

Thanks for the information.

Please let me know if any downtime for emails involved in step 6 or not?

Actually how we can define the propagation time here ..?

Do our TAC engineers can able to check the status of MX pointing?

 

Thanks & Regards

Liju Raju

 

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