Cisco Cisco Email Security Appliance C160 Mode D'Emploi

Cisco AsyncOS sends alert messages via email if there is a system error that requires the user’s 
intervention. Enter the email address (or addresses) to which to send those alerts.

You must add at least one email address that receives System Alerts. Enter a single email address, or 
separate multiple addresses with commas. The email recipients initially receive all types of alerts at all 
levels, except for Directory Harvest Attack Prevention alerts. You can add more granularity to the alert 
configuration later. For more information, see 

Enter the address to which to send the default scheduled reports. If you leave this value blank, the 
scheduled reports are still run. They will be archived on the appliance rather than delivered.

Set the time zone on the Email Security appliance so that timestamps in message headers and log files 
are correct. Use the drop-down menus to locate your time zone or to define the time zone via GMT offset 
(see 

 for more information). 

You can set the system clock time manually later, or you can use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to 
synchronize time with other servers on your network or the Internet. By default, one entry to the Cisco 
Systems time servers (

time.ironport.com

) to synchronize the time on your appliance is already 

configured.

Set the password for the admin account. This is a required step. When changing the password for the 
Cisco AsyncOS admin account, the new password must be six characters or longer. Be sure to keep the 
password in a secure location.

SenderBase is an email reputation service designed to help email administrators research senders, 
identify legitimate sources of email, and block spammers. 

If you agree to participate in the SenderBase Network, Cisco will collect aggregated email traffic 
statistics about your organization. This includes only summary data on message attributes and 
information on how different types of messages were handled by Email Security appliances. For 
example, Cisco does not collect the message body or the message subject. Personally identifiable 
information or information that identifies your organization will be kept confidential. To learn more 
about SenderBase, including examples of the data collected, follow the Click here for more 
information about what data is being shared… link (see 

). 

To participate in the SenderBase Network, check the box next to “Allow IronPort to gather anonymous 
statistics on email and report them to SenderBase in order to identify and stop email-based threats” and 
click Accept.

See 

 for more information.

The AutoSupport feature (enabled by default) keeps the Cisco Customer Support team aware of issues 
with your appliance so that we can provide better support to you. (For more information, see 

.)