• Configuring the appliance and activating service What You Get The following materials are shipped with each ePrism 3005 appliance. Check to be sure that these items are in the installation kit before you begin the installation. • ePrism appliance •...
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Dashboard and other services UDP/NTP Outbound Network Time Protocol (NTP) TCP/UDP/HTTPS Both Secure Web access Internal EdgeWave Use, allows 1194 UDP/Application Both EdgeWave to remotely manage the appliance Optional Port Protocol Direction Description TCP/ODMR Inbound On Demand Mail Relay TCP/LDAP...
Model 3005 Getting Started The ePrism appliance license number from your EdgeWave purchase confirmation email Optional: The Vx license number from your EdgeWave purchase confirmation email Appliance administrator contact information Appliance administrator password (minimum 5 alphanumeric characters) Appliance name (identifies the appliance in...
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ePrism Model 3005 Getting Started Connecting the ePrism Appliance The ePrism appliance has two Ethernet ports on the rear of the unit. Connect your PC to Ethernet port Gb2 for access to the browser-based provisioning interface. Connect the Ethernet port Gb1 to the public network.
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ePrism Model 3005 Getting Started To configure the ePrism appliance If needed, power up the ePrism appliance. The power button is on the upper left of the appliance face. Figure 2. Power Button Start your web browser. In the Address box, enter the default ePrism IP address of 169.254.0.1 and press Enter. The End User Terms &...
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ePrism Model 3005 Getting Started Figure 4. Time Zone Configuration Figure 5. Appliance Server Configuration Click Save. At this point, connection and configuration validation tests begin. The Configuration Status screen displays the validation progress. Note: If the ePrism appliance is not connected to the network, an error message appears. Click Force Save.
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ePrism Model 3005 Getting Started Figure 6. Configuration Status After validation, the appliance downloads software updates and restarts the application. Figure 7. Initial Configuration Complete Click OK to continue to the login screen of the ePrism appliance dashboard. Figure 8. ePrism Appliance Dashboard Login...
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ePrism Model 3005 Getting Started Log in to the ePrism appliance dashboard. Configure your brand on the appliance: • If this the your first appliance, click Add New Brand and continue to Adding a New Brand. • If you already have one or more ePrism appliances, click Join Existing Brand, and continue Joining an Existing Brand.
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ePrism Model 3005 Getting Started Click Save. Figure 9. Add a Brand To add a domain to the new brand Note: After adding the domain, refer to the System Administrator's Guide for detailed configuration information. From the Brands screen, click the name of your new brand. The Administrator Dashboard login screen opens.
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ePrism Model 3005 Getting Started Figure 10. Add Domain Complete the form and click Save. The Status tab opens displaying your Mail Exchanger (MX) records. After both Mailbox Discovery and the Mail Gateway have been configured, update your MX records as needed. Additional account setup See the System Administrator's Guide...
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ePrism Model 3005 Getting Started From the navigation links on the left, click Add Verifier. • Customize your brand: • From the navigation links on the left, click Preferences. • Digest and Admin dashboard customization settings are on the Branding and Admin Dashboard tabs.
ePrism Model 3005 Getting Started Completing the Configuration If the configuration was started before the ePrism appliance was connected to the network, an error appeared during configuration. Once the ePrism appliance is connected to the network, the configuration can be completed. To complete the configuration Connect the ePrism appliance to the network.
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Getting Started Warning about Powering Down the System EdgeWave has embedded a script that activates when you press the power button of a running ePrism appliance. The script performs a graceful shutdown of the system, closing down all active processes and writing the appropriate information to the system disks. Depending on the configuration and system state, properly shutting down the system takes between one and 17 minutes.
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