Accessing Proventia Manager
Introduction
Logging on to
Proventia Manager
IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System Getting Started Guide, Version 1.6
Proventia Manager is the Web-based management interface for the
appliance. Use Proventia Manager to perform the following tasks:
Monitor the status of the appliance
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Manage appliance license keys
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Schedule antispam and antivirus updates to the mail security
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database
Configure and manage SMTP servers
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Adjust appliance network settings initially configured in the Setup
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Assistant
Configure and deploy mail security policies
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Set up and manage accounts for end users who want to use personal
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block and allow lists
Generate predefined reports about email usage on the network
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Tune appliance settings using advanced parameters
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To log on to the Proventia Manager interface:
1. Open a Web browser, and then go to the DNS name or IP address of
the appliance like in the following examples:
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https://example.com
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https://192.168.123.123
2. Log in using the username admin and the Proventia Manager
password.
3. If a message informs you that you do not have Java Runtime
Environment (JRE) installed, install it, and then return to this
procedure.
4. Read the IBM Software License Agreement, and then click Accept to
continue.
5. Click Launch Proventia Manager.
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