AsyncOS 6.

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C-Series Configuration

Ángel Arias
System Engineer
angel.arias@exclusive-networks.com
 Welcome

At a glance:
•Duration: 1 day
•Class hours
•Sign-in sheets
•Course materials
•Facilities / Lunch / Breaks
•Cell phones
•Format: presentations, demos, labs
•Course evaluation and feedback
•Smoking

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Course Agenda –1 Day (4h.)
9:30-10 Presentation – PreSale
10 -11 Module 2: The Email Pipeline
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-14:00 Module 3: Installing and Configuring the Appliance
12.15-13.50 Module 4: Configuring Listeners
Module 5: Configuring Policies
Module 6: Configuring Reputation - Anti-Spam
Module 7: Anti-Virus
Module 8: Quarantines
Module 11: System Administration
Module 1: Introduction to IronPort

•Describe the features of the IronPort Email Security

Appliances
•Describe the AsyncOS™for Email Platform and its
functions
•Describe the AsyncOS architecture
–Management tools
–Spam defense
–Viruses defense
–Policy Enforcement
–Email Authentication
Module 2: The Email Pipeline

•Define SMTP-related terms: SMTP conversation, Work

Queue, Delivery
•Identify the components of the SMTP protocol
•Explain the components of the SMTP protocol
•Describe the stages in an SMTP protocol

Module 3: Installing and Configuring the IronPort

Appliance

•Plan the Installation

•Configure the appliance for incoming and outgoing mail.
•Install the Appliance using the Setup GUI
Module 4: Configuring Listeners

•Describe the configuration steps for

–Public Listeners
•Host Access Table (HAT)
•Recipient Access Table (RAT)
–Private Listeners

Module 5:Securing your Email

•Describe the Email Security Manager

•Use the Email Security Monitor
•Describe User-Based Policy
•Create a User-Based Policy
•Create Content Filters
Module 6: Anti-Spam

•Identify the IronPort approach for defending against spam

–How the Appliance recognizes spam
•Configure and use the SenderBaseReputation filters
•Configure and Use IronPortAnti-Spam for spam defense

Module 7: Anti-Virus

•Enable one or both Anti-Virus Engines

•Use one or both AV Engines in Mail Policies
•Use Virus Outbreak Filters to preemptively drop traffic and
provide zero-hour protection
Module 8: Quarantines

•Describe the types of quarantines

•Choose the right quarantine for your requirement
•Create and manage quarantines
•Perform searches quarantine contents
•Assign Administrative Users to Quarantines

Module 9: DomainKeys

•At the conclusion of this module, you will be able to

•Describe DomainKeys
•Identify the components of DomainKeys
•Create DomainKeys
•Use DomainKeys
 Module 10: Troubleshooting
At the conclusion of this module, you will be able to:
•Identify problems
•Diagnose problems
•Isolate problems
•Resolve problems
•Locate additional resources

Module 11: System Administration

•Safely upgrade software on your IronPort

•Manage users and control alerting behavior
•Manage configurations and prepare for disaster recovery