Cisco C690 User manual

Cisco C690 Email Security Appliance
Quick Start Guide
1Welcome
2Before You Begin
3Document Network Settings
4Plan the Installation
5Install the Appliance in a Rack
6Plug In the Appliance
7Temporarily Change Your IP Address for Remote
Access
8Connect to the Appliance
9Power Up the Appliance
10 Log In to the Appliance
11 Run the System Setup Wizard
12 Run the Active Directory Wizard (Optional)
13 Check for Available Upgrades
14 Configure Network Settings
15 Configuration Summary
16 Additional Configurations
17 Where to Go from Here
18 Cisco Notification Service

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1 Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Cisco C690 Email Security
Appliance (Cisco C690).
The Cisco C690 appliance is designed to serve as your SMTP
email gateway at your network perimeter—that is, the first
appliance with an IP address that is directly accessible to the
Internet for sending and receiving email. Many of the features
(including reputation filtering, data loss prevention, content
scanning, spam detection, and virus protection) require you to
install the Cisco appliance into your existing network
infrastructure.
This guide describes how to physically install your Cisco C690
appliance and use the System Setup Wizard to configure basic
settings.
2 Before You Begin
Before you begin the installation, make sure that you have the
items needed.The following items are included with the 
Cisco C690 Email Security Appliance:
• Slide rail kit
• Power cables (2)
• Console cable
• A card listing the location of online documentation for your
appliance.
Note Two locking keys are included with the locking
faceplate version of the Cisco C690 appliance. Keep
these keys safe because you will need the 4-digit key
code to replace missing keys.
You will need to provide the following items yourself:
• Rack cabinet enclosure (if rack-mounting the appliance)
• Phillips-head screwdriver for assembling rails
• 10/100/1000 Base-TX TCP/IP LAN

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• Ethernet cable for connecting the appliance to your
network
• Desktop or laptop computer
• Web browser (or SSH and terminal software)
• Network and administrator information for the “Document
Network Settings” section on page 3 and “go live”
configuration
3 Document Network Settings
Before you begin, write down the following information about
your network and administrator settings.
System Settings
Default System Hostname:
Email System Alerts To:
Deliver Scheduled Reports To:
Time Zone Information:
NTP Server:
Admin Password:
SenderBase Network Participation: Enable/Disable
AutoSupport: Enable/Disable
Network Integration
Default Gateway (Router) IP Address:
DNS (Internet or Specify Own):
Interfaces
Data Port 1
IP Address:
Network Mask:
Fully Qualified Hostname:
Accept Incoming Mail Domain:
Accept Incoming Mail Destination:
Relay Outgoing Mail:
Data Port 2
IP Address:
Network Mask:
Fully Qualified Hostname:
Accept Incoming Mail Domain:

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4 Plan the Installation
To defend your email system against spam, viruses, phishing,
and other threats, the Cisco C690 appliance must be installed at
the perimeter of your network. It needs to be the first appliance
with an IP address that can access the Internet.
Plan for your network configuration to look something like this:
Accept Incoming Mail Destination:
Relay Outgoing Mail:
Message Security
SenderBase Reputation Filtering: Enable/Disable
Cisco Anti-Spam Scanning Engine: Enable/Disable
McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning Engine: Enable/Disable
Sophos Anti-Virus Scanning Engine: Enable/Disable
Virus Outbreak Filters: Enable/Disable
Advanced Malware Protection 
Scanning Engine Enable/Disable
Locking Faceplate
4-digit code (for the C690-LKFP appliance)

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5 Install the Appliance in a Rack
Install the Cisco C690 Email Security Appliance using the slide
rails supplied. For information about installing the appliance in
a rack, see the Cisco 90 Series Content Security Appliances
Installation and Maintenance Guide.
Appliance Placement in a Rack
• Ambient Temperature—To prevent the appliance from
overheating, do not operate it in an area that exceeds an
ambient temperature of 104°F (40°C).
• Air Flow—Be sure that there is adequate air flow around
the appliance.
• Mechanical Loading—Be sure that the appliance is level
and stable to avoid any hazardous conditions.

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6 Plug In the Appliance
Plug the female end of each straight power cable into the
redundant power supplies on the back panel of the appliance.
Plug the male end(s) into an electrical outlet.
7 Temporarily Change Your IP
Address for Remote Access
To remotely configure the Cisco C690 using the network
connection, you must temporarily change the IP address of your
computer. Alternatively, you can use the serial console to
configure the Cisco C690, without changing the IP address. If
you use the serial console, proceed to section 8 below.
Note Make a note of your current IP configuration settings
because you will need to revert to these settings after
you finish the configuration.
For Windows
The exact steps depend on your operating system version.
Step 1 Go to the Start menu and choose Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing
Center.
Step 3 Click the Change adapter settings link.
Step 4 Right-click Local Area Connection and choose
Properties.
Step 5 Click Internet Protocol Version 4, then choose
Properties.
Step 6 Note your current settings.
Step 7 Select Use the Following IP Address.
Step 8 Enter the following changes:
– IP Address: 192.168.42.43
– Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

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– Default Gateway: 192.168.42.1
Step 9 Click OK and Close to exit the dialog box.
For Mac
The exact steps depend on your operating system version.
Step 1 Launch the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
Step 2 Click Network.
Step 3 Click the lock icon to allow changes.
Step 4 Select the Ethernet network configuration with the
green icon. This is your active connection. Then click
Advanced.
Step 5 Click the TCP/IP tab and from Ethernet settings,
choose Manually from the drop-down list.
Step 6 Enter the following changes:
– IP Address: 192.168.42.43
– Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
– Router: 192.168.42.1
Step 7 Click OK.
8 Connect to the Appliance
The Cisco C690 appliances have five gigabit network ports and
a Management port, as shown in the figure on the following
page . At least one static IP address is required to send and
receive email.
You can receive and deliver email from a single connection to
either network port if your network topology dictates it. Two IP
addresses can be configured on one network interface.
Or, you can connect the Data 1 network port to your public
network and connect the Data 2 network port to your private
network.

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To access and manage the appliance by Ethernet, use the
Management network port. The IPv4 address that has been
assigned to the Management port by the factory is
192.168.42.42.
For serial access to the appliance's console port, use the RJ-45
to DB-9 Rollover cable provided in the accessory kit to connect
the computer to the console port on the appliance.
The following illustration shows a model with Ethernet ports.
Fiber Optic ports are available with the following models of the
Cisco Web Security Appliance: C690-1G and C690-10G. Each
of these models have two Fiber Optic ports. These ports are
located above the Ethernet ports shown in the following
illustration. For the Fiber Optic models, the Ethernet ports are
not present. For details, see the Cisco x90 Series Content
Security Appliances Installation and Maintenance Guide
Item Port Description
1Data 1 A Gigabit Ethernet customer data
interface.
2Data 2 A Gigabit Ethernet customer data
interface.
3Data 3 A Gigabit Ethernet customer data
interface.
4Data 4 A Gigabit Ethernet customer data
interface.
5Remote
Power Cycle
The port that is used for Remote
Power Cycle (RPC).
6Console Console port that directly connects a
computer to the appliance.

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9 Power Up the Appliance
Power up the appliance by pressing the On/Off switch on the
front panel of the Cisco C690. You must wait 10 minutes for the
system to initialize each time you power up the system. After the
machine powers up, solid green lights on the front of the
appliance indicate that the appliance is operational. The
network activity light will be green but may not be solid. .
Note If turned on quickly after connecting power to the
appliance, the appliance powers up, the fans spin and
the LEDs turn on. Within 30-60 seconds, the fans stop
and all LEDs turn off. The appliance powers on 31
seconds later. This behavior is by design to allow the
system firmware and controller to synchronize. 
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Wait at least 10 minutes for the system to complete the
power up sequence and the LEDs to turn green. If you
turn the power off before the initialization is complete,
the appliance will NOT reach an operational state and
must be returned to Cisco.
7Data 5 A Gigabit Ethernet customer data
interface.
8Management
interface
A Gigabit Ethernet interface that is
restricted to management use only.
Item Port Description

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10 Log In to the Appliance
You can log in to the Cisco C690 appliance using one of two
interfaces: the web-based interface or the command-line
interface.
Web-Based Interface
Step 1 For web browser access via the Ethernet port (see the
“Connect to the Appliance” section on page 7), go to the
appliance’s management interface by entering the
following URL in a web browser:
http://192.168.42.42
Step 2 Log in with the following credentials:
• Username: admin
• Password: ironport
Command-Line Interface
Step 1 Access the command-line interface locally or remotely:
• To access the CLI locally, set up a terminal to
connect to the serial port using 9600 bits, 8 bits, no
parity, 1 stop bit (9600, 8, N, 1) and flow control
set to Hardware. To physically connect the
terminal, see the “Connect to the Appliance” section
on page 7).
• To access the CLI remotely, initiate an SSH session
to the IP address 192.168.42.42.
Step 2 Log in as admin with the password ironport.
Step 3 At the prompt, run the systemsetup command.