Step 12. Setting the administrator password for using the console

The administrator of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway has the rights to manage the virtual machine. The administrator can power down or restart the virtual machine or edit its network settings in the WMware console. The admin account with a separate administrator password is used for administering Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway.

To set the administrator's password for managing Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway in the VMware console (under the admin account):

1. Type any characters in the Test input field to check the keyboard layout.
2. In the Password field, type the administrator's password for managing the settings of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway (see figure below).

   

   Setting the administrator password for using the VMware console

   The password must contain:

   • At least eight characters
   • Only characters in ASCII encoding
   • At least one upper-case character
   • At least one lower-case character
   • At least one numeral
3. Type the password again in the Confirm password field.
4. Click OK.

The Initial Configuration Wizard of the Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway virtual machine proceeds to the next step.

See also Preparing for initial configuration Step 1. Selecting the End User License Agreement language Step 2. Reviewing the License Agreement Step 3. Selecting the mode of operation of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway Step 4. Configuring participation in Kaspersky Security Network Step 5. Selecting the input language for Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway Step 6. Setting the time zone Step 7. Assigning the host name (myhostname) Step 8. Configuring the network interface Step 9. Configuring network routes Step 10. Configuring DNS settings Step 11. Setting the web interface administrator password Step 13. Specifying email addresses of the mail server administrator Step 14. Configuring the connection of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway to Kaspersky Security Center Step 15. Checking the connection of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway to Kaspersky Security Center Step 16. Displaying the settings of the connection to the web interface

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