Step 3. Selecting the mode of operation of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway

At this step you have to select the mode of operation of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway within the IT infrastructure of your organization.

Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway can run in normal mode or in certified mode.

In normal mode, Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway is allowed to access the Internet and connect to the following servers outside the IT infrastructure of your organization:

• KSN database update servers
• DNS servers
• Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway database update servers.

In certified mode, Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway is not allowed to access the Internet and connect to servers outside the IT infrastructure of your organization. Besides, when Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway operates in certified mode, the administrator is not allowed to view the event Log from the Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway administrator's menu.

In certified mode, the settings of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway components that require Internet access take the following values by default:

• KSN usage is disabled.
• SPF, DKIM, and DMARC message authentication is disabled. Connection to DNS servers is prohibited.
• The Enforced Anti-Spam Updates service is disabled in the settings of the Anti-Spam component.
• Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway receives database updates from Kaspersky Security Center or a local source of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway database updates.

To select the operation mode of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway:

1. Select one of the following options for switching Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway to certified mode of operation (see figure below):
   • No, if you do not want to switch Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway to certified mode of operation and want Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway to run in normal mode.
   • Yes, if you want to switch Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway to certified mode of operation.

   

   Switching Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway to certified mode of operation

2. Press Enter.

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

See also Initial configuration of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway Preparing for initial configuration Step 1. Selecting the End User License Agreement language Step 2. Reviewing the License Agreement 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 12. Setting the administrator password for using the console 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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