Step 13. Setting the virtual machine administrator password

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 management 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 the program in the management console (under the admin account):

1. Type any characters in the Test input field to check the keyboard layout.
2. In the Password field, enter the administrator password for managing program settings.

   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 program Initial Configuration Wizard proceeds to the next step.

See also Preparing for initial configuration of a virtual machine on a VMware ESXi hypervisor Preparing for initial configuration of a virtual machine on a Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor Step 1. Selecting the language for viewing End User License Agreement, Privacy Policy, Kaspersky Security Network Statement, and Supplementary Kaspersky Security Network Statement Step 2. Reviewing the License Agreement Step 3. Accepting the terms of the Privacy Policy Step 4. Selecting the program operating mode Step 5. Configuring participation in Kaspersky Security Network and submission of KSN statistics Step 6. Selecting the input language for working with the program Step 7. Setting the time zone Step 8. Assigning the host name (myhostname) Step 9. Configuring the network interface Step 10. Configuring network routes Step 11. Configuring DNS settings Step 12. Setting the web interface administrator password Step 14. Specifying email addresses of the mail server administrator Step 15. Configuring the connection of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway to Kaspersky Security Center Step 16. Checking the connection of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway to Kaspersky Security Center Step 17. Displaying web interface connection settings

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