Step 4. Selecting the program operating mode

At this step, you must select the operating mode of the program within the IT infrastructure of your organization.

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

In normal mode, the program is allowed to access the Internet and connect to the following servers located outside the IT infrastructure of your organization:

• KSN database update servers.
• DNS servers.
• Application database update servers

In certified mode, the program is not allowed to access the Internet or connect to servers located outside the IT infrastructure of your organization. In addition, when the program operates in certified mode, the administrator is not able to view the event log from the program administrator's menu.

In certified mode, the settings of program 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 setting is disabled in the settings of the Anti-Spam component.
• The program receives database updates from Kaspersky Security Center or a local source of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway database updates.

To select the program operating mode:

1. Select one of the following options for switching the program to certified mode:
   • No, if you do not want to switch the program to certified mode but instead want the program to operate in normal mode.
   • Yes, if you want to switch the program to certified mode.
2. Press Enter.

The program Initial Configuration Wizard proceeds to the next step.

See also Initial configuration of the program 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 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 13. Setting the virtual machine 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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