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First Steps

As part of the Gateway setup wizard, a number of settings are configured automatically, including a default Starter Policy. This means that you can start using Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway almost immediately. However, when you administer your Gateway for the first time, we recommend that you do the following as a minimum:

1. Configure your Firewall Settings and test the configuration using the Connectivity Test on the System Center Home page. This ensures that any updates to the connectivity of your system components are applied and helps to eliminate networking issues that might otherwise adversely impact server performance.

2. Familiarize yourself with the basic concepts of setting up a security policy. You can then review and adapt the Gateway Starter Policy to suit your organization's requirements.

   We recommend reviewing the starter policy before using Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway in a live production environment.

3. Test your policy to ensure that it is working correctly.

Tell me about...

• Firewall settings and why they are important

  As part of the setup process for your Gateway you must configure your firewall to allow the required inbound and outbound network traffic. Details of ports that you might need to open can be found in the Firewall Ports topic.

• Where I can find information on the Gateway security policy

  For information on all aspects security policy, including policy management components, policy routes, and applying security policy, see the About the Content Security Policy topic.

• The Starter Security Policy, what it contains, and how I adapt it

  For information on the Starter policy, including the supplied rules and routes, see The Starter Content Security Policy topic.

How do I...

• Test my policy?

  For information on testing your policy including routing and email processing, see Testing your Mail Policy.