Determining Network and IP Address Assignments
Note | If you have
already cabled your appliance to your network, ensure that the default IP
address for the content security appliance does not conflict with other IP
addresses on your network. The IP address that is pre-configured on the
Management port of each appliance is 192.168.42.42.
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After setup, go to the Management Appliance > Network > IP Interfaces page on the main Security Management appliance to change the interface that the Security Management appliance uses.
You need the following network information about each Ethernet port that you choose to use:
- IP address
- Netmask
In addition, you need the following information about your overall network:
- IP address of the default router (gateway) on your network
- IP address and hostname of your DNS servers (not required if you want to use Internet root servers)
- Hostname or IP address of your NTP servers (not required if you want to manually set system time)
For more information, see Assigning Network and IP Addresses.
Note | If you are running a firewall on your network between the Internet and the content security appliance, it may be necessary to open specific ports for the appliance to work properly. For more information on firewalls, see Firewall Information Always use the same IP address on the Security Management appliance for receiving and sending email messages to the Email Security appliances. For an explanation, see information about Mail Flow in the documentation for your Email Security appliance. |
Note that IPv6 is not supported for communication between the Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager appliance and the appliances it manages.