Kerio MailServer 6.5

Administrator's Guide

Kerio Technologies


Release Date: May 8, 2008

This guide provides detailed description on Kerio MailServer, version 6.5.1. All additional modifications and updates reserved.

For current versions of the product and related manuals, check http://www.kerio.com/kmsdwn.

Information regarding registered trademarks and trademarks are provided in appendix A  Legal Presumption.


Table of Contents

1  Introduction
1.1  Basic features
1.2  Quick Checklist
2  Installation
2.1  System requirements
2.2  Conflicting software
2.3  Firewall configuration
2.4  Installation
2.5  Configuration Wizard
2.6  Upgrade and Uninstallation
3  Product Registration and Licensing
3.1  Product registration at the website
3.2  Registration with the administration console
3.3  License information and import of the license key
3.4  Licensing policy
4  Kerio MailServer Components
4.1  Kerio MailServer Monitor
4.2  Standalone processes of the server
5  Kerio MailServer Administration
5.1  Localizations of the Kerio Administration Console
5.2  Administration Window
5.3  View Settings
6  Services
6.1  Service Parameter Settings
6.2  Important Notes
6.3  Troubleshooting
7  Domains
7.1  Definition of Domains
7.2  General
7.3  Aliases
7.4  Footers
7.5  Forwarding
7.6  Setting of Directory Services
7.7  Advanced
7.8  WebMail Logo
8  Internet Connection
8.1  Internet Connection
8.2  Sending High Priority Messages
9  Scheduling
9.1  Setting Up the Scheduler
9.2  Optimal Scheduling
10  Server's Certificates
10.1  Kerio MailServer Certificate
10.2  Install certificates on client stations
11  Kerio WebMail parameters
11.1  Skins
11.2  Logo
11.3  Language
12  Tools
12.1  IP Address Groups
12.2  Time Intervals
12.3  Setting Remote Administration
13  User accounts
13.1  Administrator account
13.2  Creating a user account
13.3  Editing User Account
13.4  Editing multiple users
13.5  Removing user accounts
13.6  Search
13.7  Restoring deleted items
13.8  Statistics
13.9  Administration of mobile devices
13.10  Import Users
13.11  Publish users in address book
13.12  User Account Templates
14  User groups
14.1  Creating a User Group
15  Sending and Receiving Mail
15.1  Mail Delivery over the Internet
15.2  SMTP server
15.3  Aliases
15.4  remote POP3 mailboxes
15.5  Receiving Email Using ETRN Command
15.6  Advanced Options
16  Antispam control of the SMTP server
16.1  Spam Rating tab
16.2  Blacklists tab
16.3  Custom Rules
16.4  SpamAssassin
16.5  Email policy records check
16.6  Spam repellent
16.7  Recommended configuration of antispam tests
16.8  Monitoring of spam filter's functionality and efficiency
17  Antivirus Control of Email And Attachment Filtering
17.1  Integrated McAfee Anti-Virus
17.2  Choosing an external module for an antivirus program
17.3  Examples of configuration of external antivirus modules
17.4  Server responses to detection of a virus or a damaged/encrypted attachment
17.5  Filtering Email Attachments
17.6  Antivirus control statistics
18  Email archiving and backup
18.1  Archiving
18.2  Backup of user folders
19  LDAP server
19.1  LDAP server configuration
19.2  Configuring Email Clients
20  Mailing lists
20.1  User Classification
20.2  Creating a Mailing List
20.3  Posting rules
20.4  Moderators and Members
20.5  Mailing list archiving
20.6  Server Reports
20.7  How to use Mailing Lists
21  Status Information
21.1  Messages in queue
21.2  Message queue processing
21.3  Active Connections
21.4  Opened Folders
21.5  Traffic Charts
21.6  Statistics
22  Logs
22.1  Log settings
22.2  Config
22.3  Mail
22.4  Security
22.5  Warning
22.6  Error
22.7  Spam
22.8  Debug
22.9  Performance Monitor (under Windows)
23  Public folders
23.1  Viewing public folders in individual account types
24  Kerberos Authentication
24.1  Kerio MailServer on Windows
24.2  Kerio MailServer on Linux
24.3  Kerio MailServer on Mac OS
24.4  Starting Open Directory and Kerberos settings
25  NTLM authentication settings
25.1  Setting NTLM in MS Outlook extended by the Kerio Outlook Connector
26  Kerio MailServer Environment
26.1  Configuring Email Clients
26.2  Web browsers
26.3  Firewall
27  Deployment Examples
27.1  Persistent Internet Connection
27.2  Dial-up Line + Domain Mailbox
27.3  Dial-up Line + ETRN
27.4  A company with multiple sites
27.5  Setting up the backup mail server
28  Troubleshooting in Kerio MailServer
28.1  Reindexing mail folders
28.2  Configuration Backup and Transfer
29  Kerio Active Directory Extensions
29.1  Installation of Active Directory Extensions
29.2  Active Directory
29.3  User Account Definition
29.4  Group Definition
30  Kerio Open Directory Extensions
30.1  Kerio Open Directory Extensions installation
30.2  Apple Open Directory
30.3  User accounts mapping in Kerio MailServer
31  KMS Web Administration
31.1  Web browsers
31.2  Setting access rights to the web interface
31.3  Settings allowing web administration
31.4  Users logged in
31.5  Page header
31.6  Welcome page
31.7  User accounts
31.8  User groups
31.9  Aliases
32  Kerio Outlook Connector
32.1  Kerio Outlook Connector (Offline Edition)
32.1.1  Installation
32.1.2  The Online/Offline mode
32.2  Kerio Outlook Connector
32.2.1  Installation and configuration without the migration tool
32.2.2  Installation and profile creation using the migration tool
32.2.3  Upgrade of the Kerio Outlook Connector
33  Kerio Synchronization Plug-in
33.1  Installation
34  Support for iCalendar
34.1  Web calendars in MS Outlook 2007
34.2  Windows Calendar
34.3  Apple iCal
35  CalDAV support
35.1  Apple iCal
35.2  Settings
36  Support for ActiveSync
36.1  Synchronization methods
36.2  Supported versions of ActiveSync and mobile devices
36.3  RoadSync
36.4  SSL encryption
36.5  Remote deletion of the device data (Wipe)
36.6  Removing a device from the administration of mobile devices
36.7  Synchronization logs
36.8  Troubleshooting
37  Support for BlackBerry via NotifyLink.
38  MS Entourage support
39  Apple Address Book Support
40  Kerio Sync Connector for Mac
41  Support for Apple Mail
42  Apple iPhone Support
42.1  Email
42.2  Synchronization of events and contacts
43  Technical support
43.1  Contacts
A  Legal Presumption
B  Used open-source libraries
Glossary of terms
Index