Fortinet FortiMail-100 Install Guide

Contents
FortiMail™ Secure Messaging Platform Version 4.0 Patch 1 Install Guide
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Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................. 9
Registering your FortiMail unit ...................................................................................... 9
Customer service and technical support...................................................................... 9
Training .......................................................................................................................... 10
Documentation ............................................................................................................. 10
Scope ............................................................................................................................. 10
Conventions .................................................................................................................. 11
Key concepts.......................................................................................... 13
Email protocols ............................................................................................................. 13
SMTP........................................................................................................................ 13
POP3 ........................................................................................................................ 13
IMAP......................................................................................................................... 14
HTTP and HTTPS..................................................................................................... 14
Client-server connections in SMTP............................................................................. 14
MTA .......................................................................................................................... 15
MUA.......................................................................................................................... 15
Incoming vs. outgoing directionality.......................................................................... 15
The role of DNS in email delivery ................................................................................ 16
MX record ................................................................................................................. 17
A record .................................................................................................................... 18
Reverse DNS record................................................................................................. 18
FortiMail web-based manager modes ......................................................................... 19
FortiMail operation modes ........................................................................................... 19
FortiMail high availability modes................................................................................. 19
Hardware installation............................................................................. 21
Cautions and warnings................................................................................................. 21
Grounding................................................................................................................. 21
Rack mount instructions ........................................................................................... 21
Environmental specifications ...................................................................................... 22
Mounting the FortiMail unit .......................................................................................... 22
FortiMail-100 and FortiMail-100C ............................................................................. 22
FortiMail-400............................................................................................................. 22
FortiMail-2000A and FortiMail-4000A....................................................................... 23
FortiMail-2000B ........................................................................................................ 25
FortiMail-5001A ........................................................................................................ 25

Fortinet FortiMail-100 Specifications

General

Brand	Fortinet
Model	FortiMail-100
Category	Firewall
Language	English