• SonicOS 7.1
• About SonicOS
  • Working with SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• Anti-Spam
  • About Anti-Spam
    • What is Anti-Spam?
    • Benefits
  • How Does the Anti-Spam Service Work?
    • GRID Network
      • Benefits
      • GRID Connection Management with Sender IP Reputation and Connection Management Precedence Order
    • Address and Service Objects
      • Objects Created When the Anti-Spam Service is Enabled
  • Purchasing an Anti-Spam License
• Status
• Settings
  • Activating Anti-Spam
  • Installing the Junk Store
  • Configuring Email Threat Categories
  • Configuring Access Lists
    • Configuring User-defined Access Lists
    • Adding a Host to the Access Lists
  • Configuring Advanced Settings
• Relay Domains
  • About Open Relay
  • Listing Allowed Relay Domains
• Junk Box Messages
  • Information Displayed in the Junk Box Messages Table
  • Managing Junk Box Messages
• Junk Box Settings
• Junk Box Summary
  • Managing the Junk Box Summary
• User View Setup
  • Configuring User View Setup
• Address Books
  • About the Tabs
    • Allowed Lists
    • Blocked Lists
  • Adding Items to the Allowed or Blocked List
  • Deleting Items from the Allowed or Blocked List
  • Importing Address Book Entries
  • Exporting Address Book Entries
  • Searching the Allowed and Blocked Lists
• Manage Users
  • Updating the User Table
  • Enabling Non-LDAP User Authentication
  • Viewing Users
    • Selecting the Type of User to View
    • Selecting a Server’s Users to View
    • Finding a User
  • Adding Users
    • Adding Users Manually to the User Table
    • Importing Users to the User Table
  • Signing In as a User
• LDAP Configuration
  • Adding an LDAP Server
    • Configuring LDAP Queries
    • Adding LDAP Mappings
  • Editing an LDAP Server Configuration
  • Deleting an LDAP Server
• Advanced
  • Downloading System/Log Files
  • Selecting Log Settings
• Downloads
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Activating Anti-Spam

After you have registered Anti-Spam, activate it to start your appliance-level protection from spam, phishing, and virus messages.

To activate Anti-Spam

1. Navigate to POLICY | Anti-Spam > Settings.

2. In the Global Settings tab, click Enable Anti-Spam Service to activate the Anti-Spam feature. A message displays describing the effects of enabling the Anti-Spam Service and requesting agreement to proceed.

   Enabling the SonicWall Anti-Spam Service will:

   • Disable RBL Filter and override its settings. The SonicWall GRID System provides enhanced IP reputation checks.
   • Enable GAV (if separately licensed and not yet enabled)
   • Create and activate system-generated NAT policies and firewall access rules.
   • Deactivate custom user NAT and rule policies for an existing mail server.

   By Clicking the Proceed in the confirmation alert, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the agreement located at this link: EULA. By clicking Proceed in the confirmation alert, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the agreement located at this link: EULA.

3. To proceed, click Proceed. Another message about the mail server to be used displays.
4. Click Next. A dialog requesting information about the server displays. The dialog’s settings are populated with information taken from the system.
5. Optionally, change the information.
6. Click Next. A message displays explaining what is created during the installation.
7. Click Confirm.

When the Anti-Spam application is installed, you can:

• Download and install the Junk Box; see Installing the Junk Store
• Configure the email threat categories; see Configuring Email Threat Categories.