MailEnable Installation Guide
Version 1.0
MailEnable Messaging
Services
for Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003
Installation Guide for:
MailEnable Standard Edition v 1.0
MailEnable Professional Edition v 1.0
MailEnable Enterprise Edition v 1.0
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MailEnable
Pty. Ltd.
486 Neerim Road
Murrumbeena
VIC 3163
Australia
t: +61 3 9569 0772
f: +61 3 9530 4066
www.mailenable.com
Date
last modified 18/10/2005
5:39 PM
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Table of Contents
1 Before You Install 3
1.1 MailEnable
System Requirements. 3
1.2 Conflicting
Applications or Services. 3
1.3 Configuring
TCP/IP and DNS Settings. 4
1.4 Downloading
the Installation Program.. 5
2 Running the Installation Program.. 6
2.1 Installing
Standard Edition. 6
2.2 Installing
Professional Edition. 13
2.3 Installing
Enterprise Edition. 22
This section outlines any preparation you
should consider before installing MailEnable.
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Windows 2003 Standard Edition, Web
Edition or Enterprise Edition
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Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Server
or Professional
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NT 4 Server
Note: While the MailEnable product suite
can be installed and has been tested on XP and workstation environments the
company does not support these platforms.
1.1.1.1
Requirements for Windows NT 4.0
Window NT has some requirements, so you
will need to install the following (if you have not done so already).
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Service Pack 6a
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Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 1.2
or later
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Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (with
Browsing Enhancements)
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Intel Compatible Hardware
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128MB RAM, 100MB hard disk space
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Microsoft IIS v5.0 or greater for Web
Mail and Administration capabilities
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Network interface card configured to
use TCP/IP
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Dedicated Internet Connection
MailEnable has integrated SMTP and POP
services. For this reason, you should ensure that the computer is not already
running POP or SMTP services. The installation program will complete, even if
there are conflicting services or applications installed, but ideally, you
should check the service control manager to ensure that they are not running or
have not been configured to start automatically.
SMTP and POP services use TCP/IP ports 25
and 110 respectively. You can determine if a service or agent is using these
ports by using the NETSTAT utility at the command prompt.
For help using the NETSTAT application
please refer to the Microsoft Web Site.
MailEnable use the servers TCP/IP and DNS
Settings for resolving outbound mail. It is important that the server is able
to resolve host names to IP addresses.
As a test, you should attempt to ping the
following address:
www.mailenable.com.
If the address cannot be resolved, you
will need to adjust your TCP/IP networking settings and ensure that your DNS
settings are configured correctly.
Please take note of the DNS hosts that
are configured under TCP/IP networking. You will need to enter these under the
DNS hosts when you configure the SMTP Connector.
The MailEnable Installation Program is
approximately 5 MB in size. It can be downloaded from: http://www.mailenable.com
Note: In order to install MailEnable
Standard, you require administrative privileges of the server MailEnable is
installing upon.
Firstly run the installation executable
by double clicking on the install program. The installation program will then
guide you through the rest of the installation process. Each screen of the
installation program is likely to contain data entry fields, Next, Back and
Cancel control buttons.
The [Next]
button allows you to proceed to the next step of the installation process.
To exit the installation at any time, you
can click on the [Cancel] button.
Likewise, the [Back] button allows you to step back through the installation
process. At any time the [Cancel] button is pressed you will be
shown an exit screen as shown below verifying that you do in fact want to exit
the installer.
Once you commence
installation the following note will appear.
This is just to inform you that MailEnable will try to access the
internet once installation is completed.
Read the note and click [OK] to continue.
The welcome screen informs that you are
installing MailEnable Messaging Services. It also provides a warning outlining
the copyright protection of the MailEnable product suite.
If you wish to continue installing the
application, click on the Next button.
Please click the [Next] button to
continue.
The following dialog box may appear to
inform you that a previous version of MailEnable has been installed (and who it
was installed by).
Please click the [Next] button to
continue.
The ‘Terms and Conditions’
dialog box explains the licensing terms and conditions of installing and using
the MailEnable product suite.
You should read this carefully as it
outlines all conceptual and legal issues relating between the agreement between
MailEnable and the End User in relation to the way the program can be used.
Please click the [Next] button to
continue.
Setup will now prompt you to nominate
where it will install its configuration and binary files. By default,
MailEnable will install itself under the “Program Files” directory. You can
change to a different directory by clicking on the Browse button.
Please click the [Next] button to
continue.
The installation wizard will
now prompt you for the program group where you want the MailEnable icons and
shortcuts installed.
Please click the [Next] button to
continue.
Setup will now prompt you to nominate
where to install its configuration and messaging data. By default, MailEnable
will install itself under the “Program Files” directory. You can change to a
different directory by clicking on the Browse button.
MailEnable will detect the repository
location if you are using the local repository. You can also nominate a
repository on a backend server by pointing at the directory on this server that
contains the \CONFIG, \POSTOFFICES or \QUEUES directories.
Please click the [Next] button to
continue.
Setup will now prompt you to nominate at
least one Post Office to deliver mail to and from. You will also need to
provide a password for the Postmaster mailbox for the post office.
Please click the [Next] button to
continue.
The installation will now prompt you to
enter specific details for its SMTP Connector.
These settings are outlined in the
following table:
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Setting
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Description
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Domain Name
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The domain name should be the domain name
of the organization that owns or is operating the server. If you are using this server on the
Internet, it is important that this domain name is registered.
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DNS Host
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The DNS host used by the SMTP Connector
to locate mail servers. If you wish to use multiple DNS addresses, you can
enter these here, and separate the IP addresses with a space. In most cases,
you should include the same DNS host(s) as configured under the network
TCP/IP settings for the computer.
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SMTP Port
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The SMTP port is almost always set to 25.
Very rarely is another port number used and it is recommended that this
setting remain as 25. Corporate or hosting companies/agencies may wish to use
a different SMTP port to 25 to obscure the fact that the server is running
SMTP services.
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Please click the [Next] button to
continue.
The installation program will prompt you
a final time before it commences installing files and registering the
application.
Please click the [Next] button to
continue.
The installation will now
install files and display a progress window whilst the components are installed
and configured.
The installation program will now display
the Read Me file for your review. The readme file contains release history and
notes. It also outlines any considerations of known issues with the current
installation.
Finally, setup will inform
you the installation procedure completed successfully.
Now that MailEnable is installed on the
server, you are able to use the Administration program to manage it. You will
find the icon for MailEnable Administration under the Program Group you
nominated in the setup program.
Please click the [Finish] button to
complete installation of MailEnable