Changing Web Admin Console configuration

This article applies to:

• Trustwave MailMarshal (SEG) 6.5 through 8.X
  • This article does not apply to the MailMarshal (SEG) 10.X Management Console.
• Trustwave ECM/MailMarshal Exchange 7.X
• Web Admin Console application

Question:

• How do I change the Array Manager port setting for the Admin Console?
• How do I select Forms or Windows authentication for the Admin Console? 

Procedure:

In MailMarshal SMTP 6.5 through 8.X, and MailMarshal Exchange 7.X, if the Admin Console web application is installed on the same server as the Array Manager, the installer prompts for connection information (port and authentication mode). These settings are saved in the IIS web configuration file.

If you want to change these settings after installation, you can edit the settings as follows:

IIS 7.X (Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Vista):

Array Manager Port:

1. On the computer where the Admin Console web site is installed, open the IIS Manager.
2. Expand the left pane tree, and select the Admin Console virtual directory. Ensure you are in Features view.
3. In the right pane, double-click Application Settings.
4. Double-click to edit the key ArrayManagerPort.
5. Enter the correct port as configured at the Array Manager, and then click OK. The change is applied immediately and the website will re-start with the new settings.

Authentication Mode:

1. On the computer where the Admin Console web site is installed, open the IIS Manager.
2. Expand the left pane tree, and select the Admin Console virtual directory. Ensure you are in Features view.
3. In the right pane, double-click Authentication.
4. Within the list of authentication options, right-click to enable or disable authentication methods.
   • To use Windows authentication, enable Windows Authentication and disable Forms Authentication.
   • To use Forms authentication, enable Forms Authentication and disable Windows Authentication.
   • Note that only one of these authentication methods can be enabled at a time.
5. The change is applied immediately and the website will re-start with the new settings.

Adding Authentication Modes:

If Windows Authentication is not in the list of authentication types, it is disabled for the server. To enable it:

• Server 2008:

1. Open Server Manager.
2. Expand Roles.
3. Right-click Web Server (IIS) and select Add Role Services.
4. In the Role Services wizard, under Security, select Windows Authentication to enable it.

• Vista/Windows 7:

1. Open Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off.
2. Scroll down to IIS and expand Security.
3. Select Windows Authentication to enable it.

IIS 5 or 6 (Windows XP, Windows Server 2003):

Array Manager Port:

1. On the computer where the Admin Console web site is installed, open the IIS Manager.
2. Expand the left pane tree to access the Admin Console virtual directory, right-click the virtual directory name, and choose Properties.
3. Click the ASP.NET tab of the property sheet, and click Edit Configuration.
4. On the General tab of the ASP.NET Configuration Settings window, under Application Settings, select the key ArrayManagerPort and then click Edit.
5. Enter the correct port as configured at the Array Manager, and then click OK on each open window until you return to the main IIS Manager window. The website will re-start with the new settings.

Authentication Mode:

1. On the computer where the Admin Console web site is installed, open the IIS Manager.
2. Expand the left pane tree to access the Admin Console virtual directory, right-click the virtual directory name, and choose Properties.
3. Click the Directory Security tab.
4. In the Authentication and Access Control section, click Edit.
   • To use Windows authentication, select Integrated Windows Authentication and clear all other options.
   • To use Forms authentication, select Enable Anonymous Access and clear all other options (do not change the Windows user account and password information).
5. Click OK.
6. Click the ASP.NET tab of the property sheet, and click Edit Configuration.
7. On the ASP.NET Configuration Settings window, select the Authentication tab.
   • To use Windows authentication, select authentication mode Windows.
   • To use Forms authentication, select authentication mode Forms.
8. Click OK on each open window until you return to the main IIS Manager window. The website will re-start with the new settings.

Notes:

• By default the Admin Console virtual directory is named AdminConsole for SEG, and MEXAdminConsole or ECMAdminConsole (depending on version) for ECM. This name could have been changed during installation.
• If you select Forms authentication, users will be able to enter the server, port, user name, and password each time they connect to the site. This allows one Web Console to manage more than one array. The last used server name, port, and user name (but not the password) are saved for each user with a browser cookie.
• Best security practice for these sites is to install them on an Intranet server and not allow access from Internet locations.