Configuring the Forcepoint Email Security module

The Forcepoint Email Security module resides on a V Series appliance. It filters inbound, outbound, and internal email messages for spam and viruses, and uses Forcepoint DLP to analyze content.

Forcepoint Email Security is automatically registered with the management server when you enter its subscription key in the Forcepoint Security Manager. Registration

occurs when you enter this key for your first Forcepoint Email Security appliance. The key is propagated for all subsequent Forcepoint Email Security appliances.

Important: To complete the registration, be sure to click Deploy in the Data Security module of the Security Manager.

When registration is successful, you can see an Email Security module on the Settings > Deployment > System Modules page in the Data Security module of the Security Manager. Select the module to configure its description.

The configuration page also shows the following information, which cannot be changed:

  • The module Type
  • The module Name
  • The FQDN (fully-qualified domain name) of the machine on which the module was installed
  • The module Version

Email Security modules include a policy engine and secondary fingerprint repository. To configure these components, expand the Email Security module on the System Modules page and click the component. See:

  • Configuring the fingerprint repository
  • Configuring the policy engine