Step 3 - Configuring Exchange

You can integrate "Acronis Email Security" with Microsoft Exchange. This enables "Acronis Email Security" to protect all incoming mail.

This is the 3rd step of the procedure to integrate Exchange with "Acronis Email Security":

To enable your Exchange integration with "Acronis Email Security", some configurations must be made in your Exchange account. Perform these configurations as described below.

See the available video.

Note: The procedures below may differ slightly depending on the version of Microsoft Exchange that you are using.

In Exchange 2016 and 2019, there is no Protection > Connection filter section, so you need to perform the following steps:

  1. Connect with administrator credentials to the Exchange Server via a remote desktop connection.

  2. Open the Exchange Management Shell.

  3. Run the following command:

    & $env:ExchangeInstallPath\Scripts\Install-AntiSpamAgents.ps1

  4. Restart the Microsoft Exchange Transport service - using this command:

    Restart-Service MSExchangeTransport

  5. Specify the internal SMTP servers, using one of the following commands: [See the drop-down below for details on how to determine your environment]

    1. In "Acronis Email Security", go to Settings > Account.

    2. The Environment of your organization will appear under General > Info: US, EU, or AUS.

    Multi-region is not enabled

    US environments

    Set-TransportConfig -InternalSMTPServers @{Add="3.81.182.154","3.93.155.149","3.95.118.12","3.95.142.181","54.227.64.76"}

    EU environments

    Set-TransportConfig -InternalSMTPServers @{Add="99.81.216.78","34.249.190.60","108.128.137.108","99.80.189.20"}

    AUS environments

    Set-TransportConfig -InternalSMTPServers @{Add="13.236.255.231","54.66.125.250"}

    Multi-region is enabled

    US environments

    Set-TransportConfig -InternalSMTPServers @{Add="3.81.182.154","3.93.155.149","3.95.118.12","3.95.142.181","54.227.64.76","52.12.169.124"}

    EU environments

    Set-TransportConfig -InternalSMTPServers @{Add="99.81.216.78","34.249.190.60","108.128.137.108","99.80.189.20","52.12.169.124"}

    AUS environments

    Set-TransportConfig -InternalSMTPServers @{Add="13.236.255.231","54.66.125.250","52.12.169.124"}

    Note: If you encounter SPF issues, add your local Exchange IPs into the relevant InternalSMTPServers command above.

  6. To verify the IPs were registered, run this command:

    Get-TransportConfig | Format-List InternalSMTPServers

    7.  

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  1. Depending on the environment of your organization, add the following IP addresses to the list of allowed IP addresses in your environment: [Open the drop-down below for details on your environment.]

    1. In "Acronis Email Security", go to Settings > Account.

    2. The Environment of your organization will appear under General > Info: US, EU, or AUS.

    For US environments

    For EU environments

    For AUS environments

    • 54.227.64.76

    • 3.81.182.154

    • 3.93.155.149

    • 3.95.118.12

    • 3.95.142.181

    • 52.12.169.124 [required only if Muti-region is enabled]

    • 99.81.216.78

    • 34.249.190.60

    • 108.128.137.108

    • 99.80.189.20

    • 52.12.169.124 [required only if Muti-region is enabled]

    • 13.236.255.231

    • 54.66.125.250

    • 52.12.169.124 [required only if Muti-region is enabled]

  1. In Exchange Admin, select Mail flow > Rules > "Create a new rule…"

  2. Enter a Name for the new rule: Perception Point Spam Rule

  3. Scroll down and click "More options…"

  4. Select "Apply this rule if…" > "A message header…" > "Matches these text patterns"

  5. Select "Enter text" and then specify the header name: X-PERCEPTION-POINT-SPAM

  6. Select "Enter text patterns" and then specify the following words or phrases: FAIL - and then click "+"

  7. Select "Do the following…" > "Modify the Message Properties"

  8. Set the Spam Confidence Level to "6"

    Note:

    Make sure that the default junk SCL threshold is set to 4 (the default).

    • To check the junk SCL threshold setting, run the following command:

      Get-OrganizationConfig | Format-List SCLJunkThreshold

    Spam will be sent to the user’s junk folder.

Note:

  • Before changing or adding the MX record as described below, check if the domain that you're adding supports TLS encryption. If not, in "Acronis Email Security", disable TLS encryption for the domain. [See below for instructions.]

    • Non-TLS communication means that emails are sent as plain text, giving a "man-in-the middle" attacker the ability to monitor the network traffic. In contrast, TLS communication encrypts the emails while they are transmitted.

    When you edit the TLS configuration in "Acronis Email Security", you can enable or disable TLS encryption. By default, TLS encryption is enabled, and "Acronis Email Security" uses TLS version 1.2 - and not earlier versions. When TLS encryption is enabled, you can enable support for legacy versions as well [earlier than version 1.2].

  • When changing or adding the MX record, make sure that the MX record has the highest priority [0].

    Setting the MX record with the highest priority [0] ensures that email traffic is directed to the specified mail server first. This is crucial for ensuring that your email service is properly routed and protected by "Acronis Email Security", as it allows the security measures to be applied to incoming emails. Having the highest priority makes sure that this server is the primary point of contact for email delivery, enhancing security and reliability.

  1. If you have a firewall, make sure that the "Acronis Email Security" IPs [shown below] are allow-listed in your firewall. The set of IPs varies depending on the environment in which your organization is located. [Open the drop-down below for details on your environment.]

    1. In "Acronis Email Security", go to Settings > Account.

    2. The Environment of your organization will appear under General > Info: US, EU, or AUS.

    For US environments

    For EU environments

    For AUS environments

    • 54.227.64.76

    • 3.81.182.154

    • 3.93.155.149

    • 3.95.118.12

    • 3.95.142.181

    • 52.12.169.124 [required only if Muti-region is enabled]

    • 99.81.216.78

    • 34.249.190.60

    • 108.128.137.108

    • 99.80.189.20

    • 52.12.169.124 [required only if Muti-region is enabled]

    • 13.236.255.231

    • 54.66.125.250

    • 52.12.169.124 [required only if Muti-region is enabled]

  2. On your network provider, change the MX record as follows:

    1. In "Acronis Email Security", go to Settings > Account.

    2. The Environment of your organization will appear under General > Info: US, EU, or AUS.

     

    		 Multi-region enabled Multi-region not enabled

    For US environments

    us.mx-pp.com

    inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

    For EU environments

    eu.mx-pp.com

    inbound-smtp.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com

    For AUS environments

    australia.mx-pp.com

    inbound-smtp.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com

 

Email in Microsoft Exchange is now protected by "Acronis Email Security".

IMPORTANT: After you have configured the Exchange integration, in the Bundles and Channels page, under Enabled Channels, Email Service will appear as Inactive [and not as Active]. This is the correct behavior - and you are not required to activate the new integration.

Before changing or adding the MX record as described below, check if the domain that you're adding supports TLS encryption. If not, in "Acronis Email Security", disable TLS encryption for the domain. [See below for instructions.]

  • Non-TLS communication means that emails are sent as plain text, giving a "man-in-the middle" attacker the ability to monitor the network traffic. In contrast, TLS communication encrypts the emails while they are transmitted.

When you edit the TLS configuration in "Acronis Email Security", you can enable or disable TLS encryption. By default, TLS encryption is enabled, and "Acronis Email Security" uses TLS version 1.2 - and not earlier versions. When TLS encryption is enabled, you can enable support for legacy versions as well [earlier than version 1.2].

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