System information

In the section you change the system password for the admin account. Enter the Old and New Passwords, and re-enter thePassword Change
new password to change the password used to access the web interface for the Barracuda Message Archiver. Click to save yourSave Password
changes.
Time
The current time is automatically updated on the Barracuda Message Archiver via Network Time Protocol (NTP). When the Barracuda Message
Archiver resides behind a firewall, NTP requires port 123 to be opened for outbound and inbound UDP traffic.
Default Barracuda Locale
Select the default language and set the default encoding for handling unknown character sets.
Administrator IP/Range
Enter the IP addresses/networks allowed to access the administrative web interface for the Barracuda Message Archiver in the Administrator
section. Enter a Netmask of IP/Range 255.255.255.255 to specify an individual IP (instead of an entire network).
Web Interface Settings
Enter the Barracuda Message Archiver web interface settings in this section:
Web Interface HTTP Port – The port over which the web interface is accessed. Changing this value requires changing the port used to
access the interface in the browser. When machines are , this value is not synchronized between machines so all machines clustered mu
be configured with the same port number.st
Session Expiration Length – The amount of time (in minutes) allowed with no activity in the web interface, before the user session
expires and the user is required to log in again.
SNMP Manager
(Available on models 450 and higher)
Enter the settings for SNMP access between the Barracuda Message Archiver and an SNMP monitor or some other program for querying system
information in this section:
Enable SNMP Agent – Allows the Barracuda Message Archiver to accept and respond to SNMP queries.
SNMP Version – Version of SNMP to be used by the Barracuda Message Archiver. is the recommended setting as it is more secure.v3
v2c – Allows open access to your SNMP traffic.
SNMP Community String – The community string, or password, used to define (authenticate) SNMP access. The
default community string used by the Barracuda Message Archiver to communicate SNMP information is .public
v3 – Encrypts SNMP traffic and limits access to only password-authenticated users. Recommended.
User – A name to be used for authenticating SNMP v3 queries. An actual user account with this name need not exist on
the Barracuda Message Archiver.
Password – The password to be used for the above account. Must be at least 12 characters long.
Authentication Method – The authentication method supported by your SNMP monitor. is the more secureSHA
method.
Encryption Method – The encryption method supported by your SNMP monitor. is the more secure method.AES
Allowed SNMP IP/Range – The only IP address(es) allowed to connect to the Barracuda Message Archiver via SNMP.
From the page, click on for more details on SNMP monitoring.BASIC > Administration Help
It is important that the time zone be correctly set on the Barracuda Message Archiver. This current time determines the delivery times
for messages and appears in certain mail reading programs. The system reboots when the time zone is changed.
All email notifications from the Barracuda will be in UTF8 encoding.
If no IP addresses or networks are specified here, then administrative access will be possible from all systems.
If no IP addresses or networks are specified here, then SNMP access is possible from any system.