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Configure the IP Address and Network Settings
The Barracuda Message Archiver is assigned a default IP address of 192.168.200.200.
To set a new IP address from the administrative console:
Connect your keyboard and monitor directly to the Barracuda Message Archiver.
At the prompt, enter for the login and for the password. The windowbarracuda login admin admin User Confirmation Requested
displays the current IP configuration of the Barracuda Message Archiver.
Using your key, select and press to change the IP configuration.Tab Change Enter
Enter the new IP address, netmask, and default gateway for your Barracuda Message Archiver.
Enter the IP address of your primary and secondary DNS servers.
Click to enter your changes, and then click to apply the Save Exit new IP address and network settings to your Barracuda
Message Archiver.
Configure Your Corporate Firewall
If your Barracuda Message Archiver is located behind a corporate firewall, refer to the following table for the ports that must be opened on your
corporate firewall to allow communication between the Barracuda Message Archiver, your email server, and the Internet:
Port Direction Protocol Description
22 Out TCP Remote diagnostics and
technical support services
25 (optional)
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In/Out TCP Email notifications and alerts
53 Out TCP/UDP Domain Name Server (DNS)
80 Out TCP Firmware and Energize updates
(unless configured to use a
proxy)
123 Out UDP Network Time Protocol (NTP)
443 (optional) In TCP For remote access over SSL
(https) to the Barracuda
Message Archiver; see Enabling
SSL for Administrators and
.Users
8000 (default) In TCP Web and add-in access to the
Barracuda Message Archiver
(2)
Notes:
Port 25 is the default port used for SMTP traffic. Some organizations choose to have email notifications and alerts from the Barracuda
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Message Archiver sent to an external email address directly or by using an external Smart Host without relaying through the corporate mail
server. In these situations, the corporate firewall must be modified to allow outgoing emails from the Barracuda Message Archiver over the
SMTP port.
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Whenever your Barracuda Message Archiver IP address is changed on the page, you are disconnected fromBASIC > IP Configuration
the administration interface. You must log in again using the new IP address.
The port specified as the Web Interface Port must be configured on your corporate firewall to allow traffic to the Barracuda Message Archiver if
you want to allow remote users to use either the web interface or the .Barracuda Message Archiver Outlook Add-in
Continue with .Step 3: How to Configure the Web Interface
Important
In general, the Barracuda Message Archiver should not accept incoming SMTP requests from systems outside your organization’s
network. However, if your email server is located in a DMZ, it may be necessary to configure your corporate firewall to allow incoming
traffic over the designated SMTP port from your email server to the Barracuda Message Archiver.