Installing IMail Server

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This section provides instructions to install IMail Server followed by a quick test of your installation. The last two sections include information about upgrading and removing IMail Server.

Step 1: Start the Installation Procedure

1. Log on to your Windows system as a System Administrator, or to an account with System Administrator privileges.
2. Back up your Windows registry. (Run regedit.exe and select Export Registry File from the Registry menu.)
3. Do one of the following:
   • If you purchased an IMail Server CD, insert the CD into the CD/DVD drive. If the CD does not automatically start the installation wizard, click the Windows Start button, select Run, then enter the CD/DVD drive letter followed by autorun.exe. For example, enter D:\autorun.exe.
   • If you downloaded the IMail Server program from the Ipswitch Web site, double-click the downloaded file. On the installation screen, select the components you want to install, then click Install. ICS installs each selected component. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Step 2: Set the Official Host Name for Your Server

The first installation screen (Official Host Name) asks you to confirm (or enter) the official host name of your primary system. This will be the "primary host" for your IMail Server installation. If you don't know the Official Host Name, see "Step 2: Create DNS Entries for Your Mail Server" of the "Planning Your Installation" section.

If multiple hosts are required, you can add other "virtual hosts" after completing installation of the primary host.

Step 3: Select the User Database

The next screen (Database Options) asks you to select the user database option you prefer. See "Step 3: Choose the Type of User Database" of the "Planning Your Installation" section. Select from the following database options:

• Windows NT User Database
• IMail User Database
• External Database (ODBC compliant)

If you select External Database, you must specify the ODBC System DSN for the database, along with the user ID and password to log on to the database server. IMAILSECDB is the default name that the IMail ODBC link uses. For example, for the System DSN, you would enter: imailsecdb;UID=imailuser;PWD=password

Note: Before you use IMail Server to associate an external database with a host, use the Windows Control Panel to make sure there is a System DSN (Data Source Name) that points to a valid database name. See your Windows operating system and database documentation for information on the System DSN.

Step 4: Select the Location for IMail Files and Folders

On the Choose Destination Location dialog, enter the directory where you want to install IMail Server or browse to the directory where you want to install IMail Server. This directory must not be moved or renamed after installation and the path and directory must not contain spaces.

Step 5: Set Security Options

The next two screens ask whether you want to install SSL keys and what SMTP security you want to set. After you complete the installation, you can change either of these settings using the IMail Administrator.

In the SSL Keys dialog box, select one of the following options:

• Click No if you already have a third-party SSL certificate. After installing IMail Server, click Tools > Launch SSL Configuration Utility to start the IMail SSL utility. Click Help for instructions on using the utility. You can install the default keys later if you do not install them during the installation.
• Click Yes if you do NOT have a third-party SSL certificate, but want to run the IMail web server using a "self-signed" SSL certificate.

Step 6: Select the IMail Services You Want to Use

On the Service Start Options dialog, a list of IMail services already running on your IMail Server appears. If you have never installed IMail Server before, the pre-selected services are IMail SMTP Server and IMail Queue Manager Service. You also need to select at least one mail retrieval service (POP3, IMAP4, or Web Service). Select other services you want to start with IMail Server by default.

Note: You can also specify default services at any time after the installation. However, to send and receive email, as a minimum, the IMail SMTP Server box must be checked.

Step 7: Add a Test User

If you selected the IMail Database option, the Add User dialog appears. We recommend you add a few "stand-in" users now so you can test the installation. You can also add users at any time after the installation.

Step 8: Install Language Packs for Web Templates

The Language Pack installation installs multi-lingual support for web messaging and web calendaring. Run this installation program in order to view the templates in languages other than English.

Select Get the Latest Language Pack from Ipswitch Now. You are redirected to the Ipswitch Web site to complete the Language Pack installation.

1. Select one of the following installation options:
   • Complete. Installs support for all currently available languages (English, Japanese, Korean, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Chinese).
   • Custom. Allows you to select which languages you want to install.
2. Backup Existing Files. If you already have Language Packs installed, you should back them up so that you can revert back to them if needed.
3. Installation Complete. When installation of the language pack is complete, IMail Server is fully installed.

Step 9: Restart your system

If you are prompted to restart your system, it is because the installation could not properly set up a file. A Dynamic Link Library (DLL) is most likely to cause this problem. To ensure that IMail Server runs properly, restart as soon as possible.

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