Avira Managed Email Security (AMES)
Avira Managed Email Security (AMES)
Avira Managed Email Security (AMES)
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4. Firewall settings<br />
5. User configuration<br />
Configuring the DNS server<br />
Getting started with <strong>AMES</strong><br />
To activate the scanning and filtering of incoming emails, you have to change the MXsettings<br />
in the DNS server for the domain. The correct records are in the order<br />
confirmation email.<br />
If correct, the MX records are displayed in green under Domain DNS information in the<br />
Services tab of the Domain overview.In case the MX records are not correctly set, a<br />
message in red is displayed. For example:<br />
Note<br />
Make sure there is no MX-record with a priority below 10; otherwise emails from<br />
your organization will not be scanned and filtered by <strong>AMES</strong>.<br />
Depending on the Time-To-Live (TTL) settings of your MX records, it might take<br />
up to 24 hours before DNS changes become active.<br />
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