InterScan™ Messaging Security Appliance (IMSA) can use the following products:
Antivirus and Content Filter—Basic scanning and filtering functionality. You can think of this product as the IMSA program itself.
Spam Prevention Solution (SPS)—A built-in filter to help IMSA identify content typically found in spam.
IP Filtering Service—Automatic blocking of known spam senders. IP Filtering includes the following:
NRS—Trend Micro Network Reputation Services (NRS) are designed to be used to identify and block spam before it enters a computer network by routing Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of incoming mail connections to Trend Micro Threat Protection Network for verification against an extensive Reputation Database.
IP Profiler—IP Profiler allows you to configure threshold settings and determine what action IMSA will take when it detects any of the four potential Internet threats:
Spam—Email with unwanted advertising content.
Viruses—Various virus threats, including Trojan programs.
Directed Harvest Attack (DHA)—Programs that could add your user's email addresses to spam databases.
Bounced Mail—Email messages returned to you because the messages were sent with your domain in the sender address.
You can activate IMSA products through the Web management console. If a product license expires, you must renew the license, obtain a new Activation Code, and enter the code through the Web management console. If the product remains inactive, its features are disabled.
To view your existing licenses:
Choose Administration > Product Licenses. A brief summary of each license appears:
Product
Full—Indicates that you have purchased the full licensed product.
Evaluation—Indicates that you are using an evaluation product that expires after an elapsed time. The evaluation period varies according to the activation code you have obtained.
Fourteen (14) days prior to the expiration of the evaluation period, you will see a warning message on the Web management console.
To continue using IMSA to protect your network after the evaluation period, purchase a licensed version of IMSA and enter the new activation code.
A 31 alphanumeric character code in the format xx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx. Trend Micro will send you an activation code via email when you register a product online. You can then copy and paste this activation code on the Product License page.
The number of licenses you have purchased.
Indicates whether the product has expired or has been activated.
The date when you will no longer be able to download the latest scan engine and virus pattern files from the Trend Micro ActiveUpdate server. To ensure that your network is well-protected against the latest Web threats, contact your sales representative to renew your license.
For the license you want to view, click View detailed license online.
To check the status of your license agreement on the Trend Micro Web site, click Check Status Online.
There are two ways to renew a license:
Obtain a new Activation Code—Contact your sales representative to obtain a new Activation Code, and then enter the code on the Product Licenses screen.
Choose Administration > Product Licenses. A brief summary of each license appears.
Next to Activation Code, click Enter a new code. The Enter a New Code screen appears.
Next to New Activation Code, type the new code.
Click Activate. The Web management console might access the Trend Micro Web site to activate the license. If you are unable to reach the Trend Micro Web site, verify your network settings and try again.
Extend the life of an existing Activation Code—Contact your sales representative to extend the lifetime of your Activation Code, and then either manually update the license status or wait until IMSA automatically updates it.
Choose Administration > Product Licenses. A brief summary of each license appears.
For the license you want to renew, click View detailed license online.
Click Check Status Online. The Web management console accesses the Trend Micro Web site to activate the license. If you are unable to reach the Trend Micro Web site, verify your network settings and try again.
90, 60, 30, 0 days before the expiration of the current license, and every day after the expiration of the current license, IMSA will automatically check the status of your license and update it if you have extended the valid period.
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You can wait for IMSA to update the license status automatically. However, Trend Micro recommends that you manually update it as soon as you extend the lifetime of the Activation Code. |
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