System Requirements

To deploy and configure Trend Micro™ InterScan™ Messaging Security Appliance (IMSA), the following items are required:

Hardware Requirements

Application Requirements

Additional Hardware Requirements and Tools

Configuration computer

Any desktop or notebook computer with an Ethernet port and a console port.

To rescue the operating system, the computer must have an IP address in the same subnet as the IMSA MANAGED port. By default, the IMSA MANAGED port IP address is 192.168.252.1 and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.

Crossover cable

Standard CAT5 Ethernet crossover cable (included in the IMSA carton).

To connect the configuration computer to the IMSA MANAGED port, use a crossover cable. From the MANAGED port, you can perform initial configuration.

Serial cable

Standard RS232 serial cable (included in the IMSA carton).

To connect the configuration computer to the IMSA Console port, use a serial cable. From the console port, you can monitor the status of an operating system rescue.

To correctly display error messages, you must install and enable Java for your Web browser. This requirement applies to Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.