Supporting Applications

Cisco Secure Policy Manager supports special features provided by third-party applications, such as the ability to send notifications via e-mail or pager through Windows Messaging and TAPI. Because you must specify settings for these applications before Cisco Secure Policy Manager can use the functionality, MAPI and TAPI are part of the initial system configuration.

In this chapter you will find procedures for the following tasks:

Creating a MAPI Profile

Before Cisco Secure Policy Manager can send notifications to you via e-mail, you must first install Windows Messaging and create a user profile on the primary or secondary server that is responsible for detecting the audit event for which you have defined an e-mail based notification rule. The following task walks you through the process of determining whether Windows Messaging is installed on the server, installing Windows Messaging, and then creating a user profile.

Tips If you have not installed MAPI or have not defined a MAPI profile, a yellow/exception audit event is generated by the server that detects that audit event. This exception is presented in the summary and detailed event reports. This audit event states that the Scheduler is "unable to find an e-mail profile."

To set up Windows Messaging and create a user profile, perform the following task:

Step 1 On the Windows NT desktop, double-click the Inbox icon.

Result: If Windows Messaging is not installed, a dialog box asks if you want to install it.

Step 2 If you receive this dialog box, click Yes. Otherwise, skip to Step 5.

Result: A dialog box prompts you to insert the Windows NT Server CD-ROM disc into the local CD-ROM drive.

Step 3 Insert the Windows NT CD-ROM disc and then ensure that the correct path is displayed in the Copy File From box. If not, type the correct path to the Windows NT disc and click Next.

Result: The required files are copied from the Windows NT disc.

Step 4 After you have installed Windows Messaging, double-click the Inbox icon again.

Result: The Windows Messaging Setup Wizard prompts you to choose the type of mail service for your user profile.

Step 5 Under Use the following information services, click Internet E-Mail, and then click Next.

Result: Another wizard dialog box prompts you to enter a name for this user profile.

Step 6 In the Profile Name box, type the name that you want to use for this profile, and then click Next.

Result: Another wizard dialog box prompts you to choose the type of connection for your user profile.

Step 7 To select your existing network connection, click Network, and then click Next.

Result: Another wizard dialog box prompts you to specify either the name or the IP address of the mail server.

Step 8 In the appropriate box, type the name or IP address of the mail server, and then click Next.

Result: Another wizard dialog box prompts you to choose whether to have mail automatically downloaded to the inbox.

Step 9 To automatically download mail to the inbox, click Automatic, and then click Next.

Result: Another wizard dialog box prompts you to specify the e-mail address from which messages on the system originate.

Step 10 In the E-mail Address box, type the e-mail address from which messages on the system should originate and press Tab.

Step 11 In the Your Full Name box, type the name that should appear on all messages originating from the system and click Next.

Result: Another wizard dialog box prompts you to specify the mailbox name on the mail server.

Step 12 In the Mailbox Name box, type the name of the e-mail account on the mail server and press Tab.

Step 13 In the Password box, type the password associated with this account and click Next.

Result: Another wizard dialog box prompts you to specify the filename and location of the personal address book that is associated with this profile.

Step 14 To accept the default personal address book, click Next.

Result: Another wizard dialog box prompts you to specify the filename and location of the personal folders that are associated with this profile.

Step 15 To accept the default personal folders, click Next.

Result: The Finish dialog box indicates that you have completed the Windows Messaging configuration.

Step 16 To complete the wizard and save the new user profile, click Finish.

Result: The Windows Messaging Setup Wizard closes.

Configuring a TAPI Client

Before Cisco Secure Policy Manager can send notifications to you via a pager, you must first install a modem on the primary or secondary server that is responsible for detecting the audit event for which you have defined a pager-based notification rule.

Tips If you have not installed a modem on the primary or secondary server that detects an audit event for which you have defined a notification rule requesting that the notification be sent via pager, a yellow/exception audit event is generated by the server that detects that audit event. This exception is presented in the summary and detailed event reports. This audit event states that the notifying agent is "unable to establish a connection to a modem."

TAPI is an API built into Windows NT that enables users and developers to access telephony services. TAPI is automatically configured when you install a modem on a Windows NT-based server or workstation. For specific instructions on installing and configuring a modem, refer to the documentation that came with your modem.

Note The modem must be installed on COM1.

Note Alphanumeric paging is not supported in this release.

If you have properly configured your modem on the primary or secondary server and have tested the modem for functionality, you do not need to configure TAPI.

Note After configuring pager notification for the first time, it is best to close all applications, including the GUI client.

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