Default FSE Settings

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Updated: July 22, 2009

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

If you install FSE after Windows SBS 2008 installation finishes, you may need to change some FSE settings.

To change FSE default settings

  1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Forefront Server Security, click Exchange Server, and then click Forefront Server Security Administrator.

  2. On the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.

  3. On the Connect to Server dialog box, select your server name in the drop-down menu, and then click OK.

  4. Click the Settings tab, and then use the following tables to configure FSE.

Note

Accept the existing setting for any parameters that are not listed in the tables.

  1. When you finish, you must stop and then restart FSE for the changes to take effect.

To restart the FSE service

  1. Stop the Exchange services.

  2. Open a Command Prompt window, type the following, and then press ENTER:

    FSCUtility /disable

  3. At the command prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:

    FSCUtility /enable

  4. Restart the Exchange services.

Default FSE General Option Settings

Configuration Parameter

Setting

Diagnostics

Critical Notification

Disabled

Scanning

Send Update Notification

Disabled

Body Scanning – Realtime

Disabled

Delete Corrupted Compressed Files

Enabled

Delete Uuencode Files

Enabled

Delete Encrypted Compressed Files

Disabled

Scan Doc Files as Containers – Manual

Enabled

Scan Doc Files as Containers – Realtime

Enabled

Scan Doc Files as Containers – Transport

Enabled

Optimize for Performance by Not Rescanning Messages Already Virus Scanned

Enabled

Scan on Scanner Update

Enabled

Transport Process Count

2

Realtime Process Count

2

Deliver from Quarantine Security

Compatibility Mode

Internal address

Internal Domain Name

Background Scanning

Enabled, Daily, 04:00 AM (Set on the Report tab)

Scan Messages Received Within the Last:

2 days

Scan Only Messages with Attachments

Enabled

Scan Only Unscanned Messages

Disabled

Default FSE Antivirus Settings

Configuration Parameter

Setting

Transport Scan Job

Bias

Favor Certainty

Action

Clean: repair attachment

Realtime Scan Job

Bias

Favor Certainty

Action

Clean: repair attachment

Manual Scan Job

Bias

Favor Certainty

Action

Clean: repair attachment