Overview

eXchange WALL is a gateway (connector) that processes email messages entering and leaving your Exchange Server. Email coming into your organization from the Internet is received by eXchange WALL where it is processed by the rules engine and scanned for viruses. The message is then sent to your Exchange Server. Email from your Exchange Server headed for the Internet may also be sent through eXchange WALL so that it may be processed by the rules engine and scanned for viruses.

Email may come from the Internet directly (using the SMTP protocol) or your organization may have its email received by your ISP and stored in Internet mailboxes (POP3 accounts). eXchange WALL may be configured to download messages from Internet mailboxes and forward them to the proper Exchange Server users.

eXchange WALL consists of 2 programs:

eXchange WALL gateway

The eXchange WALL Gateway is the program that does all the work of processing messages. It runs as a process. A process is a program that has no window interface. On Windows platforms that support it, you can have the process run as a service.

eXchange WALL administrator

The eXchange WALL Administrator is the program that provides a user interface for the Gateway allowing you to monitor and configure the Gateway in real-time. You only need to work with the Administrator program. It handles starting and stopping the Gateway process.

Below is a view of the eXchange WALL Administrator:


menu

Most of the actions you can perform are available under one of the main menu's options.

toolbar

This is the main toolbar providing control and other options.

section view

The product is divided into different sections for configuring and monitoring the product. As you click a section its details become visible in the detail view.

detail view

The contents of the detail view depend on which section you have selected in the section view.

detail toolbar

This toolbar's buttons change depending on the section viewed in the detail view. Only options relevant to the detail view are displayed.

status

The right part of the status bar displays the running status of eXchange WALL. It can be running, paused or stopped. When stopped, the gateway process is terminated and you will not be able to view any part of the product. When paused, you can view and monitor the product but it will not perform any tasks like downloading messages.

progress bar

Some actions like pausing the product take a few seconds to complete indicated by the progress bar's activity.

#items

If the section you are viewing in the detail view is a list, then this part of the status bar indicates how many items are in the list.