After the Storage Pool is configured for the vault, you can begin to browse the Vault Web interface and update key settings.

To access the Settings tab:

1. In the left-hand navigation click the System Settings tab.

2. In the Settings page, click to expand each section that you want to update. 

For example, click the Email Notifications section to configure an email server and turn on email notifications. 

To configure an email server:

1. Click the Enabled button.
2. Enter information about the email server, including a From Email address, the username and password of a valid email account on the email server, and the IP address and port of the server.
3. Select your connection security preference.
4. Enter one or more email addresses that should receive alerts generated by the Appliance.
5. Select the types of alerts that should be generated by the Vault.
6. Click the Test Mail button to test your settings and then click the Save button.

3. Click the Change Machine Name section to change the name of the vault, ensuring that the vault is easily recognized. This name will display in the Global Management Portal. 

To change the machine name:

a. In the Machine Name field, enter the new machine name.

b.) Click the Change button when you are finished.

4. Click the Management Portal section to enter the IP address of your Global Management Portal. When you connect an appliance or vault to the Global Management portal, you will be able to monitor all protected systems from one centralized management portal.

As a first step, you may create a Username and API Key for this vault in the Global Management Portal, or use the existing admin username and APIKey. 

To connect to the Global Management Portal:

1. In the IP Address field, enter the Global Management Portal IP address or URL (without the https).
2. In the Username field, enter the username from the Users Tab in the Global Management Portal.
3. In the API Key field, enter the API key associated with the User from the Global Management portal.
4. Click the Test Connection button to test your settings and then click the Save button.
   

5. Click the Time Settings section to confirm that your time settings are correct. To update time settings:

1. In the Time Zone drop-down menu, select the time zone of the Vault.
2. In the Time field, enter the current time.
3. In the Date field, enter the current date.
4. Click the Save button when you are finished.

6. Click the Update Manager section to enable Auto Updates for the system. When enabled, the system will update the vault automatically. If you do not want automatic updates to your systems, then periodically schedule time on your calendar to manually check for updates. To turn on Auto Updates:

1. Click the Enable Auto Update checkbox to turn on the Auto Updates feature.
2. Click the Auto-Enable Remote Assist When Upgrading checkbox to allow Axcient Support to remotely support the Vault during updates.
3. Optionally, click the Check for Updates button to manually check for available updates.