The Directory Synchronization Tool enables you to test the synchronization on the local computer before synchronizing with the Trend Micro Email Security server.

Procedure

  1. Start the Directory Synchronization Tool application.
  2. Click the Source Directory tab.
  3. Configure at least one source directory for the Directory Synchronization Tool to synchronize from. See Configuring the source directory for the procedure.
  4. Click Test Sync Locally, and select a folder on your local computer where you want to save the directory data.
  5. The synchronization starts and creates the text (txt) files that contain groups, valid recipients and/or email aliases, at your selected location.
  6. The synchronization starts and creates one or all of the following text (txt) files after it completes:
    • Valid_recipients_yyyymmdd-hhmmss.txt: This file includes the email addresses that are included in the source directory, and belong to the email domains that are registered with Trend Micro Email Security.
    • Groups_yyyymmdd-hhmmss.txt: This file provides the association of each email address with the groups in the source directory, and includes the following information:
      • The number of email addresses that are included in each group.
      • The group names that include a certain email address.
    • email_aliases_yyyymmdd-hhmmss.txt: This file includes email addresses and their relationship with email aliases.
    Note
    Note
    The Directory Synchronization Tool will only create these files if the related synchronization type is selected, and the directory sources contain the related data.