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Attention

As of March 1, 2022, the legacy Barracuda Essentials Security, Compliance, and Complete editions are no longer available for purchase. Only existing customers can renew or add users to these plans.

Following October 30, 2022, the documentation and trainings will no longer be updated and will contain outdated information.

For more information on the latest Email Protection plans, see Barracuda Email Protection.

To update your bookmarks, see the following for the latest documentation and trainings:

Note that MSP customers should continue to follow Barracuda Essentials for MSPs.

Step 1 - Set Up Essentials for Office 365

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Managed Service Providers (MSPs) : See Barracuda Essentials for MSPs  for information on getting started with ECHOplatform and activating Barracuda Essentials.

For each Barracuda Cloud Control account, you can have either a linked Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliance or a Barracuda Email Security Service subscription.
You cannot use a single Barracuda Cloud Control account for both a linked appliance and the service subscription.

This article assumes you are deploying Barracuda Services for the first time. If you previously deployed Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, Barracuda Email Security Service, or the Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service and want to migrate to Barracuda Essentials for Office 365, contact your Barracuda Networks sales representative.

Complete All Steps
Be sure to complete all steps on this page that are required for the components in your plan. For example, if you have Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service, be sure to create the send connector, as described in Step 2 below.

Ensure Connectivity and Redundancy

Important
The Barracuda Email Security Service connects with your network from various IP addresses, including performing LDAP lookups. To ensure that the service can connect with your network, allow traffic originating from the range of network addresses based on your Barracuda Email Security Service instance; see Barracuda Email Security Service IP Ranges.

Select Your Plan

Determine the plan that best suits your organization's needs. The available options are built on the following components:

  • Barracuda Email Security – Security service protecting both inbound and outbound email against the latest spam, viruses, worms, phishing and denial of service attacks.
  • Advanced Threat Protection – Protects against advanced malware, zero-day exploits, and targeted attacks.
  • Barracuda Cloud Archiving Service – Journal mail directly from Office 365 to the Barracuda Cloud to optimize email storage, meet regulatory compliance and e-discovery requirements, and provide anytime/anywhere access to old emails.
  • Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup – Protects Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint Online data by backing it up directly to Barracuda Cloud Storage. For Exchange Online, Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup protects all email messages, including all attachments, as well as the complete folder structure of each user's mailbox. In OneDrive for Business, all files under the Documents Library, including the entire folder structure, are protected. Easily locate and restore folders, individual items, or entire mailboxes. Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup provides complete protection of SharePoint Online. With item-level recovery options, items can be restored directly into SharePoint Online from the backups of Document Libraries, Site Page Libraries, and Picture Libraries in Team Site, Publishing Site, and Wiki Site.

 

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Activate Essentials

To complete the setup you must have a Barracuda Cloud Control account. If you do not already have an account, go to https://login.barracudanetworks.com/ and click Create a User. Enter your name, email address, and company name, and specify whether this is a partner account. Click Create User ; for partners, be sure to read How to Add a Managed Customer Account. Follow the instructions emailed to the entered email account to create your Barracuda Cloud Control account. See Password Complexity Policies before setting up your password.
See also Partner Accounts.

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) : See Barracuda Essentials for MSPs  for information on getting started with ECHOplatform and activating Barracuda Essentials.

  1. Go to https://login.barracudanetworks.com and log in with your Barracuda Cloud Control credentials.
  2. Navigate to Home > Admin > Essentials.
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  3. Click Start a free 14-day Trial. Complete the form with your information and then start the trial.
    Alternatively, if you have already purchased Barracuda Essentials, click Enter Linking Code and Serial Number to enter this information and activate your subscription.

  4. On the Plan Details page, select the bundle for your trial and enter the number of Users who will be using Barracuda Essentials. Then click Continue.
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  5. Complete your Account Details, then click Continue
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    Managed Service Providers (MSPs) : See Barracuda Essentials for MSPs  for information on getting started with ECHOplatform and activating Barracuda Essentials.

    Partners see a different option on this page. Make your selection, then continue with the process below.

    Select from the following Client Account options, then click Continue

    1. Add this service to an existing Barracuda account – Select the desired Account from the drop-down menu, and select your location from the Location of Use drop-down menu.
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    2. Create a new Barracuda account for this service – Enter the new account details.
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  6. In the Billing Details (Optional) page, enter your billing information to purchase the service, or leave the Billing Information section blank to start a free 14-day evaluation. Click Continue.

  7. Once the setup process is complete, click Finish.
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    Barracuda Cloud Control displays and your 14-day trial begins immediately.

Step 2 - Configure Office 365 for Inbound and Outbound Mail