| Situation | You are setting up or modifying your system and are unsure what the differences are between Groups and Functional accounts. |
|---|---|
| Solution | Details on Group or Functional Accounts and the differences between them. |
Difference Between Groups And Functional Accounts
Under the Users & Groups tab are the following options:
- Users
- Groups
- Functional Accounts
- SMTP Discovery
Groups Within Proofpoint Essentials
- These are different than ones found within Exchange (i.e. Distribution groups or security groups).
- These are only for administrative purposes.
- Multiple users (already within Proofpoint Essentials platform) can be combined to form a group.
Once a group is formed following actions can be performed (under profile):
| Group Name | Give the Group an appropriate name. |
|---|---|
| Group Description | Give the Group an appropriate description. |
| Notification Language | Select the desired language from the dropdown options. |
| Remove Members | Remove members from the Group. |
| Add Members | Add members to the Group. |
| Group Filters | Add an inbound or outbound filter to the Group. |
| Sender Lists | Create a list to allow and block select senders for the Group. |
| Group Disclaimer | Setup a disclaimer for the Group. |
Under the Groups tab, all the groups can be seen along with details like Users and Filters per group. Every group has group logs as well.
Functional Accounts Within Proofpoint Essentials
Functional Accounts allow you to add within the Proofpoint Essentials platform all email enabled Distribution Lists / Security Groups / Public folders that exist in the customers local Active Directory which do not already exist in Proofpoint Essentials.
Each Functional Account Has The Below Features:
| Profile | Name, Email address, and Account type (i.e. security Group or Distribution Group). |
|---|---|
| Aliases | Any additional Email addresses associated with that Functional account. |
| Spam | All the spam settings for this account are accessed here. |
| Digests | Settings for the quarantine digest. |
| Groups | Details about the Group that the Functional Account is a part of. |
| Filters | Inbound/Outbound filters. |
Functional accounts can be added manually, via AD sync, or Azure sync.