> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.sendman.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.sendman.com/configuration/get-started.md).

# Getting Started

Our Getting Started Guides provide step-by-step instructions on how to configure Sendman for your environment.

## Checklist

Let's start with some essential questions:

* [ ] Which mail server shall Sendman deliver to (e.g. Exchange Online), and do you have an account or connector there that Sendman can use?
* [ ] From which public IP addresses or networks will your devices and applications connect?
* [ ] Do any devices only support port 25 or plain SMTP? These need a [network connection](/admin-portal/settings/network-connections.md) (WireGuard or IPsec).
* [ ] Will the clients sign in (with a Sendman credential or an Entra ID account), or must some of them send anonymously?
* [ ] Which sender addresses will the clients use, and to which recipients may they send?
* [ ] Do you have access to the configuration of the devices and applications that shall send mail?

## General Structure

The setup always follows the same order:

1. Grant your colleagues access to the Admin Portal ([Permissions](/admin-portal/settings/permissions.md)).
2. Tell Sendman where to deliver mail ([SMTP Backend](/admin-portal/settings/smtp-backend.md)).
3. Allow your client networks to connect ([IP Allow List](/admin-portal/sendman/ip-allow-list.md)).
4. Create sign-in data for your clients ([SMTP Credentials](/admin-portal/sendman/smtp-credentials.md)), unless they use Entra ID accounts or send anonymously.
5. Define who may send what to whom ([Authorization Policies](/admin-portal/sendman/authorization-policies.md)).
6. Configure the client and check the result in [Logs](/admin-portal/insights/logs.md).

Besides our [Generic Guide](/configuration/get-started/generic-guide.md), we have prepared [Scenario-based Guides](/configuration/get-started/scenario-based-guides.md) for common setups:

* Sendman with Exchange Online as SMTP backend
* Printers & scanners

## Generic Guide

{% content-ref url="/pages/DmhGzqauyJGUp4FGH8Z6" %}
[Generic Guide](/configuration/get-started/generic-guide.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Scenario-based Guides

{% content-ref url="/pages/Jhbq4NvqVbC8PyZ5x0iR" %}
[Exchange Online](/configuration/get-started/scenario-based-guides/exchange-online.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/wFETZzUQi72oSJRVMVz6" %}
[Printers & Scanners](/configuration/get-started/scenario-based-guides/printers-and-scanners.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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