Setup Connectors Application

Overview

The Vaultastic Setup Connectors application is used to configure and manage connectors that enable data exchange between Vaultastic and external data sources.

Administrators can use this application to:

• Configure live data ingestion flows

• Generate and register API keys and credentials

• Connect external data sources to Vaultastic

• View, edit, or remove configured connectors

Connectors allow Vaultastic to archive data from supported platforms such as email systems, collaboration tools, cloud storage systems, and on-premises storage systems.

Supported Data Sources and Data Types

The following table provides a quick overview of supported data sources and the types of data that can be ingested.

Detailed configuration instructions for each connector type are provided below.

Pre-requisites

Before setting up connectors, ensure that

1. You have admin access to your Vaultastic domains. Your Vaultatic login permissions allow you to update connectors for all the data sources and data types for all the domains.
2. You have admin access to each source system. Your priviledges are sufficient to configure journaling/forwarding or other configurations for live mail flow. Your privileges are sufficient to generate access keys.
3. When configuring connectors to on-prem systems, you have the public IP address of the systems and the firewalls are updated for connections from Vaultastic.

Accessing the Setup Connectors Application

To open the Setup Connectors application:

1. Log in to your Vaultastic domain using administrator credentials.

2. Open the Vaultasti interface.

3. From the left navigation menu, select Setup Connectors.

The application displays available connectors organized by data source and data type.

Selecting a Data Source and Data Type

To manage connectors for a specific source:

1. Use the Data Source drop-down menu in the top-right corner to select the required data source.

2. Available data types for that source will appear as tabs.

3. Select the appropriate tab to view or configure connectors for that data type.

Adding a New Connector

The process for adding a connector depends on the type of data source.

Microsoft 365, Google Workspace

1. Navigate to the required data type tab.

2. In the Action column, click Connect for the target domain.

3. Follow the configuration wizard to complete the connector setup.

These connectors typically involve the following steps when the data type is email:

• Confirming the configuration of Live Mail archiving on the Data Source. (This is optional)

• Generating API access keys to mailbox service. Note: The scope defined when generating keys determines whether you can read and/or write to the mailbox.

• Registering the access credentials with Vaultastic. 

For other data types such as Drive and chat data, the steps are as follows

• Generating API access keys to the service, such as Teams, GoogleChat, OneDrive, GDrive etc.  Note: The scope defined when generating keys determines whether you can read and/or write using the service.
• Registering the access credentials with Vaultastic

IMAP Mail Servers

1. In the Action column, click Connect for the target domain.

2. Follow the configuration wizard to complete the connector setup.

These connectors typically involve the following steps when the data type is email:

• Confirming the configuration of Live Mail archiving on the Data Source. (This is optional)

• Register the IMAP Server credentials

Cloud Storage and In-prem Storage Connectors

1. Navigate to the required connector type.

2. Click New Connector in the top-right corner.

3. Follow the configuration wizard to complete the connector setup.

Viewing, Editing, or Deleting Connectors

Administrators can manage existing connectors using the Action column in the connector list.

Deleting a connector removes Vaultastic’s access to the associated data source.

Connector Configuration by Data Source

Microsoft 365 Connectors

For domains using Microsoft 365, the following connectors are available:

Google Workspace Connectors

For domains using Google Workspace, the following connectors are available:

IMAP Mail Server Connectors

For domains using IMAP mail servers, the following configuration options are available:

Cloud Storage Connectors

Cloud storage connectors allow Vaultastic to exchange data with external storage systems.

After configuration, administrators should test the connection to confirm successful access.

In-prem Storage Connectors

Vaultastic can also exchange data with on-premises storage systems.

Connector Scope

Connector scope determines how connectors are associated within Vaultastic.