Installation guide

16  Websense Installation Guide
Chapter 2: Network Configuration
 Websense Manager: May be installed on the same machine as Policy
Server, and/or on one or more different machines in your network.
Websense Manager machine needs network access to the Policy Server
machine, but the two machines do not need to have the same operating
system. Websense Manager installs on Windows, Solaris, and Linux.
 User Service: Installed in networks using a directory service for
authentication. User Service is unnecessary if you intend to filter and log
internet requests based on client workstation IP addresses only. User
Service can be installed on the same operating systems supported by the
Policy Server and is typically installed on the same machine; however,
you may install User Service on a different operating system than the
Policy Server. If the Policy Server is installed on Linux, for example, you
can install User Service separately on a Windows machine. User Service
installs on Windows, Solaris, and Linux.
For systems providing multilingual support, User Service produces
correct results for one locale only. The locale of the Policy Server
determines the language it supports for directory services. Organizations
with multilingual support requirements must install the product suite
(User Service, Policy Server, and Filtering Service) for each supported
language on machines configured for that language.
 Network Agent: Can be installed on the Filtering Service machine or
separately, depending upon your needs and the configuration of your
network. Network Agent installs on Windows, Solaris, and Linux. When
planning the deployment of Network Agent consider the following:
 Network Agent must be able to directly see 2-way internet traffic
from your internal network to filter and log effectively. Make sure
your network configuration routes both the internet request from the
workstation and the response from the internet back to the
workstation past Network Agent.
 The simplest deployment is to connect the Network Agent machine to
an unmanaged, unswitched hub that is located between an external
router and your network.
Important
You can have only one User Service installation for each
Policy Server in your network.