Installation guide

24  Websense Installation Guide
Chapter 2: Network Configuration
Web Security Suite Reporting documentation for installation and
administrative information.
Deploying Websense Components with your
Integration Product
Before beginning installation, read the Deployment Guide for Websense
Enterprise and Web Security Suite to learn about system requirements and
how best to deploy Websense Enterprise or Web Security Suite components,
as well as the Websense Reporting Tools, in your network.
Websense components can be installed on a dedicated server machine, or widely
distributed across a network on various operating systems. The recommended
deployment depends on a number of factors, including the size and complexity
of your network, the amount of traffic being handled, and the types of hardware
available. Wherever you decide to deploy Websense components, make sure
that the installation machine can handle the expected traffic load.
The information in this section is not intended to be a comprehensive discussion
of all available deployment options. The network architecture shown represents
a small network, with 500 users or fewer. The network diagrams are intended
primarily to show the recommended location of your integration product
relative to the Websense components.The network architecture represents a
small network, with 500 users or fewer. The network diagram is intended
primarily to show the recommended location of your integration product
relative to the Websense components. In some cases, Websense filtering
software can be installed on the same machine as your integration product, if
the machine has adequate resources. For detailed information about where to
deploy individual Websense components in networks of all sizes, see the
Deployment Guide for Websense Enterprise and Web Security Suite.
Websense Filtering Service communicates with the Sun Java System Web
Proxy Server through a Websense filtering plug-in called the Sun Web Proxy
Note
To properly generate reports, you must use the same
version of the Websense Reporting Tools as the Websense
Enterprise or Web Security Suite software.