Installation guide
80 Websense Installation Guide
Chapter 4: Installing Websense Enterprise or Web Security Suite
Network Interface Card (NIC) selection: All enabled network
interface cards (NICs) appear in a list. If the machine has multiple
NICs, select the one to use for Network Agent. Be sure that this card
has visibility into the internet traffic you want Network Agent to
filter.
Network Agent Feedback: The installer asks if you want to allow
Websense, Inc., to gather information about the use of Websense-
defined protocols. Information will be used in the development of
protocol filtering. Select a Network Agent feedback option and
continue.
Initial filtering options: Websense software can be configured to
filter internet traffic immediately after installation, based on a
predefined default policy, or to monitor internet traffic only. Select
Yes to filter traffic immediately, or No if you prefer to evaluate your
network traffic before applying any type of filtering. You can install
one or more of the Websense Reporting Tools to report on network
activity.
Transparent user identification: Select one of the following:
• eDirectory Agent: Select this option to install the eDirectory
Agent to authenticate users transparently through Novell
eDirectory Server.
• Logon Agent: Select this option to install the Logon Agent to
authenticate Windows users transparently when they log on to the
domain. Logon Agent receives its user information from an
Note
After installation, you can run the Traffic Visibility Tool to
test whether the selected NIC can see the appropriate user
internet traffic. See Testing Visibility of Internet Traffic to
Network Agent, page 207.
Note
Network Agent never sends Websense, Inc., any
information that would identify specific users, no matter
which Network Agent feedback option is selected.