TRITON - Web Security Help, Version 7.7 - Websense

Block PagesUsing an alternate block page on another machineTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xRelated topics: Working with block pages, page 121 Customizing the block message, page 123 Creating alternate block messages, page 127Instead of using Websense block pages and customizing just the message in the topframe, you can create your own HTML block pages and host them on an internal Webserver.NoteIt is possible to store block pages on an external Webserver. If, however, that server hosts a site listed in theMaster Database, and that site is in a blocked category, theblock page itself is blocked.Some organizations use alternate, remote block pages to hide the identity of theWebsense server machine.The remote block page can be any HTML file; it does not need to follow the format ofthe default Websense block pages. Using this method to create block pages, however,does prevent you from using the Continue, Use Quota Time, and Password Overridefunctions available with Websense-defined block pages (default or custom).When the files are in place, edit the eimserver.ini file to point to the new block page.1. Stop the Websense Filtering Service and Policy Server services, in that order (seeStopping and starting Websense services, page 385).2. On the Filtering Service machine, navigate to the Websense bin directory (C:\Program Files or Program Files (x86)\Websense\Web Security\bin or /opt/Websense/bin/, by default).3. Create a backup copy of the eimserver.ini file and store it in another directory.4. Open eimserver.ini file in a text editor, and locate the [WebsenseServer] section(at the top of the file).5. Enter either the host name or the IP address of the server hosting the block page inthe following format:UserDefinedBlockPage=http://The protocol portion of the URL (http://) is required.6. Save the file and close the text editor.7. Restart the Websense Policy Server and Filtering Service, in that order.128 Websense Web Security Solutions