TRITON - Web Security Help, Version 7.7 - Websense

Web Security Server AdministrationWorking with Filtering ServiceTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xRelated topics: Review Filtering Service details, page 376 Resuming Master Database downloads, page 377 Policy Server, Filtering Service, and State Server, page 379 Working with Content Gateway, page 382Filtering Service is the Websense software component that works with NetworkAgent, Content Gateway, or a third-party integration product to filter Internet activity.When a user requests a site, Filtering Service receives the request, determines whichpolicy applies, and uses the applicable policy to determine how the site is filtered.Each Filtering Service instance downloads its own copy of the Websense MasterDatabase to use in determining how to filter Internet requests.If you have multiple Filtering Service instances, an additional component, WebsenseState Server, is required to enable correct application of time-based filtering actions(Confirm, Quota, Password Override, or Account Override). State Server allows thetiming information associated with these features to be shared, so that clients aregranted exactly the Internet access than you intend (see Policy Server, FilteringService, and State Server, page 379).Filtering Service also sends information about Internet activity to Log Server, so thatit can be recorded and used for reporting.In TRITON - Web Security, a Filtering Service Summary on the System dashboardlists the IP address and current status of each Filtering Service instance associatedwith the current Policy Server. Click a Filtering Service IP address for more detailedinformation about the selected Filtering Service.Review Filtering Service detailsTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xUse the Status > Dashboard > Filtering Service Details page to review the status ofan individual Filtering Service instance. The page lists:The Filtering Service IP addressWhether or not the selected instance is runningThe Filtering Service versionThis should match your Websense software version, including any hotfixes thathave been applied.The operating system of the Filtering Service machineThe Websense software platform376 Websense Web Security Solutions