TRITON - Web Security Help, Version 7.7 - Websense

Web Security Server Administration1. Mark the check box to the left of a severity level, then click Enable or Disable toactivate or stop alerts of the selected type.2. For enabled alerts, enter a number in the Threshold field to specify the number ofsuspicious events that cause an alert to be generated.3. Select each notification method (Email, SNMP) to use to deliver suspiciousactivity alerts.Only alert methods that have been enabled on the Enable Alerts page (seeConfiguring general alert options, page 389) are available for selection.4. Click OK to cache your changes. Changes are not implemented until you clickSave and Deploy.Reviewing current system statusTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xUse the Status > Alerts page to find information about problems affecting the healthof your Websense software, get troubleshooting help, and review the details of recentreal-time updates to the Websense Master Database.The Active Alerts list shows the status of monitored Websense software components.For detailed information about which components are monitored, click What ismonitored? above the list of alert messages.To troubleshoot a problem, click the Solutions button next to the error or warningmessage.To hide an alert message, click Hide Persistent Alerts. If your organization doesnot use Log Server, Network Agent, or User Service, or if you do not plan toenable WebCatcher, mark the appropriate check box in the Hide Alert column ofthe table. Alerts associated with the selected service are no longer displayed.The Real-Time Database Updates list provides information about emergencyupdates to the Websense Master Database, showing:When the update occurredThe update typeThe new database version numberThe reason for the updateThe IP address of the Filtering Service instance that received the updateThese supplemental updates occur in addition to regular, scheduled Master Databaseupdates, and can be used, for example, to recategorize a site that has been temporarilymiscategorized. Websense software checks for database updates every hour.For Websense Web Security users, the Alerts page includes a third list: Real-TimeSecurity Updates. This list has the same format as the Real-Time Database Updateslist, but specifically shows security-related database updates.396 Websense Web Security Solutions