Appliance registration

Help | IQ-Series Appliance | Version 1.6.x

In order to manage your appliance, you must change the initial password and register the appliance with Websense blueSKY.

When you log back in to the appliance after completing the First-Time Configuration Wizard, the initial screen lets you change the password, if you have not already done so, in the Administrator Credentials box. If you changed the password before completing the wizard, the Administrator Credentials box does not appear on this page when you log back in.

This initial page also lets you enter your Websense blueSKY registration key. You should already have added this appliance to the Network Devices list in the Websense blueSKY portal. See Appliance quick start for information.

To register your appliance:

Log on to the cloud portal and click Network Devices.

Select the row that contains this appliance.

Click Register at the bottom of the page to open the Register Appliance box.

Copy the displayed registration key and click Close.

Return to the appliance manager and paste the key into the Registration key field.

Click OK.

At this point, the appliance Status > General page appears, and an update to the pre-installed Web category database begins. During this update, the appliance can analyze traffic using the pre-installed database. Note that this database is out-of-date, and analysis may be more accurate after the update process is complete.

A progress message and status indicator displayed on the Status > General page disappear when the update is complete.