Configuration > System configuration

System configuration

Use the Configuration > System page to:

Review basic security blade information, including the current blade hostname, security configuration, version number, hardware platform, system date and time, and uptime.

See which software module is installed on the security blade and get its version number.

Set the system time and date. Make certain that the time is consistent across all servers running Websense services.

Use the Time zone list to select the time zone to be used on this system.

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), the default, is also known as UTC (Universal Time, Coordinated). Other time zones are calculated by adding or subtracting from GMT. GMT is sometimes chosen to provide a common time stamp for geographically distributed systems.

Use the Time and date radio buttons to indicate how you want to set the date.

Time is set and displayed using 24-hour notation.

To synchronize with an Internet Network Time Protocol (NTP) server (www.ntp.org.), select the Automatically synchronize option and enter the address of a primary NTP server. The secondary and tertiary fields are optional.

 

Important  If you synchronize the system clock with an NTP server, NTP protocol packets and their response packets must be allowed on any firewall or NAT device between a security blade and the NTP server. Ensure that you have outbound connectivity to the NTP servers. Add a firewall rule that allows outbound traffic to UDP port 123 for the NTP server.

If interface C on a security blade is not connected to the Internet, then you must provide a way for interface C to reach an NTP server. One solution is to install an NTP server on the local network where interface C can reach it.

To set the time yourself, select the Manually set option and change the value in the Date and Time fields. Use the format indicated below the entry field.

Click Save to apply and save the changes.

Set the security blade hostname, or system name (1 - 32 characters long).

The first character must be a letter.

Other characters can be letters, numbers, dashes, or periods.

The name cannot end with a period.

 

Important  If you plan to use Integrated Windows Authentication, the hostname cannot exceed 11 characters (excluding the domain name). For more information, see the section titled Integrated Windows Authentication in the Content Gateway Manager Help.

Create or edit a unique appliance description to help you identify and manage the system.

The description is displayed in the security blade list in the TRITON Unified Security Center when the blade is added there.

In each section that allows changes, Save applies and saves new values in that section. Cancel discards all changes entered since the last save and restores entry fields in the section to their current settings.

Configuration > System configuration