After Websense Web Filter or Web Security is installed, the Cisco security appliance, PIX firewall, or Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) must be configured to work with Websense software. The Cisco firewall passes each Internet request to Filtering Service, which analyzes the request and determines whether to block or permit access, or limit access by using quotas set in Websense policies.
See the following for information about configuring Websense integration with Cisco PIX Firewall or Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) through a console or Telnet session: