Components > Web Security Log Server

Web Security Log Server

Applies to

Web Filter v7.6

Web Security v7.6

Web Security Gateway v7.6

Web Security Gateway Anywhere v7.6

Description

Web Security Log Server logs Internet request data, including:

Source of request

Category or protocol associated with the request

Whether the request was permitted or blocked

Whether keyword blocking, file type blocking, quota allocations, bandwidth levels, or password protection were applied

Web Security Log Server can log to only one Web Security Log Database at a time, and only one Web Security Log Server can be installed for each Policy Server.

Web Security Log Server is a Windows-only component. It is not supported on Linux.

Placement

Typically, Web Security Log Server is installed on the TRITON management server.

In a software-based deployment, it is a best practice to not install Web Security Log Server on the same machine as Filtering Service or Network Agent—filtering or logging performance may be affected if they are on the same machine.

In a Websense appliance-based deployment, Web Security Log Server must be installed on a separate, Windows machine—typically on the TRITON management server.

Environments with a high volume of Internet activity should place Web Security Log Server on a dedicated machine. Web Security Log Server processing can consume considerable system resources.

Special Considerations

To be able to install Web Security Log Server, a supported database engine (see System Requirements) must be running.

Note  Web Security Log Server must be installed before you can see charts on the Status > Today and Status > History pages, or run presentation or investigative reports, in the TRITON - Web Security module of TRITON Unified Security Center.

If you install Web Security Log Server on a machine separate from TRITON Unified Security Center, stop and restart the Websense TRITON - Web Security and Websense Web Reporting Tools services after installation. These services are on the TRITON management server.

 

Important  When Web Security Log Server is not installed on the TRITON management server, you must stop and restart the services mentioned above on the TRITON management server before creating scheduled jobs in presentation reports. You will be unable to create scheduled jobs until the services are restarted.

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