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DC Agent
Deployment and Installation Center | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.x
Applies to:                                         
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Web Filter, Web Security, and Web Security Gateway (Anywhere), v7.7.x
DC Agent is a Websense transparent identification agent used in networks that authenticate users with a Windows directory service. It mainly does the following:
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Offers transparent user identification for users in a Windows-based directory service.
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Polls domain controllers in the network to transparently identify users.
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Communicates with User Service to provide up-to-date user logon session information to Websense software for use in filtering.
 
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Note 
DC Agent can be installed only on a Windows machine.
In a Websense appliance-based deployment, DC Agent must be installed on a separate, Windows machine. It does not run on an appliance.
In a large network, you can install multiple DC Agents to provide ample space for files that are continually populated with user information.
Special considerations
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Do not install DC Agent on the same machine as eDirectory Agent, because this can cause conflicts. Also, do not use DC Agent in a network in which eDirectory Agent is used.
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If Websense software is integrated with a third-party product (firewall, proxy server, cache, or network appliance) providing user authentication, a transparent identification agent may not be necessary
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When you run DC Agent on Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2, the Windows Computer Browser service on that machine must be running.

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