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Policy Server
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
Policy Server identifies and tracks the location and status of other Websense Web security components in a deployment. It also:
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Logs event messages for Websense components.
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Stores configuration information specific to a single Policy Server instance.
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Communicates configuration data to Filtering Service for use in filtering Internet requests.
Policy and most configuration settings are shared between Policy Servers that share a Policy Database.
In a Websense appliance-based deployment, Policy Server is already installed on the full policy source appliance and any user directory and filtering appliances.
In a software-based deployment, Policy Server is typically installed on the same machine as Policy Broker and Filtering Service. Large or distributed environments can include multiple Policy Servers. Each Policy Server may communicate with up to 10 Filtering Service instances.
Special considerations
During a custom installation, to install Policy Server, Policy Broker must already be installed either on the same machine or another machine in the network. If Policy Broker is not installed already, you may choose to install both it and Policy Server at the same time.
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Important 
There can be only one instance of Policy Broker in the entire deployment. If Policy Broker is already installed on another machine, specify its location when asked by the installer. Do not install another instance of Policy Broker on this machine.
In a very large network, or a network with a large volume of Internet traffic, you may need multiple Policy Server instances, on separate machines. All instances must connect to the same Policy Broker.
If multiple Policy Servers are installed, each must be installed before the other Web security components with which it communicates.
When you install Web Security components on a machine separate from Policy Server, the installer typically asks for the Policy Server location and port number. The default port is 55806. The same port must be entered for each component that connects to this Policy Server.

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