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Getting started with a Cisco integration
Deployment and Installation Center | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.8.x
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Web Filter and Web Security, v7.8.x
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How Web Filter and Web Security work with Cisco products
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Installing of Web Filter or Web Security
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Upgrading Websense Web Filter or Web Security
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Migrating between integrations after installation
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Network Agent enhanced logging
Related topics:
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Deployment considerations for integration with Cisco products
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Configuring a Cisco Security Appliance
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Configuring a Cisco IOS Router
How Web Filter and Web Security work with Cisco products
To be managed by Websense software, a client's Internet requests must pass through the Cisco product.
When it receives an Internet request, the Cisco product queries Filtering Service to determine if the requested website should be blocked or permitted. Filtering Service determines which policy or exception applies to the request and uses that to determine whether to block or permit the request.
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For HTTP, if the site is blocked, the browser displays a block page instead of the requested site.
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For HTTPS or FTP, if the site is blocked, the user is denied access and receives a blank page.
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If the site is permitted, Filtering Service notifies the Cisco product that the site is not blocked, and the client is allowed to visit the site.
Installing of Web Filter or Web Security
Install Web Filter or Web Security as directed in Installation Instructions: Web Security or Web Filter. When installing Filtering Service, be sure to do the following.
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On the Integration Option screen, select Integrated with another application or device.
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On the Select Integration screen, select one of the following and then click Next:
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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances
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Cisco Routers
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Do not install a transparent identification agent if you plan to configure user authentication through your Cisco product.
Upgrading Websense Web Filter or Web Security
When you upgrade Websense software that is already integrated with a Cisco product, no additional Cisco configuration is necessary. See Upgrading Websense Web Security Solutions for upgrading instructions.
If you are upgrading your Websense deployment and changing your Cisco product, see Migrating between integrations after installation.
Migrating between integrations after installation
 
You can change the Cisco integration product (for example, change from ASA to an IOS router) after installing Websense software without losing configuration data.
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Install and configure your new Cisco integration product. See Cisco documentation for instructions.
Ensure that it is deployed so that it can communicate with Filtering Service.
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Use the Websense Backup Utility to back up the Websense configuration and initialization files. See the Web Security Help for instructions.
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Close all applications on the Filtering Service machine, and stop any antivirus software.
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Remove Filtering Service. See Removing Web Security components for instructions.
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Restart the machine (Windows only).
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Use the Websense installer to reinstall Filtering Service. See Installing Web Security components for instructions.
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On the Select Integration screen, select the new Cisco product, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
The installer adds the new integration data to the Websense software configuration files, while preserving existing configuration data.
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Restart the machine (Windows only).
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Check to be sure that Filtering Service has started.
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Windows: Use the Windows Services dialog box to verify that Websense Filtering Service has started.
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Linux: Navigate to the Websense installation directory (/opt/Websense, by default), and use the following command to verify that Websense Filtering Service is running:
./WebsenseAdmin status
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Use the Web Security manager to identify which Filtering Service instance is associated with each Network Agent.
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Use a supported browser (see System requirements for this version) to go to https://<IP address>:9443/triton.
Here, <IP address> is the IP address of the TRITON management server.
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Click the Web Security module, then go to Settings > Network Agent.
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Position the mouse over the General option and wait a second or two for a list of IP addresses to appear.
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Click an IP address to open the Local Settings page for that Network Agent instance.
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Under Filtering Service Definition, select the IP address for the machine running Filtering Service. During the migration, the setting may have been reset to None.
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Log off of the TRITON console.
For more information, see the information about configuring local settings in the "Network Configuration" section of Web Security Help.
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If you stopped your antivirus software, be sure to start it again.
Network Agent enhanced logging
Network Agent can also provide information for reports on bandwidth information and block HTTP(S) internet protocols based on bandwidth consumption. However, bandwidth information is not recorded by default.
To configure Network Agent to record bandwidth information for reporting, or manage HTTP(S) or FTP requests based on bandwidth consumption:
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In a supported browser, navigate to http://<IP address>:9443/triton, where <IP address> is the IP address of the machine on which the TRITON console.
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Select the Web Security module, then go to Settings > Network Agent.
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Click appropriate IP address in the navigation pane to open the Local Settings page for a Network Agent instance.
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Under Network Interface Card, click the appropriate NIC monitoring the relevant traffic.
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Under Integration, enable the Log HTTP requests option.
For information on configuring bandwidth blocking for categories and protocols, please refer to the "Bandwidth Optimizer" section of the Web Security Help.

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