Websense Technical Library


Rapid Deployment Kit for V-Series Appliances

Phase One: Initial Setup

Overview of entire process

  • One-page process overview

    V-Series Rapid Deployment v7.5

    Phase One: Rapid Deployment Overview

    The V-Series Rapid Deployment Kit, developed by experienced Websense Sales Engineers, provides several short videos and checklists to assist with the appliance setup, configuration, and validation.

    From this page you can view the entire process diagrammed on one page.

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  • Rapid Deployment Guide

    V-Series Rapid Deployment v7.5

    Phase One: Rapid Deployment Guide

    From this page you can open the Rapid Deployment in PDF format.

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View Phase One videos

  • Video One: Rapid Deployment

    V-Series Rapid Deployment Kit v7.5

    Video One: Rapid Deployment

    Video One provides a short overview of the rapid deployment process.
     
    Videos are available in Quicktime Player(.mov) and Windows media(.wmv) formats.

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  • Video Two: Prerequisites and NICs

    V-Series Rapid Deployment Kit v7.5

    Video Two: Prerequisites for NICs

    Video Two shows:

    • -  Passwords and IP addresses you need for setup
    • -  A diagram of essential network interfaces

    Videos are available in Quicktime Player(.mov) and Windows media(.wmv) formats.

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  • Video Three: Run firstboot script

    V-Series Rapid Deployment Kit v7.5

    Video Three: Run firstboot script

    Video Three explains how to set up network interface C and your unified password with the firstboot script.

    Videos are available in Quicktime Player(.mov) and Windows media(.wmv) formats.

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  • Video Four: Interfaces P1 and N

    V-Series Rapid Deployment Kit v7.5

    Video Four: Intefaces P1 and N

    Video Four covers appliance configuration in the Appliance Manager for:

    • -  Network interfaces P1 and N
    • -  Using Network Agent as a sniffer
    • -  Setting date and time
    • -  Entering your subscription key
    • -  Linking Web Security with Content Gateway
    • -  Master Database download

    Videos are available in Quicktime Player(.mov) and Windows media(.wmv) formats.

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  • Video Five: Installing reporting software

    V-Series Rapid Deployment Kit v7.5

    Video Five: Installing reporting software

    Video Five covers the installation of the Log Server software that captures data for reports and the TRITON - Web Security management console. This installation is done on a Windows server or virtual machine.

    Videos are available in Quicktime Player(.mov) and Windows media(.wmv) formats.

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  • Video Six: Integration with Active Directory

    V-Series Rapid Deployment Kit v7.5

    Video Six: Integration with Active Directory

    Video Six covers integration with Active Directory.

    Videos are available in Quicktime Player(.mov) and Windows media(.wmv) formats.

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  • Video Seven: Wrap-up and testing

    V-Series Rapid Deployment Kit v7.5

    Video Seven: Wrap-up and Testing

    Video Seven covers validation of the basic setup and how to verify that everything you've set up so far is working as expected.

    Videos are available in Quicktime Player(.mov) and Windows media(.wmv) formats.

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  • Video Eight: Conclusion

    V-Series Rapid Deployment Kit v7.5

    Video Eight: Conclusion

    Video Eight reviews the steps completed thus far and previews Phase Two.

    Videos are available in Quicktime Player(.mov) and Windows media(.wmv) formats.

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Phase Two: Deployment Configuration

WCCP configuration

  • WCCP configuration examples

    V-Series Appliance v7.5

    Phase Two: WCCP Configuration Examples

    Provides links to network diagrams showing sample deployment options with WCCP setup.

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Phase Three: Use Case Testing

Creating filtering policies

  • Create a policy

    V-Series Rapid Deployment v7.5

    Phase Three: Create a policy

    Description of steps to create a new, custom policy.

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Add clients

  • Specify filters for users or machines

    V-Series Rapid Deployment v7.5

    Phase Three: Specifying filters for users or machines

    Customize how Websense software filters requests from specific users or machines by adding them as clients in TRITON - Web Security.

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Run test scenarios

  • Wrap up / testing steps

    V-Series Rapid Deployment v7.5

    Phase Three: Wrap up / Testing Steps

    Use test steps provided to specify and test filter policies.

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Phase Four: Web DLP Configuration

Setting up Web DLP

  • Web DLP configuration

    V-Series Rapid Deployment v7.5

    Phase Four: Setting up Web DLP

    Websense Web Security Gateway Anywhere includes Websense Data Security technologies to prevent data loss over the Web. This protects vital data from leaving the organization via the Web through HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTP-over-HTTP methods. You can monitor or block the unwanted transmission of vital data and send notifications when the policies are breached.

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Phase Five: Solution Customization

Exclusions

  • Filtering exclusion of internal traffic, servers, and apps

    V-Series Rapid Deployment v7.5

    Phase Five: Filtering Exclusions

    From the global settings page the monitoring and logging behaviour is defined for all instances of Network Agent.

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Phase Six: Tutorials and Training

Web filtering policy setup

  • Internet Filtering Policies

    V-Series Rapid Deployment v7.5

    Phase Six: Internet Filtering Policies

    Review the filtering polcies for:

      -  Categories and protocols
      -  Limited access filters
      -  Schedule enforcement
      -  Default policies
      -  Unrestricted policies
      -  Standard user filtering examples

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Using Web Security reporting

  • Use reports to evaluate filtering

    V-Series Rapid Deployment v7.5

    Phase Six: Use Reports to Evaluate Filtering

    Use the followng TRITON - Web Security reporting tools to evaluate effectiveness of filtering policies:

      -  Today page shows operating status of Websense software.
      -  History page shows filtering activities for last 30 days.
      -  Investigative and Presentation reports for customized reports

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