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Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.8.x
Websense subscriptions are issued on a per-client (IP address) basis.
To activate your software, enter a valid subscription key (see Configuring your account information). This lets you download the Master Database (see The Websense Master Database), which enables policy enforcement.
After the first successful database download, the Web Security manager displays the number of clients your subscription includes and your subscription type (Web Filter, Web Security, Web Security Gateway, or Web Security Gateway Anywhere).
A component called Websense Filtering Service maintains a subscription table of clients generating Internet requests each day. The subscription table is cleared nightly. The first time a client makes an Internet request after the table has been cleared, its IP address is entered in the table.
When the number of clients listed in the table reaches the subscribed maximum, any previously-unlisted client that requests Internet access exceeds the subscription. In Web Security Gateway or Gateway Anywhere deployments, there is no change in policy enforcement. Full security protection capabilities are maintained even after the licensed IP levels are exceeded. In Web Filter and Web Security deployments, when the number of subscribed users is exceeded, requests from users who exceed the subscription count are permitted or blocked based on the setting Block users when subscription expires, found on the Settings > General > Account page in the Web Security Manager.
For all Web Security solutions, if your subscription were to expire, all requests are permitted or blocked, depending on the same configurable setting. Note that expiration notices are provided in advance of a possible subscription expiration.
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To configure how Internet requests are handled when a subscription expires, see Configuring your account information.
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To have an alert message sent when the subscription approaches or exceeds its limit, see Configuring system alerts.

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