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Installing Remote Filtering Server on Windows
Deploying the Remote Filter Module | Web Filter & Security | v8.0.x, v8.1.x
Make sure the installation machine meets the Remote Filtering Server hardware and software requirements, then install the component as follows. If you plan to use additional Remote Filtering Server instances for failover purposes, perform this procedure on each Windows machine.
Part I: Preparing to install
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Log on to MyWebsense.com, and then go to the Downloads page. If you do not have an account, follow the instructions on the page to create one.
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If another program, such as Internet Explorer, is running, installation screens may be hidden behind that program's window.
Part II: Selecting components
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When the Welcome screen appears, click Start, then accept the subscription agreement and click Next.
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On the Installation Type screen, select Custom, and then click Next, then click Next again on the Summary screen.
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On the Custom Installation screen, click the Install link next to TRITON AP-WEB or Web Filter & Security.
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If a list displays IP addresses for multiple network cards (NICs), select the IP address for the NIC that Remote Filtering Server will use to communicate with other Websense components inside the network firewall, and then click Next.
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Select the Custom installation type, then click Next.
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When Remote Filtering Server is installed on a Windows machine, the Websense Endpoint Package Builder, used to create Remote Filtering Client installation packages, is installed automatically on the same machine.
Part III: Defining the Remote Filtering Server initial configuration
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Enter the Policy Server IP address and Port (55806, by default).
 
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IMPORTANT: Remember which format you use for this address. You must use the same external address in the same address format—IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN)—when you install Remote Filtering Client.
Port number (from 10 to 65535) that is not in use, and that is accessible from outside the network firewall. The default value is 80. (If there is a Web server installed on the machine, port 80 may already in use, so you may need to choose a different port.)
IMPORTANT: The port entered as the External Communication Port must be opened on your network firewall to accept connections from Remote Filtering Clients on computers located outside the firewall.
IMPORTANT: Be sure that your network firewall is configured to block connections to the Internal Communication Port from computers located outside the firewall.
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When asked for a pass phrase, consider the following information:
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IMPORTANT: Be sure this port is open on the firewall that separates Filtering Service and Remote Filtering Server.
IMPORTANT: Be sure this port is open on the firewall that separates Filtering Service and Remote Filtering Server.
Part IV: Completing the installation
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Accept the default installation path, or click Browse to locate another installation folder. Then, click Next.
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Click Next to exit the installer.
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