In the Web Security manager, a computer is the IP address (for example, 10.201.3.1 or fd3a:918a:71a1:bcaa::0011) associated with a filtered machine. A
network is the IP address range (for example, 10.201.3.2 - 10.201.3.44 or fd3a:918a:71a1:bcaa::1111 - fd3a:918a:71a1:bcaa::1211) that corresponds to a group of filtered machines.
When you assign a policy to a computer or network, that policy is enforced regardless of who is logged on to the filtered machine, unless you have assigned a policy to the logged-on user. When on-premises Web Security components are used, the computer or network policy takes precedence over any group policies that may apply to the user. (In Websense Web Security Gateway Anywhere deployments, the hybrid service applies the group policy before applying a computer or network policy. See
Working with hybrid service clients.)