Working with clients

Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.8.x

Related topics:

Clients

Working with computers and networks

Working with users and groups

Adding a client

Changing client settings

Use the Policy Management > Clients page to view information about existing clients, add, edit, or delete clients, or move clients to a delegated administration role.

If you are a delegated administrator, add clients to the Clients page from your managed clients list. This allows you to apply policies to the clients. See Adding a client for instructions.

Clients are divided into 3 groups:

Directory, which includes users, groups, and domains (OUs) from your directory service (see Working with users and groups).

Networks, IPv4 or IPv6 address ranges within the filtered network that can be governed by a single policy (see Working with computers and networks).

Computers, individual machines in the filtered network, identified by IPv4 or IPv6 address (see Working with computers and networks).

Click the plus sign (+) next to the client type to see a list of existing clients of the selected type. Each client listing includes:

The client name, IP address, or IP address range.

The policy currently assigned to the client. The Default policy is used until you assign another policy (see Internet Access Policies).

Whether or not the client can use a password override (see Password override) or account override (see Account override) option to view or attempt to view blocked sites.

Whether the client has a custom amount of quota time allotted (see Using quota time to limit Internet access).

To find a specific client, browse the appropriate node in the tree.

To edit client policy, password override, quota time, and authentication settings, select one or more clients in the list, and then click Edit. See Changing client settings for more information.

To add a client, or to apply a policy to a managed client who does not currently appear on the Clients page, click Add, and then go to Adding a client for more information.

If you have created delegated administration roles (see Delegated Administration and Reporting), Super Administrators can move their clients to other roles. First mark the check box next to the client entry, and then click Move to Role. When a client is moved to a delegated administration role, the policy and filters applied to the client are copied to the role. See Moving clients to roles for more information.

If you have configured Websense User Service to communicate with an LDAP-based directory service, the Manage Custom LDAP Groups button appears in the toolbar at the top of the page. Click this button to add or edit groups based on an LDAP attribute (see Working with custom LDAP groups).

To remove a client from the Clients page, select the client and click Delete.