Time and bandwidth saved

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

Websense web security solutions can help minimize the time and bandwidth lost to unproductive Internet activity.

Value Estimates are not displayed by default, but can be added to the Web Security Dashboard to present an estimate of these time and bandwidth savings. These values are calculated as follows:

Time saved: multiply the typical time taken per visit by the sites blocked. Initially, a default value is used for the average number of seconds that a user spends viewing a requested website. The sites blocked value represents the total number of requests blocked during the available time period (up to the maximum time period configured on the Settings > Reporting > Dashboard page).

Bandwidth saved: multiply the typical bandwidth per visit by the number of sites blocked. Initially, a default value is used for the average number of bytes consumed by the average website. The sites blocked value represents the total number of requests blocked during the available time period (up to the maximum time period configured on the Settings > Reporting > Dashboard page).

After adding the chart to a dashboard, hover the mouse over a counter to see how value is currently being calculated.

To change the numbers used in the calculation, mouse over the Options icon in the chart's toolbar and select Edit. On the Edit page, you can enter new average time and bandwidth measurements to use as the basis for the calculation:


Option	Description
Average seconds saved per blocked page	Enter the average number of seconds that your organization estimates a user spends viewing individual pages. This value is multiplied by the number of pages blocked to determine the time savings shown.
Average bandwidth [KB] saved per blocked page	Enter an average size, in kilobytes (KB), for pages viewed. This value is multiplied by the number of pages blocked to determine the bandwidth savings shown.

When you are finished making changes, click OK to return the dashboard.