Creating the HWSConfig.xml file

For Forcepoint Web Security Proxy Connect Endpoint, you must create a configuration file along with the installation package file.

Before deploying a Forcepoint Web Security Proxy Connect Endpoint package to mac endpoint machines, you must create a configuration file named HWSConfig.xml. This configuration file contains the WSCONTEXT ID and the PAC file location.

Following is an example of a HWSConfig.xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<ProxySetting>

<Context InitContext="<token>"/>

<PACFile URL="<pacfile>"/>

</ProxySetting>

where
  • <token> is the WSCONTEXT string shown in the GPO code string on the Settings > Hybrid Configuration > Hybrid User Identification page in the Web Security module of the Forcepoint Security Manager or the Web > Endpoint page in the Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway portal. The WSCONTEXT string used to identify your organization to the hybrid or cloud service must be included in the command string. Each account has its own WSCONTEXT string. Roaming and remote users use this string to connect to your specific account.
  • <pacfile> is the URL for your PAC File. For hybrid deployments, the URL can be found on the Settings > Hybrid Configuration > User Access page in the Web Security module of the Forcepoint Security Manager. For full cloud deployments, you can find policy-specific URLs for your cloud deployment on the General tab of a policy in the Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway portal. If you need an account-level PAC file, go to General in Web to find the PAC file URL.

You must save the HWSConfig.xml file in the EndpointInstaller directory that contains the WebsenseEndpoint.pkg installation package file.

Note: If you already have a HWSConfig.xml file, or one was provided for you, make sure your correct XML file is in the same directory as the WebsenseEndpoint.pkg installation package file.