Upgrading Web Security or Web Filter to 7.6.0

Upgrading Web Security or Web Filter to 7.6.0

Applies to

Web Filter v7.1, v7.5, v7.6.0

Web Security v7.1, v7.5, v7.6.0

Web Security Gateway v7.1, v7.5, v7.6.0

Overview

This section of the Websense Technical Library describes how to upgrade software-based (not running on a Websense appliance) Web Security components to v7.6.0. For information on how to upgrade to v7.6.2, refer to Upgrading Websense software to the latest v7.6.x.

Perform an upgrade by running the Websense installer on a machine with previous-version Websense components installed. The installer detects the presence of the components and upgrades them (with the exception of Remote Filtering Client) to the current version. For instructions on upgrading Remote Filtering Client, see Remote Filtering Software technical paper.

Note

Technical papers and documents mentioned in this article are available in the Websense Technical Library: www.websense.com/library.

Versions 7.1.x and 7.5.x of Websense Web Security or Websense Web Filter may be directly upgraded to version 7.6.

Important

Sites upgrading from version 7.1.1 should study the section titled Backing up files to see a list of variables that are returned to their default values during an upgrade from version 7.1.1 to version 7.6. Before you upgrade from version 7.1.1, please make a note of any custom values you have given these few variables, so that you can reset them after the upgrade.

New features for version 7.6 are described in the Release Notes for Websense Web Security and Websense Web Filter, Version 7.6. Information specific to this release is also available in the Upgrading User Quick Start tutorial, accessible from within TRITON - Web Security once it is installed.

See the following topics:

Versions supported for upgrade

Preparing for the upgrade

Upgrade instructions (Windows)

Upgrade instructions (Linux)

Adding Web Security components during upgrade

Changing IP addresses of Web Security components after upgrade

New security certificate

For information about upgrading Websense software when integrated with a third-party product, see:

Check Point Integration

Cisco Integration

Citrix Integration

Squid Web Proxy Cache Integration

Universal Integrations

	Note Technical papers and documents mentioned in this article are available in the Websense Technical Library: www.websense.com/library.

	Important Sites upgrading from version 7.1.1 should study the section titled Backing up files to see a list of variables that are returned to their default values during an upgrade from version 7.1.1 to version 7.6. Before you upgrade from version 7.1.1, please make a note of any custom values you have given these few variables, so that you can reset them after the upgrade.

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Upgrading Web Security or Web Filter to 7.6.0