Configuration procedure

Steps

  1. Select Block users when subscription expires to block all Internet access for all users when the subscription expires. In Forcepoint URL Filtering deployments, selecting this option will also block all requests from users who exceed the subscription count.
    Leave the option unselected to give users unrestricted Internet access when the subscription expires.
  2. Mark Send category and protocol data to Forcepoint LLC to have web protection components collect usage data about pre-defined categories and protocols, and submit it anonymously to Forcepoint LLC.
    This usage data helps web protection software to continually enhance its security capabilities.
  3. (Hybrid Module for Forcepoint Web Security) To activate or update the connection between the on-premises and hybrid portions of your software:
    • Enter the Contact email address for your Forcepoint Web Security administrators. This is typically a group email alias that is monitored frequently. Alerts about hybrid service issues are sent to this address. Failing to respond appropriately to an alert could lead to temporary disconnection of your hybrid service.
    • Enter the Country in which the administrators are located.
    User requests are not managed by the hybrid service until this information has been provided and validated. For more information, see Configure the Hybrid Service.
  4. Under WebCatcher, mark Send URL information to Forcepoint to help improve URL categorization and security effectiveness. See What is WebCatcher? for more information about this tool.
    • To submit uncategorized URLs to be evaluated for categorization, mark Send uncategorized URLs to improve URL categorization.
    • To send in security-related URLs to help track malicious website activity, mark Send security URLs to improve security effectiveness.
    • To keep a local copy of the information that is sent, mark Save a copy of the data being sent to Security Labs.

      When this option is enabled, WebCatcher saves the data as unencrypted XML files in the Websense\Web Security\bin\ directory on the Log Server machine. These files are date and time stamped.

    • Select the Country of origin for your organization. This should be the country where the majority of Internet activity is being logged.
    • Specify a Maximum upload file size. When the maximum size is reached, collected WebCatcher data is sent automatically and a new file is started.
    • Use the Daily start time field to indicate a time each day when WebCatcher should send the data it has collected if the maximum file size has not been reached.
  5. When you are finished making changes, click OK. Changes are not implemented until you click Save and Deploy.