SonicOS 7.0 Security Services Administration Guide
- SonicOS 7.0
- Summary
- Managing the SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Service
- SonicWall GAV Multi-Layered Approach
- SonicWall GAV Architecture
- Activating the Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention License
- Setting Up SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Protection
- Viewing SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures
- Anti-Spyware Service
- Intrusion Prevention Service
- Configuring Geo-IP Filters
- Configuring Botnet Filters
- Configuring App Control
- About App Control Policy Creation
- Viewing App Control Status
- Configuring App Control Global Settings
- Configuring App Control Signatures
- Configuring App Control Signatures by Category
- Configuring App Control Signatures by Application
- Configuring App Control Advanced by Signature
- Viewing Signatures
- Viewing by All Categories and All Applications by Applications
- Viewing by All Categories and All Applications by Signatures
- Viewing by All Categories and All Applications by Category
- Viewing Just One Category
- Viewing Just One Application
- Displaying Details of Signature Applications
- Displaying Details of Application Signatures
- Configuring Content Filter
- SonicWall Support
General Settings
The General Settings section is where basic information about the Websense Server can be set.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Websense Server | Enter the Server Host Name or the IP address of the Websense Enterprise server used for the Content Filter List. |
| Port | Enter the UDP port number for the SonicWALL to “listen” for the Websense Enterprise traffic. The default port number is 15868. |
| User Name |
If using NT-based directories on the Websense Enterprise Server, the User Name is in this format, for example: NTLM:\\domainname\username. If using LDAP-based directories on the Websense Enterprise server, the User Name is in this format, for example: LDAP://o-domain/ou=sales/username. |
| Max URL Caches | Configure the size of the URL Cache. |
| Enable HTTPS Content Filtering | This filtering is based on IP, and does not inspect the URL. While HTTP content filtering can perform redirects to enforce authentication or provide a block page, HTTPS filtered pages are silently blocked. This field defaults to disabled. |
| Enable Websense probe monitoring | Select if using Websense probe monitoring for controlling the probing operation. |
| Check Server every | Enter the interval, in seconds, for the firewall to probe the Websense Server. The default value is 10 seconds. |
| Deactivate Websense after missed probes | Enter the maximum number of probes that can be missed before Websense Enterprise server filtering is deactivated. The default number is 3 missed probes. |
| Reactive Websense after successful probes | Enter the minimum number of sequential probes that are successful to reactive Websense Enterprise server filtering after it has been deactivated. The default number is 2 successful probes. |
| Block if Server Is Unavailable | Defines what action is taken if the Websense Enterprise server is unavailable. |
| Server Timeout | The default value for timeout of the server is 5 seconds, the minimum is 1 second, and the maximum is 10 seconds. |
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