SonicOS 7.0 Security Services Administration Guide

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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
  • To enable reporting of users and groups defined on the Websense Enterprise server, leave this field blank.
  • To enable reporting by a specific user or group behind the SonicWALL, enter the User Name configured on the Websense Enterprise Server for the user or group

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.