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Quick Start for Network AgentNetwork Topology AddendumWhere Should Network Agent be Located on the Network?Network Agent must be installed where it can monitor all URL and protocol requests going out to theinternet and all replies coming back from the internet.On a busy network, you may need to deploy Network Agent on more than one machine, with eachmachine monitoring a segment of the network.Locate Network Agent on the internal side of the corporate firewall. Several possible configurationsare described below.Hub ConfigurationNetwork Agent is often deployed on a dedicated machine, connected to an unmanaged, unswitchedhub located between an external router and the network, as pictured here:Network Agent must see the traffic, in both directions, for those segments of the network that it isassigned to monitor. The port to which the Network Agent machine is attached must be capable of bidirectionalport spanning (also known as mirroring).Use the planning worksheets to plan your deployment, and then enter the results in WebsenseManager.Quick Start 18 Network Agent