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User's Guide - Websense Knowledge Bases

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Configuring <strong>Websense</strong> Express settingsChapter 1: Introduction<strong>Websense</strong> Manager includes an interface, accessed via the Server > Settingsmenu option, used to configure a variety of <strong>Websense</strong> Express settings.Configure Alerts and Notifications, customize the filtering Block Messagesthat users receive, define Common Filtering behaviors, set up a DatabaseDownload schedule, establish communication between <strong>Websense</strong> Expressand your Directory Service, determine how much user information isrecorded by <strong>Websense</strong> Logging tools, and more.See Configuring <strong>Websense</strong> Express in the <strong>Websense</strong> Manager Help system fordetails.The <strong>Websense</strong> Master DatabaseThe Master Database houses URL category definitions, used to categorizeWeb sites, and protocol definitions, used to group Internet communicationsand file transfer protocols. These definitions provide the basis for filteringInternet content.At installation, <strong>Websense</strong> Express includes a sample database that providessome filtering capabilities, but it is a good idea to download the full MasterDatabase as soon as possible.To download the Master Database, enter your subscription key the first timeyou log on to <strong>Websense</strong> Manager (see Entering the subscription key, page 9).The Master Database begins to download in the background.If you need to perform additional configuration before downloading theMaster Database, you can wait and enter your subscription key via the<strong>Websense</strong> Manager Server > Settings > Database Download dialog box, andthen perform the download (see Lesson 2 in the Getting Started tutorial).<strong>Websense</strong> Express User <strong>Guide</strong> 19

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