User's Guide - Websense Knowledge Bases

Chapter 1: IntroductionWebsense ExplorerWebsense Explorer provides an interactive interface to view Internet usagedata that is generated by Websense Express and stored in the Log Database.To read more about how you can use Explorer, see the Websense ExplorerBusiness Examples paper on the Product Documentation Web site, availableat http://www.websense.com.Understanding Websense ExplorerExplorer gives you a look into the Log Database that contains informationabout how your employees are actually using the Internet.Log Server receives incoming data about Internet usage from WebsenseExpress and stores it in the Log Database, which is divided into partitions forreporting. Database partitions are a way to provide flexibility in reporting andbetter system performance. These partitions are managed in DatabaseAdministration where you can configure maintenance activities.Websense Express components interact with Websense Explorer componentsto store data for reporting. See brief overviews of these components in onlineHelp.Role-based reportingRole-based reporting gives users access to the Web-based reporting tools.Permissions are granted by the administrator.For flexibility in report administration, you can configure user-specificreporting permissions. For example, grant one user in addition to yourselfpermission to report on all clients using Explorer and manage Log Databasecontents. Grant others permission to report on specific groups.To configure reporting permissions, users must be defined in a directoryservice. Add users (clients) as report administrators in Websense Manager.To set up reporting permissions, select Actions > Add Role in WebsenseManager.Explorer reporting permissions are:Hide user names in reports: Makes report entries anonymous in reportsthe administrator runs.Websense Express User Guide 21