User's Guide - Websense Knowledge Bases

Chapter 2: Establishing Filtering Policies5. Click Save Changes above the navigation tree.When multiple policies affect a clientWhen multiple policies apply to a single client, such as when separate policiesare assigned to the user and the machine, Websense Express determines whichpolicy to enforce as follows:1. Apply the policy assigned to the user making the request.2. If no user-specific policy is found, or the policy has no URL categoryfilter scheduled at the time of the request, apply the policy assigned to thecomputer or network from which the request was made.3. If no computer or network-specific policy is found, or the policy has noactive URL category filter at the time of the request, look for a policyassigned to any group to which the user belongs. If the user belongs tomultiple groups, Websense software considers all group policies thatapply.4. If no group-specific policy is found, or the policy has no URL categoryfilter assigned at the time of the request, look for a policy assigned to thedomain to which the user belongs.5. If no domain-specific policy is found, enforce the Default policy.Working with custom URLsCustom URLs let you: Add sites to Websense Express that are not in the Websense MasterDatabase. Filter sites differently than their Master Database categories.Websense software considers custom URLs before URLs in the MasterDatabase, and therefore filters the site according to the category assigned tothe custom URL.Websense Manager offers two custom URL lists:Custom URLs/Not Filtered lets you specify Internet sites to be permittedfor all users, regardless of how the site’s category is filtered. (TheWebsense Express User Guide 43