
Deployment Diagram
Configuration Reference Sheet
Installation Steps
Fresh Installation (new or v6.x sites)
1. Complete the Pre-Install Checklist on the back of this poster.
2. Log onto the Websense appliance with domain or local administrator privileges.
Default password: W3bs3ns3345
3. Insert the Websense Installation Disk into the appliance.
4. If the installation does not start automatically, go to Start > Run and choose Setup.exe.
5. Accept the Websense Subscription Agreement, and then choose Filtering and Management.
6. Enter your password for the TRITON management console. User name is WebsenseAdministrator.
7. Follow screen prompts to complete the installation.
8. To install Log Server (for reporting), insert the Websense Installation Disk into a separate Windows machine,
and run the Websense installer again. Choose the Custom path and install only Log Server.
9. Navigate to “Initial Setup” in the Web Security Installation Guide at www.websense.com/library.
Upgrade Installation (v7.x sites)
1. Note that v7.5 is an English-only version.
2. Back up essential Websense files from the server where Websense software is installed:
• Stop Websense services on the machine.
• Windows: Open a command window and navigate to the Websense bin directory
(C:\Program Files\Websense\bin\ by default).
• Run the backup utility: wsbackup -b -d <directory>
<directory> is the path where the backup file will be stored.
• Restart Websense services.
• Additional details are provided in the Solution Center article titled: How do I back up my Websense
filtering configuration?
3. Complete the Pre-Install Checklist on the back of this poster.
4. Log onto the Websense appliance with domain or local administrator privileges.
Default password: W3bs3ns3345
5. Insert the Websense Installation Disk.
6. If the installation does not start automatically, go to Start > Run and choose Setup.exe.
7. Accept the Websense Subscription Agreement, and then choose Filtering and Management.
8. Enter your password for the TRITON management console. User name is WebsenseAdministrator.
9. Follow the screen prompts to complete the installation.
10. For details about restoring the policies and settings that were backed up, see the Solution Center article
titled: How do I restore my Websense filtering configuration?
11. To install Log Server (for reporting), insert the Websense Installation Disk into a separate Windows machine,
and run the Websense installer again. Choose the Custom path and install only Log Server.
For more information, navigate to “Initial Setup” in the Web Security Installation Guide at www.websense.com/
library.
Primary Interface (C)
IP Address: Primary DNS:
Subnet Mask: Secondary DNS:
Default Gateway: Tertiary DNS:
TRITON - Web Security
Login Page URL:
Log Server IP:
Default User Name: WebsenseAdministrator
Web Security Components SQL Server
Policy Server IP: IP Address:
Log Server IP: User Name:
Subscription Key: Password:
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BC
Internet
Firewall
Clients
Router Log Server
Reporting
Database
Switch
Websense V5000 G2