Getting Started
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Setting Up Websense V-Series Appliances
supply settings for the network interface labeled C
enter a few other general items, such as hostname and password
You are given the opportunity to review and change these settings before you exit the
firstboot script. After you approve the settings, the appliance mode is configured.
Later, if you want to change settings (except the security mode), you can do so
through the Appliance Manager user interface.
To change the security mode, re-image the appliance and then run the firstboot script
again.
Gather the following information before running the script. Some of this information
may have been written down on the Quick Start poster during hardware setup.
Security mode
Choose one:
Web
Web and Email
Which Web subscription?
(if prompted in Web mode)
Choose one:
Websense Web Security
Web Security Gateway
Web Security Gateway Anywhere
Hostname (example: appliance.domain.com)
IP address for network interface C
Subnet mask for network interface C
Default gateway for network interface C
(IP address)
Optional
NOTE: If you do not provide access to the Internet
for interface C, use the TRITON - Web Security
console to configure P1 to download Master URL
Database updates from Websense (Web mode)
Configure E1 or P1* to download antispam and
antivirus database updates from Websense (Email
mode)
Configuring these interfaces to access the Internet
for database downloads is done through the
Appliance Manager and through the TRITON
Unified Security Center. See the Appliance
Manager Help for information about configuring
the interfaces. See the TRITON - Web Security and
- Email Security Help for information about
configuring database downloads.
* On a V5000 G2, use P1; there is no E1 interface.
Primary DNS server for network interface C
(IP address)
Secondary DNS server for network interface C
(IP address)
Optional