Installing The Webblocker Server; Downloading The Database Using Webblocker Utility - Watchguard Firebox X1000 User Manual

Chapter 15: Controlling Web Site Access

Installing the WebBlocker server

You install the WebBlocker server when you first run the
setup program for the WatchGuard Firebox System, as
described in "Setting Up the Management Station" on
page 36. By default, the setup program installs the Web-
Blocker server on the same server as the WatchGuard Secu-
rity Event Processor. However, to preserve performance if
you are running WFS under high load conditions, consider
installing the WebBlocker server on a dedicated server run-
ning Windows NT 4.0. or Windows 2000.
To install the WebBlocker server on a dedicated platform,
rerun the setup program on the dedicated server and–on
the Select Components screen–unselect all components
except the WebBlocker server.
You must start the WebBlocker server for WebBlocker
requests from the Firebox to be processed.
Downloading the database using
WebBlocker Utility
After you install the WebBlocker server, you are asked
whether you want to run the WebBlocker utility. Click Yes.
The WebBlocker Utility dialog box appears, as shown in
the following figure. Select Download Database to down-
load the current database.
The WebBlocker database is over 60 MB in size and may
take 30 minutes or more to download.
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