Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S690 User Guide

Flow control: Hardware

The Web Security appliance provides several options for capturing data and monitoring system activity. 
For detailed information about scheduling reports, see 

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information about working with log files, see 

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The Web Security appliance web interface is a web-based administration tool that allows you to 
configure and monitor the appliance. The web interface allows you to configure the appliance similar to 
the Command Line Interface (CLI). However, some features available in the web interface are not 
available in the CLI and vice versa. For more information about the CLI, see 

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The Web Security appliance web interface contains multiple tabs where you can configure or monitor 
the appliance. You can set up Access Policies, schedule reports, enable features, and modify settings as 
necessary. The web interface also includes two menus from which you can perform basic administration 
tasks.

To use the web interface, open a web browser and log in. For more details, see 

. For a list of supported web browsers, see 

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For a list of supported languages, see 

The web interface contains the following menus:

Options. From this menu, you can manage your user account. You can logout or change the 
password you use to log in to the web interface.

Help. From this menu, you can access help from documentation or Cisco IronPort Customer 
Support. For Help tasks, you can access the online help or the Cisco IronPort Customer Support site. 
For Technical Support tasks, you can send a support request email to Cisco IronPort Customer 
Support or to allow Cisco IronPort Customer Support remote access to the Web Security appliance. 
For more information about the Technical Support tasks, see 

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The web interface contains the following tabs:

Reporting. Use the pages on this tab to view reports on the appliance by that display dynamic data 
on website activity and appliance activity and action. For more information, see 

Web Security Manager. Use the pages on this tab to create and configure Access Policies that 
define which groups can access which types of websites. For more information, see 

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Security Services. Use the pages on this tab to configure how the appliance monitors and secures 
the network. For more information, see 

Network. Use the pages on this tab to define the network in which the appliance is located. For more 
information, see 

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System Administration. Use the pages on this tab to configure administrative options, such as 
users, alerts, system time, and more. You can also enter keys for features you enabled during initial 
setup. For more information, see