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Use this dialog box to designate HTTP proxy servers. You can designate a single HTTP proxy server through which all requested connections must pass or use options to designate multiple HTTP proxy servers.
Enter information to designate a single HTTP proxy server. If you want to configure more than one proxy server or configure specific destination routes, leave the fields in the group blank and click .
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Enter the HTTP proxy server address. |
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Enter the port of the proxy server. |
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Select if you want to use authentication that requires a user name and password. (If this is not selected, no authentication is used.) |
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Enter the user name for the proxy server. |
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Click to configure multiple HTTP proxy servers and destination routing filters for connection requests (see the following Advanced options). |
Configure multiple proxy servers in order of preference. When a connection is requested, the client attempts to match the request with these addresses, beginning at the top of the list and moving down. The final line in the list, "Any address on any port", serves as a match for any request and prevents a connection request from being ignored.
To bypass a proxy server, select it from the list of destinations, click , and select the check box.
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Specifies the name or IP address as well as the port number of one or more destination hosts. (Asterisks in an IP address represent wildcard characters.) |
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Specifies the name or IP address of the proxy server associated with the corresponding destination address. When a connection request is made to this destination address, the request must go through the proxy server indicated. "(Do not use proxy)" means that a proxy server will not be used when connection requests are made to the corresponding destination address. |
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Specifies the user ID associated with a destination address and proxy server. User IDs can serve a variety of purposes: identification, definition of special privileges, etc. A user ID may or may not be required by the associated proxy server. Check with your system administrator to determine if a user ID is required. |
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Opens the dialog box in which you can add new entries to the destination routing list |
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Deletes the selected entry on the destination routing list. You cannot delete the final entry in this list. |
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Opens the dialog box in which you can edit the selected entry on the destination routing list. You cannot edit the destination in the final entry "Any address on any port". To bypass click the destination route for which you want to bypass the proxy server. |
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Moves the selected entry up or down one line in the list. |