Configuring Proxy Server

This section describes how to configure a proxy server, edit a proxy server configuration, and unconfigure a proxy server.

To configure proxy server:

  1. Go to the Collector CLI.
  2. In the Enter option field, enter 4 (Configure Proxy) and press Enter.
  3. In the Proxy Server URL/IP field, enter the URL Uniform Resource Locator. URL is a global address used for locating web resources on the Internet. or IP address for the proxy server and press Enter.
  4. In the Proxy Server Port field, enter the port and press Enter. Otherwise, press Enter to accept the default port. 3128 appears as the default port.
  5. In the Username field, enter the user name for the server and press Enter.
  6. In the Password field, enter the password for the server and press Enter. A password can not contain any special characters. A message is displayed stating the proxy server has been configured.
  7. Press Enter.

This option is available only after you have configured a proxy server.

To edit proxy configuration:

  1. Go to the Collector CLI.
  2. In the Enter option field, enter 4 (Configure Proxy) and press Enter.
  3. In the Enter option field enter 1 (Edit Proxy Configuration) and press Enter.
  4. In the Proxy Server URL/IP field, enter the URL or IP address for the proxy server and press Enter.
  5. In the Proxy Server Port field, enter the port and press Enter. Otherwise, press Enter to accept the default port. 3128 appears as the default port.
  6. In the Username field, enter the user name for the server and press Enter.
  7. In the Password field, enter the password for the server and press Enter. A password can not contain any special characters. A message is displayed stating the proxy server has been configured.
  8. Press Enter.

To unconfigure proxy configuration:

  1. Go to the Collector CLI.
  2. In the Enter option field, enter 4 (Configure Proxy) and press Enter.
  3. In the Enter option field, enter 2 (Unconfigure Proxy) and press Enter. A message is displayed stating the proxy server is being disabled.
  4. Press Enter.