Connecting to a Proxy Server

For security reasons you possibly set up a proxy server to protect the devices in your network from attacks or to keep them anonymous. In this case, you must define the login to the proxy server so that your Patch Manager can establish a connection to the Internet to download patches or update the Patch Knowledge Base .

Note:

Note, that configuring the proxy server as described in the following is not applicable to Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Patch Managers.

Note:

Be aware, that if you are using the device as a patch manager and a scanner, the proxy will also be the same. If a proxy was already defined and you modify options here, these will then also apply to the other functionalities.

To connect to the proxy server proceed as follows:

  1. Go to Patch Management > Patch Manager > Your Patch Manager > Configuration and click the Proxy Options tab.
  2. Double-click any line of the table in the right window frame.
     The Properties dialog box appears.

  3. Enter the following information into the respective text boxes:

    Text box

    What you must do

    Host Name

    Enter the host name of your proxy server.

    Port

    Enter the port of the proxy server to which you want to connect, for example, 8080.

    User

    Enter the proxy user name.

    Password

    Enter the proxy password.

  4. Click OK to save your proxy settings.

You set up a connection to your proxy server. The next time the Patch Manager tries to establish a connection to the Internet, it will do so via the proxy server.

 

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