Support for the use of a Proxy Server
Parent page: Maintenance
For a company that accesses the internet through a proxy server, proxy configuration information can be defined for an Altium On-Prem Enterprise Server – post installation. This enables Enterprise Server Services to successfully connect with internet-based services through the company's proxy server, as and when required.
Proxy configuration information is entered into the [Proxy] section of the LocalVault.ini file. For a default installation of the Enterprise Server, this file can be found in the following location: \Program Files (x86)\Altium\Altium365.
The following entries are made within the [Proxy] section of the file:
- Enabled – specify whether a Proxy Server is to be used. Enter either a 1 (Proxy Server enabled) or 0 (Proxy Server disabled).
- Server – specify here, the host computer that is acting as the Proxy Server, in the format http://<ComputerName>:<PortNumber> (e.g. http://myproxy:3128), or http://<IPAddress>:<PortNumber> (e.g. http://10.10.5.174:8080). You can drop the http:// part if you wish.
- Exceptions – specify here, the list of domains for which proxy settings should be ignored (separated by a comma).
- User – enter the username portion of the credentials for access to, and authentication on, the Proxy Server.
- Password – enter the password portion of the credentials for access to, and authentication on, the Proxy Server.
The following image illustrates example Proxy Server configuration information defined within a LocalVault.ini file. For the Exceptions entry, note that the google entry will result in the bypass of any site that begins with 'google' (e.g. google.com, google.ua, google.co.uk, google.com.ua, and so on).
Once saved, ensure that you restart the IIS application pools associated with the Enterprise Server (performed from the Windows Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager panel – accessed from Window's Administrative Tools window).