Setting up a proxy connection on a client

To set the proxy connection on the client complete the following steps:
  1. Open the console and go to the Computer section under the All Content domain.
  2. Select the computer where the client is installed.
  3. Right-click the computer and select Edit Settings.
  4. Select Add to create a custom setting.
  5. Enter the Setting Name and Setting Value as described in the following table:
    Table 1. Proxy client configuration settings
    Setting Name Setting Value Details 
    _BESClient_Comm
_ProxyServer
    		 Sets the hostname that is used to reach the proxy.

    Default Value: None
    Type: String
    Value Range: N/A
    Mandatory: Yes

    		 
    _BESClient_Comm
_ProxyPort
    		 Sets the port that is used to communicate with the proxy.

    Default Value: None
    Type: Numeric
    Value Range: N/A
    Mandatory: No

    		 
    _BESClient_Comm
_ProxyUser
    		 Sets the user name that is used to authenticate with the proxy if the proxy requires authentication.

    Default Value: None
    Type: String
    Value Range: N/A
    Mandatory: No
    (depending on the
    authentication method)

    		 
    _BESClient_Comm
_ProxyPass
    		 Sets the password that is used to authenticate with the proxy if the proxy requires authentication.

    Default Value: None
    Type: String
    Value Range: N/A
    Mandatory: No
    (depending on the
    authentication method)

    		 
    _BESClient_Comm
_ProxyManualTryDirect
    		 Specifies whether direct connections can be used. This setting applies if the connection to the proxy uses the hostname or IP Address and port number that are specified in _BESClient_Comm _ProxyServer and _BESClient_Comm _ProxyPort. These values are available:
    0
    Do not try direct connection.
    1
    Try direct connection if a proxy connection cannot be established.
    2
    Try direct connection first.

    Default Value: 0
    Type: Numeric
    Value Range: 0-2
    Mandatory: No
    Note: On Linux systems, at run time, the IBM BigFix searches and, if specified, uses the configuration stored in the client configuration file. If the requested configuration is not specified in the client configuration file, the product searches for it in the server configuration file, or in the relay configuration file. Consider this behavior when defining the proxy configuration on the IBM BigFix server or relay.

    If the client is installed on a Windows system where Internet Explorer is configured to use a proxy, then, by default, IBM BigFix uses the Internet Explorer configuration to communicate with the proxy. The following table shows the additional settings and behaviors that you can optionally specify on Windows platform:
    Table 2. Proxy client additional configuration settings on Windows systems
    Setting Name Setting Value Details 
    _BESClient_Comm
_ProxyAutoDetect
    		 Specifies whether the system uses the proxy configuration settings that are specified for Internet Explorer. The following values are available:
    0
    Use the values that are specified in _BESClient_Comm _ProxyServer and _BESClient_Comm_ ProxyPort.
    1
    Use the Internet Explorer configuration settings.

    When the connection to the relay succeeds, the resulting proxy is locked in for subsequent communications and the values of proxy server and proxy port are saved in the registry under the key HKLM\Software\BigFix\EnterpriseClient\GlobalOptions as AutoProxyServer and AutoProxyPort.

    Important: Ensure that at least one user is logged in to the client to be able to get the Internet Explorer configuration settings.

    Default Value: 1
    Type: Boolean
    Value Range: 0-1
    Mandatory: No

    		 
    _BESClient_Comm
_ProxyAutoDetectTryDirect
    		 Specifies whether direct connections can be used when the system uses the proxy configuration settings that are specified for Internet Explorer. This setting is valid only if _BESClient_Comm _ProxyAutoDetect = 1. The following values are available:
    0
    Do not try direct connection.
    1
    Try direct connection if a proxy connection cannot be established.
    2
    Try direct connection first.

    Default Value: 1
    Type: Numeric
    Value Range: 0-2
    Mandatory: No

    		 
    AutoProxyRawProxyList
    		 Specifies a blank space delimited list of proxies to try to connect to.
    Note: This setting is saved in the registry under the following key HKLM\Software\BigFix\EnterpriseClient\GlobalOptions.

    Default Value: None
    Type: string
    Value Range: N/A
    Mandatory: No

    		 
    AutoProxyRawBypassList
    		 Specifies a blank space delimited list of URLs to contact directly without passing through the proxy. You can use the "*" as a wildcard.
    Note: This setting is saved in the registry under the following key HKLM\Software\BigFix\EnterpriseClient\GlobalOptions.

    Default Value: None
    Type: String
    Value Range: N/A
    Mandatory: No
  6. Click OK to activate the settings.
For additional configuration settings that you can use to configure your IBM BigFix environment, see Configuration Settings on the IBM BigFix Wiki.