1. ET6x Product Reference Guide
  2. Wireless
  3. Wireless Local Area Network
  4. WLAN Configuration
  5. Configuring for a Proxy Server
  • ET6x Enterprise Rugged Tablet Product Reference Guide
Configuring for a Proxy Server

Configuring for a Proxy Server

A proxy server is a server that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. A client connects to the proxy server and requests some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource, available from a different server. The proxy server evaluates the request according to its filtering rules. For example, it may filter traffic by IP address or protocol. If the request is validated by the filter, the proxy provides the resource by connecting to the relevant server and requesting the service on behalf of the client.
It is important for enterprise customers to be able to set up secure computing environments within their companies, making proxy configuration essential. Proxy configuration acts as a security barrier ensuring that the proxy server monitors all traffic between the Internet and the intranet. This is normally an integral part of security enforcement in corporate firewalls within intranets.
  1. Go to
    Settings
    .
  2. Touch
    Network & Internet
    Internet
     .
  3. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the
    On
     position.
  4. In the network dialog box, select and touch a network.
  5. If configuring the connected network, touch to edit the network details and then touch the down arrow to hide the keyboard.
  6. Touch
    Advanced options
    .
  7. Touch
    Proxy
     and select
    Manual
    .
  8. In the
    Proxy hostname
     text box, enter the address of the proxy server.
  9. In the
    Proxy port
     text box, enter the port number for the proxy server.
  10. In the
    Bypass proxy for
     text box, enter addresses for web sites that are not required to go through the proxy server. Use a comma “,” between addresses. Do not use spaces or carriage returns between addresses.
  11. If configuring the connected network, touch
    Save
     otherwise, touch
    Connect
    .
  12. Touch
    Connect
    .