How to Configure the DCA for a Proxy Server

If your DCA will use a Web proxy server for outbound connections, you must configure the DCA as described below. This configuration is only necessary for true Web proxies (e.g., WinProxy) located between the DCA and the Internet; firewalls (e.g., PIX) and network address translators (NATs) do not require this configuration.

Note: Cisco recommends that you DO NOT use a Web proxy server with the DCA in production environments. It is not necessary and can degrade performance. In test environments, however, the use of proxy servers is fairly common.

To Configure the DCA for a Proxy Server

To configure the DCA to use a proxy server:

  1. After installing the DCA, in a text editor, open the Proxy.properties file located at: DCA\webapp\WEB-INF\Cisco\properties for windows and DCA/webapp/WEB-INF/Cisco/properties for Solaris.

  2. Uncomment and specify values for the following properties:

  3. HttpProxyServer: The proxy server's fully qualified DNS (e.g., myproxy.mydomain.com) or IP address.

    HttpProxyPort: The HTTP port the proxy server uses to receive internal requests.

    HttpsProxyServer: If the DCA will use a proxy server for SSL connections, its fully qualified DNS or IP address.

    HttpsProxyServerPort: The HTTPS port the proxy server uses to receive internal requests.

  4. Save the file and restart the DCA.

Note: By default, the properties listed above are commented out in the Proxy.properties file. Because of this, they are not visible when the file is displayed in the DCA Admin Tool, thus creating the need to edit the file in a text editor.

See Also

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