Connecting to a proxy server

You can configure Rule Designer to connect to your cloud portal through an HTTP proxy server.

About this task

You enable an HTTP proxy server for Rule Designer by adding the server to the Internet options of your operating system, and to the Eclipse preferences for Rule Designer.

Procedure

  1. Specify the proxy server for your operating system. The following examples use three browsers on Windows 10.
    • Edge
      1. Open Edge.
      2. Click Settings and more > Advanced > Open proxy settings.
      3. Under Manual proxy setup, select Use a proxy server.
      4. Enter the address of your proxy server, and a proxy port number.
      5. Click Save to save your changes.
    • Firefox
      1. Open Firefox.
      2. Click Menu > Options.
      3. In General, click Network Settings.
      4. Select Manual proxy configuration.
      5. Enter the address of your proxy server, and a proxy port number.
      6. Click OK to save your changes.
    • Chrome
      1. Open Chrome.
      2. Open the Customize and control Google Chrome menu.
      3. Click Settings > System > Open proxy settings.
      4. Use Internet Properties to set up a connection for your type of network:
        • Dial-up or virtual private network: Add a network, and then click Settings.
        • Local area network: Click LAN settings.
      5. Enter the address of your proxy server, and a proxy port number.
      6. Click OK to save your changes.
  2. Add the proxy server to the Eclipse preferences of Rule Designer.
    1. Start Rule Designer.
    2. Click Window > Preferences.
    3. Expand General, and click Network Connection.
    4. Set Active Provider to Manual.
    5. Edit the HTTP and HTTPS proxy entries so that they correspond to your proxy server.
    6. Click Apply and Close to save your changes.

Results

Rule Designer is now configured to connect to your proxy server.