| I’m
installing SUS but a bit confused over how I configure it to use my Proxy
server? Contributed By: Cliff
Hobbs [MVP SMS]
To configure SUS to use a Proxy server:
- Goto the home page of your SUS Server by typing
the URL in your browser (http://<yourservername>/SUSAdmin) or from the Start menu select click 'Programs
| Administrative Tools | Microsoft Software Update Services'.
- Click on 'Set
Options' in the navigation pane on the left hand side to load
the Set options page
- Check the relevant option under the 'Select
a proxy server configuration'
section
'Do
not use a proxy server to access the Internet'
- Select this option if you’re not using a Proxy server
'Use
a proxy server to access the Internet'
- Select this option if you are using a Proxy server and then choose the
relevant option from the two below.
'Automatically
detect proxy server settings'
- Choose this option if your
network supports automatic proxy server configuration (if you choose
this option, SUS is clever enough to detect if there isn’t a Proxy
server) 'Use
the following proxy server to access the Internet'
- Choose this option if your
network doesn’t support automatic proxy server configuration and then
complete the details such as the Address of the Proxy server and the
Port it’s using.
If you need to provide a user ID and password to access the Proxy then
check the check box beside the 'Use
the following user credentials to access the proxy server'
box and complete the ID and password.
Some Proxies require you to provide credentials but use basic
authentication. If your Proxy is one of these then make sure you also
check the check box beside 'Allow
basic authentication when using proxy server'
Note: A quick word of warning. If you’re using SUS on a
Small Business Server that has an Internet Security and Acceleration
(ISA) Server that requires authentication you’ll need to use the
following format for the username:
DomainName\Username
- Click the 'Apply' button to apply the changes
Note: There
appears to be a typo in the SUS Deployment Guide.
On Page 12 it talks about configuring your Proxy
server which is fine until it goes onto Page 13 and makes this statement:
"If you would like to bypass the proxy server for local addresses,
select the checkbox beside 'Bypass proxy server for local addresses.'"
This box doesn't exist on the 'Set options' screen. Microsoft have
been notified of this.
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