Central Service - Proxy Servers

MOVEit Central supports the following HTTP/S proxy server configurations when communicating with any MOVEit DMZ server:

MOVEit Central draws information about whether or not it should use a proxy server at all and what host and port to connect to to access the proxy server from the Internet Explorer settings of the user under which MOVEit Central runs as a service. In other words, MOVEit Central cannot make use of proxy servers to connect to MOVEit DMZ when it is running as "LocalSystem".

No Proxy Server

MOVEit Central uses the hostname/IP address and port number configured in its service user's Internet Explorer settings for its proxy settings. If these values are empty, MOVEit Central knows that no proxy server is in use.

Proxy Server, No Authentication Required

MOVEit Central uses the hostname/IP address and port number configured in its service user's Internet Explorer settings for its proxy settings. If these values are filled in, MOVEit Central knows that a proxy server is in use and will attempt to connect through it.

Proxy Server with "Windows Integrated" NTLM Authentication

MOVEit Central uses the hostname/IP address and port number configured in its service user's Internet Explorer settings for its proxy settings. If these values are filled in, MOVEit Central knows that a proxy server is in use and will attempt to connect through it.

If the proxy server requires "Windows Integrated" NTLM authentication, MOVEit Central will automatically present the proxy server with the same username and password credentials the MOVEit Central service already provides to sign on the Windows server.

Internet Explorer's Proxy Settings

To access and change MOVEit Central's proxy values, you will likely need to sign on interactively as MOVEit Central's service user and launch Internet Explorer as that user.

To get to Internet Explorer's proxy settings, you normally:

  1. Open Internet Explorer's multi-tab "Options" panel
  2. Go to the "Connections" tab
  3. Click the "LAN Settings" button

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Proxy Server Settings on Non-MOVEit Hosts

When MOVEit Central is not connecting to a MOVEit DMZ server, proxy settings for may be configurable items in related host entries. For example, AS2 hosts have their own proxy settings.