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Configuring the BlackBerry Administration Service to use a proxy server

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Administration Guide Configuring the BlackBerry Administration Service to use a proxy server Configure how BlackBerry devices authenticate to content servers, 157 Configuring the BlackBerry Administration Service to use a proxy server If you want to allow the BlackBerry® Administration Service to automatically download device.xml files, vendor.xml files, and information about BlackBerry® Device Software bundles from the BlackBerry® Infrastructure, and your organization uses a proxy server, you must configure the BlackBerry Administration Service to select and authenticate (if necessary) with the proxy server. Configuring proxy selection for the BlackBerry Administration Service You can configure the BlackBerry® Administration Service to select a proxy server either manually or automatically. To manually select a proxy server, you can use one of the following tools: • Proxy Configuration Tool (proxycfg.exe) with Windows Server® 2003 or earlier • Network Shell Utility (netsh.exe) with Windows Server 2008 • Windows® Internet Explorer® To automatically select a proxy server, you can use one of the following methods: • enable the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol using the BlackBerry Enterprise Trait Tool • specify a URL for a PAC file using Windows Internet Explorer Configuring manual proxy selection for a BlackBerry Administration Service instance Depending on the operating system on the computer that hosts the BlackBerry® Administration Service instance, you can use the Proxy Configuration Tool or the Network Shell Utility to manually select a proxy server for a BlackBerry Administration Service instance. You must configure manual proxy selection for all of the computers that host a BlackBerry Administration Service instance. Both the Proxy Configuration Tool and the Network Shell Utility store the proxy server settings in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\WinHttpSettings registry key. You must run both tools as an administrator. The Proxy Configuration Tool works with Windows Server® 2003 or earlier, and it is located in one of the following locations: • For 32-bit Windows® operating systems, the Proxy Configuration Tool is located at c:\Windows\system32\. • For 64-bit Windows operating systems, the Proxy Configuration Tool is located at c:\Windows\sysWow64\. For more information about the Proxy Configuration Tool, visit www.msdn.microsoft.com and search for proxycfg.exe. The Network Shell Utility works with Windows Server 2008. For more information about the Network Shell Utility, visit technet.microsoft.com and search for Netsh.exe. 65

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Configure how BlackBerry devices authenticate to content servers, 157
Configuring the BlackBerry Administration Service to use a
proxy server
If you want to allow the BlackBerry® Administration Service to automatically download device.xml files, vendor.xml
files, and information about BlackBerry® Device Software bundles from the BlackBerry® Infrastructure, and your
organization uses a proxy server, you must configure the BlackBerry Administration Service to select and authenticate
(if necessary) with the proxy server.
Configuring proxy selection for the BlackBerry Administration Service
You can configure the BlackBerry® Administration Service to select a proxy server either manually or automatically.
To manually select a proxy server, you can use one of the following tools:
Proxy Configuration Tool (proxycfg.exe) with Windows Server® 2003 or earlier
Network Shell Utility (netsh.exe) with Windows Server 2008
Windows® Internet Explorer®
To automatically select a proxy server, you can use one of the following methods:
enable the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol using the BlackBerry Enterprise Trait Tool
specify a URL for a PAC file using Windows Internet Explorer
Configuring manual proxy selection for a BlackBerry Administration Service instance
Depending on the operating system on the computer that hosts the BlackBerry® Administration Service instance,
you can use the Proxy Configuration Tool or the Network Shell Utility to manually select a proxy server for a BlackBerry
Administration Service instance. You must configure manual proxy selection for all of the computers that host a
BlackBerry Administration Service instance. Both the Proxy Configuration Tool and the Network Shell Utility store
the proxy server settings in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Connections\WinHttpSettings registry key. You must run both tools as an administrator.
The Proxy Configuration Tool works with Windows Server® 2003 or earlier, and it is located in one of the following
locations:
For 32-bit Windows® operating systems, the Proxy Configuration Tool is located at c:\Windows\system32\.
For 64-bit Windows operating systems, the Proxy Configuration Tool is located at c:\Windows\sysWow64\.
For more information about the Proxy Configuration Tool, visit
www.msdn.microsoft.com
and search for
proxycfg.exe.
The Network Shell Utility works with Windows Server 2008. For more information about the Network Shell Utility,
visit
technet.microsoft.com
and search for Netsh.exe.
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