Introduction
Some organizations require a proxy server for access HP WXP Collaboration Data Collector to connect to the public internet. In such environments, proxy server settings must be configured in the vyoptacollector.xml file used by the Data Collector.
WXP Collaboration supports both HTTP and HTTPS proxy servers. Proxy authentication is optional and depends on your organization’s proxy server requirements.
Configuring an HTTP Proxy Without Authentication
Assume the proxy server URL is http://proxy.customer.com and does not require authentication. Because the URL uses HTTP, this is a standard (non-secure) proxy.
You may set your proxy details using the following two properties in the vyoptacollector.xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<configuration>
<property key="broker.url">...</property>
<property key="server.url">...</property>
<property key="server.username">...</property>
<property key="server.password">...</property>
<property key="http.proxy.server">proxy.customer.com</property>
<property key="http.proxy.port">80</property>
</configuration>Configuring an HTTP Proxy With Authentication
To include a username and password to the proxy, add them as properties as shown below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<configuration>
<property key="broker.url">...</property>
<property key="server.url">...</property>
<property key="server.username">...</property>
<property key="server.password">...</property>
<property key="http.proxy.server">proxy.customer.com</property>
<property key="http.proxy.port">80</property>
<property key="http.proxy.username">LisaSimpson</property>
<property key="http.proxy.password">my@Password</property>
</configuration>Configuring an HTTPS Proxy (Secure Proxy)
Assume the proxy server URL is https://proxy.customer.com, which uses a secure HTTPS connection. In this case, the property names must start with https.proxy (instead of http.proxy).
In the example below, we are also showing the authentication properties, but those can be optional based on your proxy server settings.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<configuration>
<property key="broker.url">...</property>
<property key="server.url">...</property>
<property key="server.username">...</property>
<property key="server.password">...</property>
<property key="https.proxy.server">proxy.customer.com</property>
<property key="https.proxy.port">443</property>
<property key="https.proxy.username">LisaSimpson</property>
<property key="https.proxy.password">my@Password</property>
</configuration>Contact Us
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