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Configure a web proxy for the WPM Player

This article provides steps to configure a web proxy for the WPM Player.

First published date

10/25/2018 3:49 PM

Last published date

10/5/2022 12:44 PM

Overview

This article provides steps to configure a web proxy for the WPM Player. 

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Each transaction can be configured to use a proxy server if required.

To set a proxy server transaction

  1. Ensure that you do not have Make proxy settings per-machine (rather than per-user) group policy enabled on the player machine.
  2. Run Gpedit.msc.
  3. In the left pane, expand Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components.
  4. Select Internet Explorer.
  5. In the right pane, double-click Make proxy settings per-machine (rather than per-user).
  6. Select Not Configured and then click OK.
  7. Run GPUpdate /FORCE.
  8. Restart the WPM Playback Player service.
  9. Go to the Transaction edit page and expand the Advanced section.
  10. Provide a complete Proxy URL that uses the following format http://123.123.123.123:8080.
  11. Save the transaction.

Configuring a web proxy for the Player

If you do not want to define proxy per transactions, you can define it for the whole Player. Configure the web proxy in a supported browser and then change the computer settings to make the proxy settings per-machine instead of per-user. See Orion Web Console browser requirements.

To configure a web proxy for the Player:

  1. Run Gpedit.msc.
  2. In the left pane, expand Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components.
  3. Select Internet Explorer.
  4. In the right pane, double-click Make proxy settings per-machine (rather than per-user).
  5. Select Enabled and click OK.
  6. Run GPUpdate /FORCE.
  7. Restart the WPM Playback Player service.
  8. Configure Internet Explorer to use a web proxy (Microsoft KB 135982) (© Microsoft 2018, available at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/, obtained on November 20, 2018).  

If the proxy is defined “per-machine,” any setting that is defined “per-transaction” through the transaction edit page is ignored.