Set up a proxy server on the machine level

10/11/2018 3:48 PM

5/13/2020 8:59 AM

Setting up a proxy on the machine level requires you to store proxy settings for sytem and network service accounts. For this purpose, download the psexec tool from Windows Sysinternals. (© 2017 Microsoft, Inc., available at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/, obtained on Dec 4, 2018)

 

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Set up the proxy for a system account

1. Execute

   PsExec.exe -i -s cmd.exe

   
   to run the command prompt under a system account.
   Note: Check whether you have the proper login set up by executing the "whoami" command. The response should be "nt authority\network service"
2. Execute

   %PROGRAMFILES%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

   
   to run Internet explorer in system context.
3. Open the Control Panel, and go to Internet Options > Connections > LAN settings.
4. Click Use a proxy server, and define your proxy settings.

Set up the proxy for a network service account

1. Execute

   PsExec.exe -i -u "NT Authority\Network Service" cmd.exe

   
   to run the command prompt under a system account.
   Note: Check whether you have the proper login set up by executing the "whoami" command. The response should be "nt authority\network service"
2. Execute

   %PROGRAMFILES%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

   
   to run Internet Explorer in network service context.
3. Open the Control Panel, and go to Internet Options > Connections > LAN settings.
4. Click Use a proxy server, and define your proxy settings.

 

Additional info if the above does not work:

 

Below are two links which describe how to use the bitsadmin tool to get/set the proxy server for localsystem/networkservice account:

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754543(v=ws.11).aspx

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770473(v=ws.11).aspx

(© 2016 Microsoft, Inc., available at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/, obtained on Dec 4, 2018)

 

For setting the proxy for one of these accounts, you need to switch to the context with the psexec-tool first.

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