Configure Windows proxy settings

This describes setting an http proxy for a server (i.e. not a mobile client machine).

Using a command prompt with administator privileges:

netsh winhttp set proxy proxy.lucidsolutions.co.nz:3128 "<local>"

Links

• http://www.winplat.net/post/2012/04/06/Configure-Proxy-settings-for-WinHttp-on-Windows-2008-R2-and-Windows-7.aspx
• http://serverfault.com/questions/34940/how-do-i-configure-proxy-settings-for-local-system
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-nz/library/bb430772(v=exchg.141).aspx

Appendices

proxy help

> netsh winhttp set proxy help

Usage:  set proxy [proxy-server=]<server name> [bypass-list=]<hosts list>

Parameters:

  Tag              Value
  proxy-server  -  proxy server for use for http and/or https protocol
  bypass-list   -  a list of sites that should be visited bypassing the
                   proxy (use "<local>" to bypass all short name hosts)

Examples:

  set proxy myproxy
  set proxy myproxy:80 "<local>;bar"
  set proxy proxy-server="http=myproxy;https=sproxy:88" bypass-list="*.foo.com"