Enabling/Disabling Proxying for a Resource

You can turn proxying on or off for resources. Resources can be individual URLs, groups of URLs with something in common, or an entire protocol. You can control whether proxying is on for the entire server, for various resources, or for resources as specified in a template file. You can deny access to one or more URLs by turning off proxying for that resource. This setting can be a global way to deny or allow all access to a resource. You can also allow or deny access to resources by using URL filters. For more information about URL filters, see Filtering URLs.

To Enable Proxying for a Resource

1. Access the Server Manager and click the Routing tab.

2. Click the Enable/Disable Proxying link.

   The Enable/Disable Proxying page is displayed.

3. Select the resource from the drop-down list or click the Regular Expression button, type a regular expression and click OK.

4. You can choose a default setting for the resource you specified.

   • Use Default Setting Derived From A More General Resource. The settings for a more general resource that includes this one will be used for this resource.

   • Do Not Proxy This Resource. This resource cannot be reached through the proxy.

   • Enable Proxying Of This Resource. The proxy allows clients to access this resource (provided they pass the other security and authorization checks). When you enable proxying for a resource, all methods are enabled. The read methods, including GET, HEAD, INDEX, POST, and CONNECT for SSL tunneling, and the write methods, including PUT, MKDIR, RMDIR, MOVE, and DELETE, are all enabled for that resource. Barring any other security checks, clients all have read and write access.

5. Click OK.

6. Click Restart Required.

   The Apply Changes page is displayed.

7. Click the Restart Proxy Server button to apply the changes.