Basic Proxy Cache Setup and Shutdown

The Basic Proxy Cache page provides a simple 3-step questionnaire that sets up a fully functional proxy-caching server. If you decide to turn off proxy cache services, you can use the Unconfigure Proxy Cache page.

To Set Up Basic Proxy Cache Services

1. From the Main Administration page, click Proxy Cache Service.

2. In the Proxy Cache Administration page, click Basic proxy cache configuration.

   The Basic Proxy Cache page is displayed.

3. Enter the HTTP port number and click the forward arrow icon.

   Most sites use the default value of 8080 for the HTTP port number. Conventions may differ at your site.

4. List the domains inside your corporate firewall and click the forward arrow icon.

   Most corporate intranets are inside a firewall. If you are not inside a firewall, simply proceed to the next step.

   If you are inside a firewall, you have the option of listing domains that are inside the firewall. For URLs containing domains not in this list, the software does not perform a DNS lookup for the host specified in the URL and always fetches the object from a parent cache.

5. List the parent proxy servers and click the forward arrow icon.

   The basic setup questionnaire does not require the proxy server to have a parent, but if you are inside a firewall, it probably does have one.

   The Netra j proxy cache server supports multiple parents. For a given transaction, your machine might make requests to all of its parents. It would then use the parent that responded the fastest.

6. Click the up-arrow icon to return to the Proxy Cache Administration page.

To Unconfigure the Proxy Cache

1. In the Proxy Cache Administration page, click Unconfigure proxy cache.

2. In the Unconfigure Proxy Cache page, click OK.

   A confirmation window verifies that proxy services have been unconfigured.