Configuring Virtual Addressing

Access the Web Profile Configuration page. (Select PeopleTools, and then Web Profile, and then Web Profile Configuration. Select the Virtual Addressing tab.)

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Web Profile Configuration - Virtual Addressing page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Field or Control	Description
Generate Relative URLs	Select to generate relative URLs. This setting is for use with proxy server implementations. This check box is selected by default.

Default Addressing

Field or Control	Description
Protocol	Specify the default protocol—HTTP or HTTPS—to override the protocol that is used by the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture and the portal to construct URL references. When this property is omitted, the protocol of the incoming request to the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture servlet is used. You must set this property when the browser makes an SSL connection and SSL is terminated before the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture servlet, using a device such as an SSL accelerator or a reverse proxy server, or when you select the PIA use HTTP Same Server property on the Web Profile Configuration - Security page. In this situation, the protocol of the request to the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture servlet is HTTP, but the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture must generate URL references with an HTTPS protocol.
Name	Enter a default server name to override the server name that is used by the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture and the portal to construct URL references. When this property is omitted, the server name of the incoming request to the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture servlet is used to construct URL references. You must set this property when the server on which the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture servlet resides is different from the server to which the browser is connected. This can occur when a reverse proxy server or load balancer is configured in front of the web server. In these situations, the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture must generate URL references with the server that is used by the browser for its initial connection. Note: If you specified an authentication domain on the Web Profile Configuration - General page, it must be part of the server name that you specify here. The value that you enter in this field is automatically converted to lowercase.
Port	Enter a default port to override the port that is used by the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture and the portal to construct URL references. When this property is omitted, the port of the incoming request to the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture servlet is used to construct links on a PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture or portal page. You must set this property when the port through which the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture servlet is accessed is different from the port to which the browser is connected. This can occur when an SSL accelerator is used or when a reverse proxy server is configured in front of the web server, and the reverse proxy server or load balancer listens on a different port from the web server, or when you select the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture use HTTP Same Server property on the Web Profile Configuration - Security page. In these situations, the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture must generate URL references with the port that is used by the browser for its initial connection.

Reverse Proxy Server List

Use this grid to specify the reverse proxy servers through which the portal can expect to retrieve content. External content that is retrieved from these sources and contains relative references is rewritten by the portal to contain relative references instead of absolute references to preserve reverse proxy server requirements.

For each reverse proxy server on the list, you specify:

• The protocol to use.

• The server's host or machine name.

• The server's HTTP port number.

• The server's HTTPS port number.