Configure a BlackBerry Enterprise Server component to use a .pac file

You can configure the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service and the BlackBerry Collaboration Service to use a .pac file. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server components support only one .pac file.

  1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, in the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry Solution topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view.
  2. Expand the appropriate BlackBerry Enterprise Server component.
  3. Click the instance that you want to change.
  4. Click Edit instance.
  5. On the Proxy mappings tab, in the Universal resource locator field, type the regular expression for the web address that you want the proxy mapping rule to control.
  6. In the Proxy type drop-down list, perform one of the following actions:
    • To detect a .pac file automatically, click AUTO.
    • To specify the location of the .pac file, click PAC. In the Proxy string field, type the proxy server name, port number, and location of the .pac file using the following format: <proxy_server>:<port>/<pac_filepath>/<pac_filename>.
  7. Click the Add icon for the proxy item. If you add more than one proxy item, use the Up and Down icons to set the priority of the proxy items.
  8. Click the Add icon for the web address. If you add more than one web address, use the Up and Down icons to set the priority of the web addresses.
  9. Click Save all.
Last updated: 2012-09-17
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