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Creating proxy profiles

You can use proxy profiles to specify how devices use a proxy server to access web services on the Internet or a work network. Proxy profiles are not supported on Android devices.

Device type

Proxy profile assignment

BlackBerry

You can associate a proxy profile with a Wi-Fi profile or a VPN profile.

iOS

You can use any of the following options:

  • You can associate a proxy profile with a Wi-Fi profile or a VPN profile.
  • You can assign a proxy profile to users or groups. If a proxy profile is already assigned, the new profile replaces the existing profile.
Note: A proxy profile assigned to users or groups is a global proxy for iOS devices and takes precedence over a proxy profile that is associated with a Wi-Fi profile or VPN profile. iOS devices use the global proxy settings for all HTTP connections.

Create a proxy profile

When you create a proxy profile, the default proxy type is PAC configuration. If your organization uses a PAC file to define proxy rules, the profile uses the proxy server settings from the PAC file that you specify. Otherwise, you can select manual configuration and specify the proxy server settings directly in the profile.

  1. On the menu bar, click Policies and Profiles.
  2. Click the + icon beside Proxy.
  3. Type a name and description for the proxy profile.
  4. Perform one of the following tasks:

    Task

    Steps

    Specify PAC configuration settings
    1. In the PAC URL field, type the URL for the web server that hosts the PAC file and include the PAC file name (for example, http://www.example.com/PACfile.pac).
    2. If necessary, specify the username and password to authenticate with the proxy server.
    3. On the BlackBerry tab, in the User can edit drop-down list, click the proxy settings that BlackBerry 10 device users can change. The default setting is Read only.

    Specify manual configuration settings
    1. In the Type drop-down list, click Manual configuration.
    2. In the Host field, type the FQDN or IP address of the proxy server.
    3. In the Port field, type the port number of the proxy server.
    4. If necessary, specify the username and password to authenticate with the proxy server.
    5. On the BlackBerry tab, perform the following actions:
      1. In the User can edit drop-down list, click the proxy settings that BlackBerry 10 device users can change. The default setting is Read only.
      2. Optionally, you can specify a list of addresses that users can access directly from their BlackBerry 10 devices without using the proxy server. In the Exclusion list field, type the addresses (FQDN or IP) and use a semicolon (;) to separate the values in the list.
  5. Click Add.
After you finish: If you create more than one proxy profile, Rank profiles.
Last updated: 2014-02-21
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