How to configure SquaredUp DS to use a proxy
If you use a proxy server you may get an error when activating SquaredUp DS or configuring an OAuth Web API provider.
This provider has not been authorized (or there is an error with its configuration)
You need to configure SquaredUp DS to use the proxy, as described below. This will configure SquaredUp DS to use the proxy settings from Internet Explorer. For more information see the defaultProxy element article from Microsoft.
Adding a proxy to the web.config
You will need to connect to your SquaredUp server (How to connect to your SquaredUp server).
Find the
web.config
file located in the SquaredUp DS folder.Where to find the SquaredUp folder
Name of the SquaredUp folder
The name of the SquaredUp folder is
SquaredUpv
followed by theproduct version number
.Location of the SquaredUp folder
If you deployed SquaredUp DS via the Azure or AWS Marketplace :The default location for the SquaredUp folder is
F:\
.SquaredUpv[Version Number]
For example, for SquaredUp DS Standalone v5 the default location isF:\SquaredUpv5
.If you installed SquaredUp DS using the installer:
The default location for the SquaredUp folder is
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\SquaredUpv[Version Number]
, but a custom location may have been chosen during the installation.
For example, for SquaredUp DS v5 the default folder location isC:\inetpub\wwwroot\SquaredUpv5
Create a backup of the
web.config
file by copy and pasting the file to a different location.Open the original
web.config
file with Notepad.Add the following XML snippet under the
<configuration>
section of theweb.config
file:Copy<system.net>
<defaultProxy enabled="true"useDefaultCredentials="true">
<proxy usesystemdefault="true" />
</defaultProxy>
</system.net>- If your proxy uses Active Directory for authentication, the responsible team will need to give your SquaredUp DS application pool user(s) access. For more information about identifying the SquaredUp DS application pool identity for each of your SquaredUp servers see How to check and modify the application pool identity.
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