Using a proxy server

Administrator Help | Forcepoint Email Security | Version 8.4.x

You can configure a proxy server for the following functions:

Email filtering database updates

Email traffic between the email hybrid service and the Internet

Advanced file analysis

Communication with Threat Intelligence Cloud Service URL analysis

Note that you can use the same proxy server for all functions.

Mark the Enable filtering database update proxy server check box if the proxy is used for database updates.


	Note The email software does not support the use of a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) proxy for filtering database updates. An SSL server may be used as an email hybrid service proxy.

Mark the Enable email hybrid service proxy server check box if the proxy is used for email hybrid service communication.

Mark the Enable advanced file analysis proxy server check box if the proxy is used for advanced file analysis purposes.

Mark the Enable Threat Intelligence Cloud Service URL analysis proxy server check box to use the proxy server for communication with the URL analysis service.

Use the Settings > General > Proxy Server page to enter proxy server information as follows:

Enter the IP address or hostname of the proxy server in the Server IP address or hostname field.

Enter the port number of the proxy server in the Port field.

Enter the username and password for the proxy server in the User name and Password fields (optional).