Configure Vault to Use a Proxy Server

Use Vault with a proxy server

If a client machine connects to the Web server through a proxy server, all calls to the Autodesk Data Management Server from any Autodesk client fail. To have a successful Autodesk Client/Server communication, bypass the proxy server.

Change the proxy settings in Internet Explorer 6.x and 7.x

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
3. Select the Connections tab.
4. Click LAN Settings.
5. If the "Use a proxy server for your LAN" check box is enabled, turn on the "Bypass proxy server for local addresses" check box.
6. Click the Advanced button next to the Port field.
7. In the Proxy Setting dialog box, add the server name and IP address into the Exceptions field.
8. Click OK.
9. Click OK.
10. Click OK to close Internet Options.

All addresses without a period, for example: http://webserver, bypass the proxy and resolve directly.

If Internet Explorer continues to connect to the assigned HTTP proxy server, then the HTTP proxy address can contain a period. If this situation happens, configure the proxy server to use a host name.

Configure the proxy server to use a host name

1. Follow steps 1-5 in the previous section to change the proxy settings in Internet Explorer.
2. If the "Address" field is "http://webserver.domainname.com""or "http://10.0.0.1", then change it to "http://webserver" only.
3. Click OK, and close Internet Explorer Options.