{"id":4344,"date":"2026-06-08T17:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/?post_type=support_article&p=4344"},"modified":"2026-06-08T17:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:56:10","slug":"how-do-you-set-up-the-withsecure-policy-manager-server-to-communicate-via-http-proxy","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/support-articles\/how-do-you-set-up-the-withsecure-policy-manager-server-to-communicate-via-http-proxy\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you set up the WithSecure Policy Manager Server to communicate via HTTP proxy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue:<\/h3>\n

How do you set up the WithSecure Policy Manager Server to communicate via HTTP proxy?<\/p>\n

Resolution:<\/h3>\n

Steps for Policy manager 16.00 and below :<\/p>\n

How to enable:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Navigate\u00a0to folder\u00a0C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\<\/b>\u00a0on the Policy Manager server<\/li>\n
  2. Open the\u00a0fspms.proxy.config<\/b>\u00a0file<\/li>\n
  3. Remove the # before the\u00a0http_proxy<\/b>\u00a0line and add your password and proxy address<\/li>\n
  4. Save the config file<\/li>\n
  5. Restart the Policy Manager Server -service<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Steps for Policy Manager 16.01 and\u00a0WithSecure Policy Manager Proxy 16.01<\/p>\n

    If the Policy Manager or Policy Manager Proxy host does not have a direct internet connection, specify the HTTP proxy configuration as 'PROXY_SERVER' MSI argument for example by running an MSI file from the command line and passing the arguments to it:<\/p>\n

    msiexec \/i policy-manager.msi PROXY_SERVER=http:\/\/proxy.example.com:8080<\/p>\n

    Use percent encoding for any reserved URI characters in the user name or password. For example, if the password is ab%cd, you need to enter it as follows:http:\/\/user:ab%25cd@proxy.example.com:8080<\/p>\n

    May refer more details from this changelog article :\u00a0Business Suite Policy Manager Changelog \u2014 WithSecure Community<\/a><\/p>\n

    How to disable:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Navigate\u00a0to folder\u00a0C:\\ProgramData\\WithSecure\\NS\\Policy Manager\\Policy Manager Server\\data\\<\/b>\u00a0on the Policy Manager server<\/li>\n
    2. Open the\u00a0fspms.proxy.config<\/b>\u00a0file<\/li>\n
    3. Add a # before the\u00a0http_proxy\u00a0<\/b>line. The # means that the line is a comment and the setting will not be taken into use<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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