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Configure Sheriff CSM to Use a Proxy

By default, Sheriff CSM does not need to go through any proxy server, so proxy configuration is disabled. However, should you need to use a proxy in your environment, Sheriff CSM provides two options: manual (external) and sheriff-proxy (built-in), for proxy configuration.

If your company requires all network traffic to go through a proxy server before reaching the Internet, you can configure the proxy in Sheriff CSM.

To configure Sheriff CSM to use an external proxy

  1. Connect to the Sheriff Console through SSH and use your credentials to log in.

    The Sheriff Setup menu displays.

  2. Select System Preferences.

  3. Select Configure Network.

  4. Select Proxy Configuration.

  5. Click manual, or move the cursor to manual then press the spacebar, to make your selection.

  6. Type the user name for the proxy.

  7. Type the password for the proxy user. The password will not be displayed.

  8. Type the port number used by the proxy.

  9. Type the IP address or hostname of the proxy.

  10. Press <Back> until you are on the Sheriff Setup menu again. Select Apply all Changes.

  11. Press <Yes> to confirm.

    Sheriff CSM applies the changes and restarts all the services, which may take several minutes

Additionally, Sheriff CSM includes a built-in proxy that you may find useful, especially if you have more than one Sheriff CSM deployed. You can dedicate a Sheriff CSM All-in-One or Sheriff CSM Server to be the proxy server and the other Sheriff CSM instances will go through it to reach the Internet. For example, you can use this setup to control how updates are received from Sheriff. Only the dedicated Sheriff CSM (the proxy) downloads the updates from Sheriff, the other instances download the updates from the proxy instead, increasing performance and security.

You need to perform the same configuration in every Sheriff CSM instance deployed in your network.

To configure Sheriff CSM to use its built-in proxy

  1. Connect to the Sheriff Console through SSH and use your credentials to log in.

    The Sheriff Setup menu displays.

  2. Select System Preferences.

  3. Select Configure Network.

  4. Select Proxy Configuration.

  5. Click sheriff-proxy, or move the cursor to sheriff-proxy then press the spacebar, to make your selection.

  6. Press <Back> until you are on the Sheriff Setup menu again. Select Apply all Changes.

  7. Press <Yes> to confirm.

    Sheriff CSM applies the changes and restarts all the services, which may take several minutes.

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