You can set individual sites to connect through a proxy server in the Site Manager. To set the proxy settings the same for all sites in the Global Options dialog box, refer to Proxy Connection Settings.
To setup a proxy connection for an individual site
In the Site Manager, click the site you want to change.
Do one of the following:
Right-click the site, then click Properties .
On the main menu, click File > Properties .
Click the Options tab.
In the Site specific configuration options list, click Use site specific option.
Click Proxy. The Proxy dialog box appears.
In the Proxy type list, click the protocol your proxy server supports.
In the Host name and port boxes, type the name and port number of the proxy server. The default port for proxy servers is 8000.
If the proxy server requires a user name and password or some other authentication, select the Use authentication check box. If the proxy server does not require authentication, skip to step 15.
Type your proxy User name.
Type your proxy Password.
If your proxy server only requires the user name and password, skip to step 15; otherwise, click Advanced.
Click one of the following advanced authentication methods.
USER user @site if your proxy server requires the USER command followed by your user name and the site name to allow connection with a remote site. You can replace the @ sign with a different separator to match what your proxy server requires.
SITE site if your proxy server requires the SITE command followed by the address of the remote FTP site to allow a connection.
USER with logon if your proxy server requires the USER command followed by a user name and password to allow connection with a remote site.
USER/PASS/ACCT if your proxy server requires all three commands before allowing a connection to a remote site.
OPEN site if your proxy server requires the OPEN command followed by the site name before allowing connection to the site.
Custom if your proxy server requires a login sequence different from those above. See the procedure below for creating a custom authentication method.
Click OK to close the Advance Proxy Settings dialog box.
Click OK to accept the Proxy settings specific to this site.
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Contact your system administrator for the proper Host name, Port, User name, Password, and proxy type, as well as any required advanced authentication methods. |
To create a custom authentication method for a proxy server
Type a command.
Follow the command with a space and an appropriate variable:
%host% sends the host name you typed in the Proxy dialog box.
%user% sends the user name you typed in the Proxy dialog box.
%pass% sends the password you typed in the Proxy dialog box.
%port% sends the port number you typed in the Proxy dialog box.
%fire_pass% sends the password you typed in the Proxy dialog box as authentication for the firewall.
%fire_user% sends the user name you typed in the Proxy dialog box as authentication for the firewall.
Type each variable with percent signs before and after.
Press Enter to separate commands.
Click OK.
