How to Configure Proxy Settings in Dell Security Management Server

This article explains how to enable proxy usage for security server processes in Dell Security Management Server (formerly Dell Data Protection Enterprise Edition Server).

Affected Products:

• Dell Security Management Server
• Dell Data Protection Enterprise Edition Server

Affected Operating Systems:

• Windows

Dell Security Management Server proxy settings may be configured to:

• Validate on-the-box product licenses.
• Communicate with the Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) tenant.
• Communicate with an external syslog server.

The proxy configuration steps differ between v9.4.0 and Later and v8.5.1 to 9.3.0. Click the appropriate Dell Security Management Server version for proxy configuration steps. For versioning information, reference How to Identify the Dell Data Security Server Version.

v9.4.0 and Later

1. From the Dell Security Management Server, back up C:\Program Files\Dell\Enterprise Edition\Security Server\conf\application.properties.
   Note: The application.properties location may differ from the example if another directory was chosen during install.
2. Go to %SystemRoot%\System32.
3. Right-click Notepad.exe and then select Run as administrator.
   
4. Click File and then select Open.
   
5. In the Open UI:
   1. Go to the folder C:\Program Files\Dell\Enterprise Edition\Security Server\conf.
   2. Change the menu selection from Text Documents (*.txt) to All Files (*.*).
   3. Select the application.properties file.
   4. Click Open.
   
6. Locate the #Proxy server settings.
   
7. At proxy.server.enabled=false, delete false and type true.
   
8. At proxy.server.host=, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the proxy server.
   
   Note: The example, proxy.company.com, will differ from the FQDN in your environment.
9. At proxy.server.port.ssl=, type the proxy server’s SSL port.
   
   Note: The example, 443, may differ from the port in your environment.
10. At proxy.server.port.http=, type the proxy server’s HTTP port.
    
    Note: The example, 80, may differ from the port in your environment.
11. If the proxy server requires authentication, go to Step 11A. If the proxy server does not require authentication, go to Step 12.
    1. At proxy.server.username=, type the proxy server’s username.
       
       Note: The example, proxyusername, may differ from the username in your environment.
    2. At proxy.server.password=, replace ENC with CLR.
       
    3. At proxy.server.password=, replace the alphanumeric information between CLR() with the proxyusername’s password.
       
       Note: The example, proxypassword, may differ from the password in your environment. Once the Dell Security Server service is restarted, the password is encrypted.
12. Click File and then select Save.
    
13. Click File and then select Exit.
    
14. Restart the Dell Security Server service.
    Note: For more information, reference How to Stop and Start Services in Dell Security Management Server.

v8.5.1 to 9.3.0

1. From the Dell Security Management Server, back up C:\Program Files\Dell\Enterprise Edition\Security Server\conf\application.properties.
   Note: The application.properties location may differ from the example if another directory was chosen during install.
2. Go to %SystemRoot%\System32.
3. Right-click Notepad.exe and then select Run as administrator.
   
4. Click File and then select Open.
   
5. In the Open UI:
   1. Go to the folder C:\Program Files\Dell\Enterprise Edition\Security Server\conf.
   2. Change the menu selection from Text Documents (*.txt) to All Files (*.*).
   3. Select the application.properties file.
   4. Click Open.
   
6. Locate the #Proxy server settings.
   
7. At proxy.server.enabled=false, delete false and type true.
   
8. At proxy.server.host=, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the proxy server.
   
   Note: The example, proxy.company.com, will differ from the FQDN in your environment.
9. At proxy.server.port.ssl=, type the proxy server’s SSL port.
   
   Note: The example, 443, may differ from the port in your environment.
10. At proxy.server.port.http=, type the proxy server’s HTTP port.
    
    Note: The example, 80, may differ from the port in your environment.
11. If the proxy server requires authentication, go to Step 11A. If the proxy server does not require authentication, go to Step 12.
    1. At proxy.server.username=, type the proxy server’s username.
       
       Note: The example, proxyusername, may differ from the username in your environment.
    2. At proxy.server.password=, type the proxyusername’s password.
       
       Note: The example, proxypassword, may differ from the password in your environment. Once the Dell Security Server service is restarted, the password is encrypted.
12. Click File and then select Save.
    
13. Click File and then select Exit.
    
14. Restart the Dell Security Server service.
    Note: For more information, reference How to Stop and Start Services in Dell Security Management Server.

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