Service updates for the z/OS® Explorer are
available on a pre-configured download site on the internet. Your
organization might require you to connect to the internet through
a proxy server. You can use the Preferences window to define a proxy
server.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have all the details including the address
and port number for your proxy server.
Note: Proxy bypass does not
work if you have configured a SOCKS proxy server.
Procedure
- Use the appropriate method to open the Preferences window:
- Windows or Linux: Click on the workbench
menu bar.
- OS X: Click on the main menu.
- Expand General and click Network
Connections. The Network Connections pane is displayed
in the Preferences window. The following screen capture
shows the Network Connections pane. If you have any proxy hosts defined,
they are shown in the tables in the view.
- Select the schema for the proxy type, HTTP, HTTPS, you want to
configure and click Edit.
- Type the address of the proxy, and the port number, in
the dialog. If the proxy server requires authentication, select the Enable
proxy authentication check box and enter your user name
and password. Click OK to close the dialog.
- Optional: If you have defined a proxy but one
or more of the servers you are connecting to does not use the proxy,
you must configure a proxy bypass. Click Add Host to
open the Proxy bypass hosts dialog. Enter the server host name, for
example; mvs23.production.com and click OK. All connections to the configured server will now go direct
and not use the proxy.
- Click Apply to save the configuration.
- The Active Provider field indicates
whether the proxy is used. Select the appropriate setting. There are
three choices that can be selected:
- Native
- Any settings that were discovered in the OS are used. Native is
the default setting. When this option is active no proxy checkboxes
are selected.
- Manual
- Any proxy servers defined in this view are used. When this option
is active all proxy checkboxes are selected.
- Direct
- All connections are opened without using proxy servers. When this
option is active no proxy checkboxes are selected.
- Click OK to close the dialog.
What to do next
If you selected
Manual in the Active
Provider field, the next time
z/OS Explorer connects
to the internet the connection will go through the proxy server.
For
more information about checking and installing software updates, see
the related link.