If you want all access to the Internet to be made through a specific computer chosen by the administrator, instead of dynamically through certain computers, the communications agent offers the possibility to specify which computer you want to act as a proxy.
The computer that acts as a static proxy must meet the following requirements:
It must have an agent installed (version 6.0 or later).
It must have direct Internet access.
It must have at least 128 MB of RAM.
It must have established a connection to the server in the last 72 hours.
The computer must not be blacklisted and the installation sequence must have finished.
If, at any time, the computer set to work as a static proxy ceases to meet some of the requirements to act as such, the proxy option will be disabled in the console, the name of the computer will disappear, and a message will be displayed indicating the requirement that was not fulfilled.
You can select another computer to work as a static proxy. If a computer stops acting as a static proxy because it has been blacklisted, but is then whitelisted, it must be configured again to work as a static proxy so that all communications with the server pass through it.
When the agent has to access the Internet, it will first try to communicate using the static proxy.
If communication with the static proxy is not possible, it will try to establish connection using the usual sequence of communication procedures.
If a valid configuration is stored, it will try to communicate using this configuration.
Otherwise, it will try to connect directly to the Internet.
If it cannot connect directly, it will try through another computer acting as a 'dynamic proxy', as described in the previous section.
When the computer acting as a proxy receives a request to access the Internet, it will try to connect directly. If the connection is successful it will send a reply to the agent requesting the connection.
To configure a static proxy, go to the Server connection settings section on the Advanced settings tab (available from the Windows and Linux section).