Microsoft Proxy Server Auto Dial

Sets up on-demand dialing of a RAS Phonebook entry by Microsoft Proxy Server.

On-demand dialing is used when one of the Proxy Server services must establish a dial-up connection to the Internet. For the WinSock Proxy and Socks Proxy service, on-demand dialing is used for all client requests. For the Web Proxy service, on-demand dialing is used only when a client request cannot be located and processed using objects from the Web Proxy cache.

You can choose which services you want to enable dialing by using the check boxes on the Configuration tab. For more information, click one of the following:

Enable dialing for WinSock and Socks proxy

Enable dialing for Web proxy primary route

Enable dialing for Web proxy backup route

Related Topics

Credentials

Dialing Hours

Routing


Enable dialing for WinSock and Socks Proxy

Specifies whether WinSock Proxy and Socks Proxy clients can to use Auto Dial.


Enable dialing for Web proxy primary route

If Web Proxy clients are routed through an array or an upstream Proxy Server computer, specifies whether to enable dialing for the Web proxy primary route.

See Also

Routing


Enable dialing for Web proxy backup route

For Web Proxy clients, if a backup route is configured to go through an array or an upstream Proxy Server computer, specifies whether to enable dialing for the Web proxy backup route.

Note

The backup route is available only if there is an array or a chained upstream Proxy Server computer.

Relaed Topics

Routing


Credentials

Specifies a Remote Access Service (RAS) Phonebook entry and provides system logon information when a dial-up connection is established by Proxy Server. For more information, click one of the following:

Entry Name

User Name

Password

Confirm Password

Domain

Related Topics

Dialing Hours

Microsoft Proxy Server Auto Dial


Entry Name

Provides a space for you to type select the name of a Remote Access Service (RAS) Phonebook entry to use when dialing with Proxy Server.


User Name

If required by your Internet service provider (ISP), provides a space for you to type the user name used when you log on to the dial-in server.


Password

If required by your Internet service provider (ISP), provides a space for you to type the password required when you log on to the dial-in server.


Confirm Password

Provides a space for you to type your password again to confirm that it was entered correctly in Password.


Domain

If required by your Internet service provider (ISP), provides a space for you to type a domain name to be used when you log on to the dial-in server.

This parameter is not usually required and can be left blank.


Dialing Hours

Specifies the hours for each day of the week when dialing by Proxy Server is allowed.

You can use the Dialing Hours table on the Configuration tab to enable or disable dialing. When a box is shaded, dialing is allowed for that hour on that day. When a box is cleared, dialing is not permitted for that hour on that day. By default, dialing is allowed for all hours for each day of the week.

 To enable or disable dialing for a single hour, click that box.

 To enable or disable dialing for an entire day, click the day button in the left column of the table.

 To enable or disable dialing for the same one-hour period on each day of the week, click the hour button in the top row of the table.

 To select a block of hours, click and hold on a box, drag diagonally across the table, and then release the mouse button.

It can be useful to restrict dialing hours when:

 Internet access is billed by connection time.

 Toll charges are applied each time an Internet service provider's access number is dialed.

Related Topics

Credentials

Microsoft Proxy Server Auto Dial