Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S160 Guía Del Usuario
W P A D C O M P A T I B I L I T Y W I T H N E T S C A P E A N D F I R E F O X
C H A P T E R 5 : W E B P R O X Y S E R V I C E S
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PAC server port, you must first delete port 80 from the HTTP Ports to Proxy field if
configured.
configured.
3. Click Browse to upload a PAC file from your local machine to the appliance.
4. Navigate to the PAC file location, select it, and click Open.
5. If you want to add another PAC file, click Add Row, and repeat steps 3 through 4.
6. Submit and commit your changes.
WPAD Compatibility with Netscape and Firefox
Netscape and Firefox browsers only use DNS to automatically detect PAC files using WPAD.
Therefore, if you want Netscape and Firefox browsers to automatically detect a PAC file stored
on the Web Security appliance, you must complete the following steps:
Therefore, if you want Netscape and Firefox browsers to automatically detect a PAC file stored
on the Web Security appliance, you must complete the following steps:
• Name the PAC file wpad.dat.
• Go to the Security Services > Proxy Settings page, and remove port 80 from the HTTP
Ports to Proxy field.
• Use port 80 as the PAC Server Port when you upload the file to the appliance.
For more information about using WPAD, see “Detecting the PAC File Location
Automatically” on page 86.
Automatically” on page 86.
Note — The steps listed here also work with Internet Explorer, however, for Internet Explorer
version 6, you should create a copy of wpad.dat and name it wpad.da.
version 6, you should create a copy of wpad.dat and name it wpad.da.