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config web-proxy forward-server

config web-proxy forward-server

Configure forward-server addresses.

config web-proxy forward-server
    Description: Configure forward-server addresses.
    edit <name>
        set addr-type [ip|ipv6|...]
        set ip {ipv4-address-any}
        set ipv6 {ipv6-address}
        set fqdn {string}
        set port {integer}
        set comment {string}
        set masquerade [enable|disable]
        set protocol {option1}, {option2}, ...
        set ippool <name1>, <name2>, ...
        set healthcheck [disable|enable]
        set monitor {string}
        set server-down-option [block|pass]
        set username {string}
        set password {password}
    next
end

config web-proxy forward-server

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

name

Server name.

string

Maximum length: 63

addr-type

Address type of the forwarding proxy server: IP or FQDN.

option

-

ip

Option

Description

ip

Use an IPv4 address for the forwarding proxy server.

ipv6

Use an IPv6 address for the forwarding proxy server.

fqdn

Use the FQDN for the forwarding proxy server.

ip

Forward proxy server IPv4 address.

ipv4-address-any

Not Specified

0.0.0.0

ipv6

Forward proxy server IPv6 address.

ipv6-address

Not Specified

::

fqdn

Forward server Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).

string

Maximum length: 255

port

Port number that the forwarding server expects to receive HTTP sessions on.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

3128

comment

Comment.

string

Maximum length: 63

masquerade

set webproxy to use device address to connect proxy server.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable using device address to connect proxy server.

disable

Disable using device address to connect proxy server.

protocol

Supported proxy protocols.

option

-

http socks

Option

Description

http

Support forwarding through HTTP proxy.

socks

Support forwarding through SOCKS.

ftp

Support forwarding through FTP proxy.

ippool <name>

Name of IP pool object.

IP pool name.

string

Maximum length: 79

healthcheck

Enable/disable forward server health checking. Attempts to connect through the remote forwarding server to a destination to verify that the forwarding server is operating normally.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable health checking.

enable

Enable health checking.

monitor

URL for forward server health check monitoring.

string

Maximum length: 255

www.google.com

server-down-option

Action to take when the forward server is found to be down: block sessions until the server is back up or pass sessions to their destination.

option

-

block

Option

Description

block

Block sessions until the server is back up.

pass

Pass sessions to their destination bypassing the forward server.

username

HTTP authentication user name.

string

Maximum length: 64

password

HTTP authentication password.

password

Not Specified

config web-proxy forward-server

config web-proxy forward-server

Configure forward-server addresses.

config web-proxy forward-server
    Description: Configure forward-server addresses.
    edit <name>
        set addr-type [ip|ipv6|...]
        set ip {ipv4-address-any}
        set ipv6 {ipv6-address}
        set fqdn {string}
        set port {integer}
        set comment {string}
        set masquerade [enable|disable]
        set protocol {option1}, {option2}, ...
        set ippool <name1>, <name2>, ...
        set healthcheck [disable|enable]
        set monitor {string}
        set server-down-option [block|pass]
        set username {string}
        set password {password}
    next
end

config web-proxy forward-server

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

name

Server name.

string

Maximum length: 63

addr-type

Address type of the forwarding proxy server: IP or FQDN.

option

-

ip

Option

Description

ip

Use an IPv4 address for the forwarding proxy server.

ipv6

Use an IPv6 address for the forwarding proxy server.

fqdn

Use the FQDN for the forwarding proxy server.

ip

Forward proxy server IPv4 address.

ipv4-address-any

Not Specified

0.0.0.0

ipv6

Forward proxy server IPv6 address.

ipv6-address

Not Specified

::

fqdn

Forward server Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).

string

Maximum length: 255

port

Port number that the forwarding server expects to receive HTTP sessions on.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

3128

comment

Comment.

string

Maximum length: 63

masquerade

set webproxy to use device address to connect proxy server.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable using device address to connect proxy server.

disable

Disable using device address to connect proxy server.

protocol

Supported proxy protocols.

option

-

http socks

Option

Description

http

Support forwarding through HTTP proxy.

socks

Support forwarding through SOCKS.

ftp

Support forwarding through FTP proxy.

ippool <name>

Name of IP pool object.

IP pool name.

string

Maximum length: 79

healthcheck

Enable/disable forward server health checking. Attempts to connect through the remote forwarding server to a destination to verify that the forwarding server is operating normally.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable health checking.

enable

Enable health checking.

monitor

URL for forward server health check monitoring.

string

Maximum length: 255

www.google.com

server-down-option

Action to take when the forward server is found to be down: block sessions until the server is back up or pass sessions to their destination.

option

-

block

Option

Description

block

Block sessions until the server is back up.

pass

Pass sessions to their destination bypassing the forward server.

username

HTTP authentication user name.

string

Maximum length: 64

password

HTTP authentication password.

password

Not Specified