For ease of deployment, when you configure Forefront TMG Client support on a Forefront TMG network, you can configure the network properties to enable Web browsers on the client computers to use automatic discovery, either by using WPAD or a static configuration script.
These settings are applied when the Forefront TMG Client software is installed on client computers. If you make any changes to the client configuration settings on the Forefront TMG computer, Forefront TMG automatically updates the settings, as follows:
- Each time the Forefront TMG Client is
restarted.
- Each time you click Detect Now or
Test Server on the Settings tab in the Forefront TMG
Client management console on the client computer.
- Every six hours after the last refresh.
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| Settings are applied to all users on the Forefront TMG Client computer. |
Configuring the browser on a Forefront TMG Client computer to use WPAD
- In the Forefront TMG Management console, in the tree, click
Networking.
- In the details pane, click the Networks tab, and then
select the applicable network (usually Internal).
- On the Tasks tab, click Edit Selected
Network.
- Ensure that Enable Forefront TMG Client support for this
network is selected on the Forefront TMG Client tab, and
select Automatically detect settings.
Configuring the browser on a Forefront TMG Client computer to use a static configuration script
- In the Forefront TMG Management console, in the tree, click
Networking.
- In the details pane, click the Networks tab, and then
select the applicable network (usually Internal).
- On the Tasks tab, click Edit Selected
Network.
- Ensure that Enable Forefront TMG Client support for this
network is selected on the Forefront TMG Client tab, and
select Use automatic configuration script.
- Select one of the following:
- Use default URL—Forefront TMG provides
a default configuration script at the location http://FQDN:8080/array.dll?Get.Routing.Script, where
the FQDN is that of the Forefront TMG computer. This script
contains the settings specified on the Web Browser tab of
the network properties.
- Use custom URL—As an alternative to
the default script, you can construct your own Proxy
Auto-Configuration (PAC) file and place it on a Web server. When
the client Web browser looks for the script at the specified URL,
the Web server receives the request and returns the custom script
to the client.
- Use default URL—Forefront TMG provides
a default configuration script at the location http://FQDN:8080/array.dll?Get.Routing.Script, where
the FQDN is that of the Forefront TMG computer. This script
contains the settings specified on the Web Browser tab of
the network properties.