Chapter 3. configurations, Connection configurations, Chapter – Lenovo ThinkServer RS110 User Manual
Page 19: Configurations, Connection
Chapter
3.
Configurations
This
chapter
provides
you
with
conceptual
information
and
procedures
to
configure
connectivity
settings,
repository
locations
and
the
user
interface.
Connection
configurations
EasyUpdate
and
Update
Retriever
support
three
types
of
connectivity
configuration:
direct
connection,
static
proxy
connection,
and
auto-configuration
script.
v
Direct
connection
-
This
type
of
configuration
is
when
no
proxy
is
required
to
connect
to
the
Internet.
It
means
the
application
can
connect
directly
to
the
Lenovo
Help
Center
servers.
v
Static
proxy
connection
-
EasyUpdate
and
Update
Retriever
support
two
types
of
proxies:
HTTP
proxy
and
SOCKS
proxy.
–
Connection
through
an
HTTP
proxy
-
In
this
type
of
configuration,
EasyUpdate
and
Update
Retriever
connect
to
an
HTTP
proxy
server
to
access
the
Internet.
Then
the
proxy
server
connects
to
the
Lenovo
Help
Center.
Note:
HTTP
basic
and
NTLM
authentications
are
supported.
The
following
elements
are
obtained
from
the
system
configuration:
-
Proxy
server
name
or
IP
address
-
Proxy
server
port
The
proxy
server
might
require
each
client
to
authenticate
before
it
can
be
granted
access
to
the
Internet.
In
that
case,
the
end
user
must
additionally
provide
a
user
name
and
password.
The
user
name
and
password
values
can
be
set
for
the
end
user
by
the
administrator.
The
HTTP
proxy
Authenticator
uses
the
Login
dialog
whenever
the
HTTP
and
proxy
Authenticator
needs
the
end
user
to
provide
a
user
name
and
password
in
order
to
connect
successfully
to
the
Proxy
server.
SOCKS
authentication
is
not
supported.
–
Connection
through
a
SOCKS
proxy
-
In
this
type
of
configuration,
EasyUpdate
and
Update
Retriever
connect
to
a
SOCKS
server
and
then
the
SOCKS
server
connects
to
the
Lenovo
Help
Center.
The
following
elements
must
be
configured:
-
Server
name
or
IP
address
-
Server
port
Note:
Only
SOCKS
4
without
authentication
is
supported.
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