How to configure firewall and Web proxy client Autodiscovery in Windows Server 2003 (816320)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
  • Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article, see 309814.

SUMMARY

This article describes automatic discovery support for Firewall clients and Web Proxy clients in Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server. You can manually configure a client to use a particular ISA Server computer by specifying the name or the IP address of the computer. However, for a mobile user, this address may not be correct. The Autodiscovery feature lets Web proxy and Firewall clients automatically discover the ISA Server computer. This feature lets a mobile user connect to the appropriate ISA Server computer even though the computer is not manually specified. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=32714

REFERENCES

For more information about related topics, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260210 Description of WinSock Proxy Auto Detect support

296591 A description of the automatic discovery feature

284690 The "Automatically Detect ISA Server" option in the Firewall client is unavailable

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/30/2006
Keywords:kbSecurityServices kbHOWTOmaster KB816320 kbAudITPRO
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