Using a PAC file with Content Gateway

Content Gateway is the on-premises web proxy component of Forcepoint Web Security.

For smaller enterprises where the user load requires only a single proxy, the Content Gateway host system may also host the PAC file. For larger enterprises that require more scale, the PAC file should be hosted on an existing (dedicated) web server that all of the client machines can access.

The Content Gateway manager provides a page for specifying and maintaining a PAC or WPAD file. In the Content Gateway manager, go to Configure > Content Routing > Browser Auto-Config > PAC.

For step-by-step instructions, see Content Gateway Manager Help.

If you have enabled SSL support to inspect HTTPS traffic as it transits Content Gateway, see Content Gateway Manager Help.

Important:

If you have configured Content Gateway to use Integrated Windows Authentication to perform user authentication, you must specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the proxy whenever a request is directed to the proxy in the PAC file. For example:

wgc1.example.com:8080