Using the Configuration and Administration forms

Caching Proxy comes with HTML forms that can be served to requesting clients and used to configure the proxy server. These forms run CGI programs that edit the local proxy server configuration file, ibmproxy.conf. To use these forms, the proxy server must be running and must be configured to pass the forms from the local directory where they reside.

By default, Caching Proxy is installed with Pass directives included in the ibmproxy.conf file that enable access to the Configuration and Administration forms. When a client requests the default home page from this proxy server, Frntpage.html is served. This page contains a hypertext link to the Configuration and Administration forms start page, wte.html.

The Configuration and Administration forms are protected and require client authentication before they are served. For instructions on setting the administrator's ID and password, refer to Setting the administrator password.