Configuring the Proxy Server or Firewall to Allow Connections to the Internet

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Now you must configure the proxy server or firewall to allow Windows SharePoint Services to make connections to the Internet when necessary. You do this by configuring the proxy server or firewall to allow outbound connections from the server farm running Windows SharePoint Services to the Internet. The Web Capture Web Part and the online Web Part gallery, for example, require access to the Internet.

Allow connections to the Internet using ISA Server 2004

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft ISA Server, and then click ISA Server Management.

  2. In the left pane, click the plus sign next to the server name and then click the plus sign next to Configuration .

  3. Click Networks , right-click Internal , and then click Properties .

  4. On the Web proxy tab, verify that the Enable Web Proxy clients and Enable HTTP check boxes are selected.

  5. Click OK .

  6. In the left pane, click Firewall Policy .

  7. In the right pane, on the Toolbox tab, click New , and then click Computer Set .

  8. In the Name box, type a descriptive name for your server environment such as Windows SharePoint Services servers .

  9. Click Add .

  10. Click Address Range .

  11. In the New Address Range Rule Element dialog box, in the Name box, type a descriptive name, and in the Start Address and End Address boxes, enter the IP address range of your servers running Windows SharePoint Services.

    For example, if the IP addresses for your servers running Windows SharePoint Services are 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2, and 192.168.1.3, you would enter the following:

    • Start Address: 192.168.1.1

    • End Address: 192.168.1.3

  12. Click OK to close the New Address Range Rule Element dialog box.

  13. Click OK to close the New Computer Set Rule Element dialog box.

  14. In the left pane, right-click the Firewall Policy , ** point to New , and then click Access Rule .

  15. In the New Access Rule Wizard , in the Access rule name box, type an access rule name such as Allow Web servers access to Internet , and then click Next .

  16. Under Action to take when rule conditions are met , click Allow , and then click Next .

  17. In the This rule applies to box, select Selected protocols , and then ** click Add .

  18. In the Add Protocols dialog box, click the plus sign next to Web , and then click HTTP and click Add .

  19. Click HTTPS and click Add , and then click Close .

  20. Click Next .

  21. In the Add Protocols dialog box, under This rule applies to traffic from these sources , click Add .

  22. In the Add Network Entities dialog box, click the plus sign next to Computer Set , select the computer set you created earlier, and then click Add .

  23. Click Close to close the Add Network Entities dialog box.

  24. Click Next .

  25. Under This rule applies to traffic sent to these destinations , click Add .

  26. In the Add Network Entities dialog box, click the plus sign next to Network Set , select All Networks , and then click Add .

  27. Click Close .

  28. Click Next .

  29. Click Next again, click Finish , and then click Apply to save the changes and update the configuration.

Note: For more information about the process of creating an access rule and the choices you can make during this process, see the ISA Server 2004 documentation .