I use the SSL Certificate Sensor to check the status of a certificate. How can I configure the WinHTTP proxy settings to manually define the certificate server?
This article applies to PRTG Network Monitor 19 or later
How to configure the WinHTTP proxy settings
You can configure the WinHTTP proxy settings for the SSL Certificate sensor with the Network shell command-line utility.
- Open an elevated command-line on your Windows computer:
- Go to Start and type cmd.
- Right-click Command prompt and select Run as administrator.
- If you want to view the current WinHTTP proxy settings, enter the following command and press Enter
- netsh winhttp show proxy
- If you want to set a WinHTTP proxy server, enter the following command and press Enter
- netsh winhttp set proxy <proxyserver:port>
- If you want to import the Internet Explorer Proxy Settings as default WinHTTP settings, enter the following command and press Enter
- netsh winhttp import proxy source=ie
- To reset the WinHTTP proxy, enter the following command and press Enter
- netsh winhttp reset proxy