Configuring stand-alone Java™ applications to use HTTP/TCP proxy

You can configure a stand-alone Java™ application to use the HTTP/TCP proxy by changing the HTTP properties for the application.

Procedure

  1. Edit the invocation command line or the system properties within the Java™ application to modify the HTTP proxy properties as follows: 
    -Dhttp.proxyHost=host_name -Dhttp.proxyPort=port_number
    host_name
    The host name or IP address of the HTTP/TCP proxy
    port_number
    The port number that was specified during the installation of Rational® Test Control Panel or specified in the registration.xml file, such as 3128
  2. If the server application and a Java-based client are on the same machine, an additional property is required.
    The JRE considers the use of a proxy for localhost traffic to be a security risk, so you must remove localhost from the internal list of servers that are not allowed to have proxies. Use one of the following property settings:
    For Java7:
     -Dhttp.nonProxyHosts=
    For Java6:
    -Dhttp.nonProxyHosts=~localhost
  3. Restart the application.
    Note: If you are setting up a HTTP/TCP proxy to provide support for HTTPS, the property names begin with https rather than http. For example, with HTTPS support, use https.proxyHost.