Setting Proxy for all domain users

[drumdogg]

Hi guys, I am creating an image which I want to use on a batch of PC and save onto WDS. Basically what im doing is setting up a user default account for all users for when they login. For example, certain desktop icons and start menu list a certain way. I also have set the proxy setup in IE under IE Internet Options -->Connections --> LAN Settings. Once I have the user profile the way I want it what I did was copy all of the C:\user\"Profile" with the C:\user\default one.

So any domain users logging in will have this default profile. But the IE proxy setting are not set when a user logs in, just the desktop icons in the correct way.

I know there is a way to do it through group policies but not sure how to do it that way so that why Im trying this method.

If someone could advise it would be great.

Cheers

 

[blueboy2001]

IE Proxy settings need to be done through Group Policy Preferences and set for each version of IE in your estate.

However, I'd suggest using WPAD instead. You need a web server (you may be able to use your proxy for this) with an A record of wpad in your DNS to host the wpad file. You can push the settings via DHCP with a 252 entry in your DHCP scope options, but it will still work without DHCP provided http://wpad/wpad.dat will provide your wpad file.

Advantage of WPAD is it works in all recent and future versions of IE, as well as some non-Windows kit.