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Setting up proxy profiles for devices

You can specify how devices use a proxy server to access web services on the Internet or a work network. For,
iOS
,
iPadOS
,
macOS
, and
Android
devices, you create a proxy profile. For
Windows 10
devices, you add the proxy settings in the
Wi-Fi
or VPN profile.
Unless noted otherwise, proxy profiles support proxy servers that use basic or no authentication.
Device
Proxy configuration
iOS
and
iPadOS
Create a proxy profile and associate it with the profiles that your organization uses, which can include any of the following:
  • Wi-Fi
  • VPN
You can also assign a proxy profile to user accounts, user groups, or device groups.
A proxy profile that is assigned to user accounts, user groups, or device groups is a global proxy for supervised devices only and takes precedence over a proxy profile that is associated with a
Wi-Fi
or VPN profile. Supervised devices use the global proxy settings for all HTTP connections.
macOS
Create a proxy profile and associate it with a
Wi-Fi
or VPN profile.
macOS
applies profiles to user accounts or devices. Proxy profiles are applied to devices.
Android
For
Android Enterprise
devices, create a proxy profile and associate it with a
Wi-Fi
profile.
Android
8.0 and later devices with
MDM controls
or
User privacy
activations don't support
Wi-Fi
profiles with proxy settings.
Samsung Knox
Create a proxy profile and associate it with the profiles that your organization uses. The following conditions apply:
  • For
    Wi-Fi
    profiles, only proxy profiles with manual configuration are supported on
    Knox
    devices. Proxy profiles that you associate with
    Wi-Fi
    profiles support proxy servers that use basic, NTLM, or no authentication.
  • For VPN and enterprise connectivity profiles, proxy profiles with manual configuration are supported on
    Samsung Knox
    devices with
    Android Enterprise
    activations and
    Samsung Knox Workspace
    devices that use
    Knox
    2.5 and later. Proxy profiles with PAC configuration are supported on
    Samsung Knox
    devices with
    Android Enterprise
    activations and 
    Knox Workspace
    devices that use a version of
    Knox
    that is later than 2.5.
To use a proxy profile with an enterprise connectivity profile,
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
must be enabled.
You can also assign a proxy profile to user accounts, user groups, or device groups. The following conditions apply:
  • On
    Knox Workspace
    devices and
    Samsung Knox
    devices with
    Android Enterprise
    activations, the profile configures the browser proxy settings in the work space.
  • On
    Samsung Knox
    MDM devices, the profile configures the browser proxy settings on the device.
  • PAC configuration is not supported on
    Knox Workspace
    devices that use
    Knox
    2.5 and earlier and
    Knox
    MDM devices.
Windows 10
Create a
Wi-Fi
or VPN profile and specify the proxy server information in the profile settings. The following conditions apply:
  • Wi-Fi
    proxy supports only manual configuration and is supported only on
    Windows 10 Mobile
    devices.
  • VPN proxy supports PAC or manual configuration.