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Network proxy MDM settings for Apple devices

You can configure network proxy settings for Apple devices enrolled in a mobile device management (MDM) solution. Network proxy settings permit the device to use a proxy server for access to websites.

Setting	Description	Required
Hostname	The IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the proxy server. Used for manual configuration.	Yes
Port	The port number of the proxy server. Used for manual configuration.	Yes
Account user name	The user name for the manual proxy connection.	Yes
Account password	The password for the manual proxy connection.	No
PAC-based auto-proxy configuration	Choose Automatic from the pop-up menu, then enter the URL of a PAC file—for example, http://www.example.com/filename.pac.	Yes
Web Proxy Autodiscovery (WPAD) configuration	Choose Automatic from the pop-up menu. If you leave the Proxy Server URL field empty, the device requests the wpad.dat file using DHCP (using a 252 entry) or DNS (using an A Record with the name WPAD).	No
PAC fallback	Specify whether to allow the device to connect to websites if the proxy is unreachable.	No

See alsoMDM overview for Apple devices Payload best practices for Apple devices Apple Developer website: Network Proxy

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