Setting Tekla Structures to work with HTTP proxy that requires authentication

Question:
I would like to know how to configure Tekla Structures so for example the Model Sharing and other Online Services  can be used with our company’s proxy. There doesn’t seem to be any setting to configure Tekla Structures so that it can work through a proxy.


Answer:
If all the http(s) communication is routed through a http proxy that requires authentication, the following http proxy related settings must be added to the settings in the TeklaStructures.exe.config file located in the TeklaStructures\<Version>/nt/bin folder.
Note: Set the correct http proxy hostname and port depending on the actual environment.

<?xml version ="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<runtime>
...
</runtime>

<startup>
...
</startup>

<!-- BEGIN HTTP PROXY SETTINGS -->
<system.net>
<defaultProxy enabled="true" useDefaultCredentials="true">
        <proxy proxyaddress="http://DEFINE_IP_ADDRESS_HERE:DEFINE_PORT_HERE" usesystemdefault="False" />
</defaultProxy>
</system.net>
<!-- END HTTP PROXY SETTINGS -->

</configuration>

So you need to change the DEFINE_IP_ADDRESS_HERE:DEFINE_PORT_HERE part with the IP address (or hostname) and port number for example: "http://10.0.0.200:8080"