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Configure Microsoft 365 Data Sources to Use Proxy Server Settings

Question​

How to configure Microsoft 365 (Office 365) data sources to use proxy server settings?

Answer​

Exchange Online​

Exchange Online relies on PowerShell gathering proxy settings from the network adapter. Browser proxy settings in Windows are not propagated to the network adapter by default. Refer to the following steps to set up proxy settings for Exchange Online:

  1. In elevated Command Prompt, check the network adapter settings:

    netsh winhttp show proxy

    netsh winhttp show proxy output

  2. If the system prompts Direct settings, configure the network adapter to use the correct proxy settings:

    netsh winhttp set proxy proxy-server="http=***.***.***.***:port;https=***.***.***.***:port"

    Replace the proxy server settings in the line with your actual settings.

    netsh winhttp set proxy example

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)​

To use proxy server settings for the Microsoft Entra ID audit, edit the following files:

  • Netwrix.Common.AzureAdHelper.exe.config
  • Netwrix.O365.AzureAdCollector.exe.config
  • Netwrix.O365.AzureAdDiffQueryCollector.exe.config
  • Netwrix.O365.AzureADDumper.exe.config
  • Netwrix.O365.AzureAdManagementApiCollector.exe.config
  • Netwrix.O365.AzureAdReporter.exe.config

Add the following line at the end of each file before the </configuration> tag:

<system.net> <defaultProxy> <proxy proxyaddress="***.***.***.***:port" usesystemdefault="True" autoDetect="False" /> </defaultProxy> </system.net>

Before editing:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration> <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true"> <supportedRuntime version="v4.0.30319"/> <supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727"/> </startup> </configuration>

After editing:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration> <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true"> <supportedRuntime version="v4.0.30319"/> <supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727"/> </startup> <system.net> <defaultProxy> <proxy proxyaddress="***.***.***.***:port" usesystemdefault="True" autoDetect="False" /> </defaultProxy> </system.net> </configuration>

Before editing image:

Before editing configuration

After editing image:

After editing configuration

Replace ***.***.***.***:port with your actual proxy settings.

SharePoint Online​

To use proxy server settings for the SharePoint Online audit, edit the following files:

  • Netwrix.Common.AzureAdHelper.exe.config
  • SpaOnlineHost.exe.config

Add the following line at the end of each file before the </configuration> tag:

<system.net> <defaultProxy> <proxy proxyaddress="***.***.***.***:port" usesystemdefault="True" autoDetect="False" /> </defaultProxy> </system.net>

Replace proxyaddress="***.***.***.***:port" with your actual proxy settings.

Microsoft Teams​

To use proxy server settings for the Teams audit, set up both Microsoft Entra ID and SharePoint Online settings.