Windows Proxy Settings
The Windows Proxy Settings panel lets you specify a managed Windows* device in your zone to perform discovery and deployment tasks in place of a ZENworks® Server. This is designed primarily to enable ZENworks Servers running on Linux* to off load discovery tasks that use Windows-specific discovery technologies (such as WMI, WinAPI, and SNMP) and deployment tasks that involve Windows managed devices.
In order to protect information, such as a discovery credential, that is passed between the ZENworks Server and the Windows Proxy, the connection is secured through SSL.
Use Windows Proxy for Windows Primary Server
Select this option if you want to use a Windows Proxy instead of Windows Primary Server to perform discovery and deployment tasks.
Discovery through WMI, WinAPI and SNMP requires certain ports to be reachable on the target devices, so the Primary Server can send Remote Registry, WMI, or SNMP requests to the target devices. Ports are opened by adding them as an exception in the Windows Firewall configuration settings. By default, the scope of the exception applies only to the local subnet. If the target device is in a different subnet than the Primary Server from which the discovery is run, you need to add IP address of the Primary Server as an exception. However, if you use a Windows Proxy in the same subnet as a target device, you do not need to change the scope of the Windows Firewall exception.
For deployment, you need to add File and Printer Sharing as an exception in the Windows Firewall configuration settings. By default, the scope of the exception applies only to a local subnet. If the target device is in a different subnet than the Primary Server from which the deployment is run, you also need to add the IP address of the Primary Server as an exception. However, if you use a Windows Proxy in the same subnet as a target device, you do not need to change the scope of the Windows Firewall exception.
Windows Proxy
Select the managed Windows device (server or workstation) on which you want to perform discovery and deployment tasks on behalf of Linux Primary Servers or Windows Servers.
Windows Proxy Timeout
Specify the number of seconds you want the ZENworks Server to wait for a response from the Windows Proxy. Any responses received after the specified timeout period are discarded.