Configuring Proxy Settings for SystemLink & NI Package Manager

This article demonstrates how to configure a proxy server for NI SystemLink™ Server. It's main purpose is to automate pushing software packages using NI Package Manager to the NI SystemLink Server and SystemLink Clients.

Configure Proxy for Network Service & System

1. Download [External] Sysinternals PSTools and extract the zip archive.
2. Open an elevated Command Prompt (with administrator rights) and navigate into the extracted folder.
3. Enter  psexec64 -u "nt authority\<user>" -i cmd.exe into the Command Prompt, where <user> needs to be replaced by network service or system. This will open a new Command Prompt running as the corresponding user.
4. In the new Command Prompt window, enter whoami to verify the user.
5. Run Internet Explorer using "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplorer.exe"
6. Open up the settings by clicking Internet Options > Connections LAN Settings and enter your proxy credentials.
7. Enable the checkbox Bypass proxy server for local addresses.
8. [Optional] In case you have to enter proxy credentials use cmdkey /generic: <proxy-server-ip> /user:<user> /pass:<pass> in the Command Prompt.

These steps need to be executed for the "system" and "network service" user on the Server, and for the "system" user on each client.

Configure Proxy for Local User on Client

1. Run Internet Explorer.
2. Open up the settings by clicking Internet Options > Connections LAN Settings and enter your proxy credentials.
3. Enable the checkbox Bypass proxy server for local adresses.
4. [Optional] In case you have to enter proxy credentials use cmdkey /generic: <proxy-server-ip> /user:<user> /pass:<pass> in Command Prompt.

Please note that the above changes are only applied if no proxy settings are entered in the nipkg.ini files located as shown:

• C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\Settings\nipkg.ini
• %localappdata%\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\nipkg.ini

After working through all the above steps, automated and manual software deployment of ni.com packages should work when using SystemLink or NI Package Manager. If you still encounter problems, please contact NI Support.