Lookout Product Documentation

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Option 1: Use a Proxy Auto-Configuration File

A Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) file allows web traffic to be forwarded to the Lookout proxy for inspection and protection before users are connected to the destination websites or applications. The following sections outline the steps for configuring PAC files.

  1. In the Management Console, select Administration > Traffic Steering.
  2. From the Traffic Steering menu, select PAC.
    • Select a steering option.
      • To steer all web, onboarded SaaS, and private app traffic, select All website, cloud & private app traffic. The items included in this option depend on the subscriptions you have purchased for your environment.
      • To steer only onboarded SaaS and private app traffic, select Only cloud & private app traffic. When you choose this option, the Proxy Exclusion options are not visible.
    • Configure the PAC file on the user devices using one of these options.
      • Click Copy PAC URL for the Lookout-hosted PAC file. The file provided by this URL differs according to the option you chose in the previous step.
      • Click Download PAC to host the PAC file in your network.
    • Distribute the PAC URL (Lookout-hosted or self-hosted) to the user devices by pasting the PAC file URL or path in the Proxy Script Address field for your device OS.
      • Windows: Select System > Network & Internet > Proxy
      • MacOS: From the Apple menu, select System Settings > Network <applicable network location>

        You can configure PAC URL (lookout hosted or self-hosted) on the user device manually or by using MDM or UEM software.

  3. Manage traffic exclusions

    When you are steering web traffic, the PAC file includes a set of domains to be excluded from the proxy so that users can access domains that do not work with the proxy, such as cert-pinned apps. Lookout provides a default domain and IP exclusion list for the known domains. To add more exclusions, create a custom category in the Management Console for those domains or URLs and add them to the proxy exclusion list as a custom domain list. For more information about custom categories, see the Category Management section.