How to: Configure Team Explorer to Use Team Foundation Server Proxy

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This topic describes how to configure Team Explorer to use Team Foundation Server Proxy for access to version control.

Required Permissions

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Users security group on the computer on which you are configuring Team Explorer. 

To configure Team Explorer to use Team Foundation Server Proxy

  1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, and then click Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

  2. On the Tools menu, click Options.

    The Options dialog box appears.

  3. Expand Source Control, and then click Visual Studio Team Foundation Server.

  4. Select the Use proxy server for file downloads check box.

  5. In the Proxy server name box, type the name of the computer that is hosting Team Foundation Server Proxy.

  6. In the Port box, type the port number for Team Foundation Server Proxy and click OK.

    Team Foundation Server Proxy typically listens for client requests on port 8081.

See Also

Concepts

Checklist: Installing Team Foundation Server Proxy