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title: Admin Server Configuration
slug: ps/help/en_us/vwaf/ag/admin-server-configuration
docTags: 
createdAt: 2026-08-02T10:05:40.538Z
---

## Purpose

The Admin Server Configuration options allow you to configure the following:

- **HTTP Proxy**
  If your deployment includes a proxy, specify the proxy details. Once specified, vWAF uses the proxy to download new baselines.
- **SMTP Mail**
  Specify the email settings for sending reports and alerts.
- **Audit Log**
  If you require the ability to record audit log details beyond the scope of vWAF (for example, on a central log server), specify the location details. If specified, vWAF sends a copy of the events written to audit log to the specified location.

## Opening

To access the Admin Server Configuration options, select **Administration > Admin Server Configuration**.

You configure the required options as detailed below.

## Configure HTTP Proxy

If you specify an HTTP Proxy, vWAF uses this proxy when downloading new baselines (see Baseline Protection Wizard). Proxy authentication is supported.

To configure the HTTP Proxy:

Within the **Admin Server Configuration** section, enter the HTTP Proxy details.

You can either enter the http proxy with or without a username and password in one of the following forms:

```bash
https://user:password@proxy.server:port
http://proxy.server:port
```

:::hint{type="info"}
HTTP configuration is managed using the Admin Server Configuration option only. Any related settings in the conf file are no longer applicable and ignored.
:::

## Configure SMTP Mail

This procedure explains how to specify the email settings for sending reports and alerts.

To configure SMTP Email:

1. Within the **Admin Server Configuration** section, enter the address of your **SMTP Server** in the format: server\:port
2. If your deployment uses the SMTP protocol extension STARTTLS (Secure SMTP over TLS), check the SMTP starttls option.
3. If your deployment uses **SMTP authentication**, check the Enable SMTP authentication option and enter the **Username** and **Password** required for SMTP authentication.
4. In the Mail from field, enter the sender address for email alerts in the format: user\@domain
5. Click Save.

:::hint{type="info"}
All SMTP Mail configuration is managed using the Admin Server Configuration options only. Any related settings in the conf file are no longer applicable and ignored.
:::

## Configure vWAF to Send Audit Log Data to a Specified Location

If applicable, you can configure vWAF to send a copy of the [Audit Log](docId:4C1BB4dZs8UzfIN3__wPG) data to another location. This creates and maintains an up to date copy of the Audit Log in the location you specify, such as a central log server.

:::hint{type="info"}
This does not replace the vWAF Audit Log. It is used to create and maintain a copy of the Audit Log in another location. vWAF maintains the master Audit Log.
:::

To configure vWAF to send Audit Log data to a specified location:

1. Within **Audit Log Syslog Configuration** section, click Enable.
2. Select the required log format - for example, 'syslog RFC5424'. The available formats are 'syslog', 'syslog CSV', and 'syslog RFC5424'. 'syslog RFC5424' is the default.
3. Select the required protocol - for example, TCP.
4. Select the required Facility - for example, LOCAL0.
5. Enter the Host IP Address and Port.
6. Click **Save**.