diff --git a/docs/src/reference/docbook/http.xml b/docs/src/reference/docbook/http.xml
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--- a/docs/src/reference/docbook/http.xml
+++ b/docs/src/reference/docbook/http.xml
@@ -180,12 +180,45 @@ In the case of the Outbound Gateway, the reply message produced by the gateway w
HTTP Proxy configuration
- If you are behind the proxy and need to configure proxy settings for HTTP outbound adapters/gateways you can do
- so by providing custom instance of ClientHttpRequestFactory.
- You can provide your own implementation of ClientHttpRequestFactory strategy or you can use
- implementations already provided by Spring and Apache Commons.
+ If you are behind the proxy and need to configure proxy settings for HTTP outbound adapters/
+ gateways you can apply several approaches.
+
+ Standard Java Proxy configuration
+
+
+
+ There are 3 properties you can set to specify the proxy that will be used by the http protocol handler:
+
+
+ http.proxyHost - the host name of the proxy server.
+
+
+
+ http.proxyPort - the port number, the default value being 80.
+
+
+
+ http.nonProxyHosts - a list of hosts that should be reached directly,
+ bypassing the proxy. This is a list of patterns separated by '|'. The patterns may start or end with a '*' for wildcards. Any host matching one of these patterns will be reached through a direct connection instead of through a proxy.
+
+
+
+ And for HTTPS:
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+
+
+ https.proxyHost - the host name of the proxy server.
+
+
+
+ https.proxyPort - the port number, the default value being 80.
+
+
+ For more information please refer to this document: http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/net/proxies.html
+
+
Apache Commons