Thank you for your assistance. I implemented this
<system.net> <defaultproxy enabled="true" usedefaultcredentials="true"> <bypasslist> <add address="localhost"/> </bypasslist> <proxy usesystemdefault="True" proxyaddress="http://192.168.10.8:8080/" bypassonlocal="False"/> </defaultproxy> </system.net>
as per Frank Nieuwhuis post and it worked.