When configuring Merge Replication for Web Synchronization it's common to encounter the error The Proxy Auto-configuration URL was not found and

for replication to fail on synchronization.  This error occurs when

either the certificate is not installed properly, and/or Internet

Explorer proxy settings are set.

To alleviate this issue, verify the certificate is installed properly

at the subscriber(s) for the merge agent process account.  Then, open

Internet Explorer, go to Internet Options -> Connections tab ->

LAN settings, and uncheck Automatically detect settings.