Error on installing node: npm ERR code ETIMEDOUT

I am trying to install npm in a particular directory on the office's laptop. But it is throwing an error:

npm ERR! code ETIMEDOUT

npm ERR! syscall connect

npm ERR! errno ETIMEDOUT

npm ERR! network request to 'company-url' failed, reason: connect ETIMEDOUT 10.82.13.225:4873

npm ERR! network This is a problem related to network connectivity.

npm ERR! network In most cases you are behind a proxy or have bad network settings.
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My questions here are:

1. How can I fix the above errors?
2. In general, How can I check whether the proxy is set on my laptop or not?
3. I had searched about this issue and saw some suggestions to change the proxy settings. Will there be any conflict with the company's policies if I change them (as per the solutions that I found on google)?

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