Freeserve Easy Guides

Internet Explorer 6 & Windows XP

Step 3:

Checking your Internet Explorer Settings

        A. Proxy settings in IE6
        B. IE6 Internet Connection

NB. If you have just installed your Freeserve software and intend to use Freeserve as your sole Internet Service Provider, you DO NOT need to make any of the changes detailed below.

There are several settings changes that you may want to make to your Internet configurations, particularly if you use more than one connection and don't always want to force your browser to access the web through 'Proxy' settings.

• Freeserve recommends that if you are connecting through your Freeserve connection you always turn your proxy settings on. Using our webcache will give you both faster and more reliable web browsing.
• To open your 'Internet Settings' panel, either right click on the 'Internet Explorer' icon on your desktop

  

• Or, Select 'Internet Options' from the IE 'Tools' menu.

  

• From the 'Internet Options' panel you can choose which settings to adjust.

  

IE allows different proxy settings for each ISP used. These settings are then used automatically when you connect to that ISP.

To modify your Proxy settings or to change which of your Internet Connections is used by default, click on the 'Connections' tab at the top.

• To access your Proxy settings, select the 'Connections' tab & click the 'Settings' button.

  

• To turn the proxy cache on, tick the appropriate box, then click the 'Advanced' button.

  

• You can type in the appropriate addresses into the Proxy settings fields.

  For your Freeserve connection, use the following settings:

  HTTP set to: http://www-cache.freeserve.com PORT no: 8080
  FTP set to: http://www-cache.freeserve.com PORT no: 8080

  

• To set the default dial-up connection, highlight the appropriate dial-up setting and select 'Set Default'. Then select the 'Always dial my default connection' radio button.

  

• From the 'Dialup Settings' panel, if you have multiple connections to the Internet you can choose which should be the default connection from the menu - where all your connections will be listed. If you intend to use Freeserve as your sole provider this should be set to Freeserve.

Other settings

• You can set other IE settings - such as the appearance of your web browser or the storage location of your temporary files - from the main Internet settings menu. However, the Freeserve software installation should have automatically set these for you.

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